Thiwanka Ranasinghe Explained

Thiwanka Ranasinghe
Birth Date:5 September 1992
Height:160 cm
Sport:Boxing
Event:men's light flyweight

Thiwanka Ranasinghe (born 5 September 1992) is a Sri Lankan male boxer.[1] He has competed for Sri Lanka at the 2016 South Asian Games claiming a bronze medal in the men's 49 kg category.

Thiwanka made his Commonwealth Games debut at the 2018 Commonwealth Games representing Sri Lanka and claimed a bronze medal in the men's 46-49kg event after losing the semi-final bout to England's Galal Yafai.[2] [3] [4] He also became the first male boxer from Sri Lanka since 68 years to win a Commonwealth Games medal after Albert Perera who claimed a gold medal at the 1950 Commonwealth Games.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Boxing Athlete Profile: Thiwanka RANASINGHE - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. results.gc2018.com. en-AU. 2018-04-13.
  2. Web site: Boxing Results Men's 46-49kg Semifinal 1 - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. results.gc2018.com. en-AU. 2018-04-13.
  3. News: Commonwealth Games 2018: Thiwanka Ranasinghe wins bronze medal - Sri Lanka News. 2018-04-13. Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst Breaking News and Latest News provider Political Sports International Business. 2018-04-13. en-US.
  4. News: CWG 2018 : Sri Lanka wins 2 Bronze medals in boxing. Hiru News. 2018-04-13. en.