COLOMBO (News 1st); Leading Woman Communicator Tehani Egodawela, serving in the Sri Lanka Navy, has qualified for Tokyo Olympics in the women’s 10m air rifle 0.177 event. Tehani Egodawela is a Leading Woman Communicator who has been representing the Sri Lanka Navy Musketry Pool since 2011 and has been selected as the best shooter 07 times, representing the National Pool since 2012. In addition, she has represented Sri Lanka in many overseas competitions and has exhibited excellent performances. In such backdrop, the Olympics qualified Navy markswoman continues to train under the supervision of Captain (Naval Infantry) RA Raymond, Chairman of the Sri Lanka Navy Musketry Pool and she is coached by Master Chief Petty Officer (Retired) UM Premalal. Leading Woman Communicator Tehani Egodawela, as a result of her continuous training and dedication, has brought great honour to the Navy and the country by qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics 2020 in the women’s rifle event.


Source:   The Nation
May 30, 2021 11:48 UTC