Bangadeniya MV receives Air Badminton equipment

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The Regional Development Committee (RDC) of Sri Lanka Badminton (SLB) donated Air Badminton equipment to an aspiring school in badminton, Bagadeniya Maha Vidyalaya, as part of its program to popularise the sport throughout the island. The program conducted by the RDC, was held at the Bangadeniya MV premises in the Arachchikattuwa Divisional Secretariat of Puttalam District.

Bangadeniya MV, which consist of up and coming shuttlers from the region of Puttalam, has been earmarked as a potential institution that could produce national level athletes, in particularly in Air Badminton, an evolving version of the popular shuttle sport. As part of its constant development projects, Bangadeniya MV shuttlers were presented with Air Badminton racquets and shuttlecocks with the intention of helping further develop the skills of players of the school. The equipment were distributed under the auspicious of the RDC Chairman Roshan Gunawardene, at the school premises following a training program. Puttalam District Secretariat Prasad Rathnayake, Bangadeniya MV Principal, the members of the school academic staff, students and parents were also present at the occasion of distributing the Air Badminton equipment.