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Markswoman Egodawela qualifies for Tokyo Olympics

Tehani Egodawela
Tehani Egodawela

Tehani Egodawela of Sri Lanka Navy has qualified for the Tokyo Olympics 2020 in the Women's 10m air rifle 0.177 event.

Egodawela is a Leading Woman’s Communicator who has been representing the Navy Musketry Pool since 2011 and has been selected as the best shooter seven times, representing the National Pool since 2012.

In addition, she has represented Sri Lanka in many overseas competitions and has exhibited excellent performances.

She holds the Sri Lankan record in the Women's 10m air rifle 0.177 event from 2018 and also holds the Sri Lankan record in the Women's 50m rifle 0.22 (in standing, kneeling and prone events) since 2019.

She won a Bronze Medals in the Women's 50m rifle 0.22 team event at the South Asian Games 2016 in India as well as in Nepal in 2019. Further, she set a new national record, in the Women's 50m rifle 0.22 event held in Qatar in 2019.

Due to her outstanding performance, she was able to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics 2020, as she was in front in the World Rankings for the Women's 10m air rifle 0.177 event. Egodawela, has brought great honour to the Navy and the country by qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics 2020 in the Women's rifle event.