Lekha Shehani

{{Short description|Sri Lankan badminton player (born 1993)}}

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{{Infobox badminton player

| name = Lekha Shehani

| birth_name = Dona Lekha Shehani Handunkuttihettige

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|1|30}}

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| country = Sri Lanka

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| event = Women's singles

| highest_ranking = 132

| date_of_highest_ranking = 19 May 2016

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{{MedalSport | Women's badminton }}

{{MedalCountry | {{SRI}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | South Asian Games }}

{{MedalSilver | 2010 Dhaka | Women's team }}

{{MedalSilver | 2016 Guwahati–Shillong | Women's team }}

| bwfbadminton_id = 96090

| bwf_id = FAD36D15-1126-454C-A08C-B60AB9A245E9

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Dona Lekha Shehani Handunkuttihettige (born 30 January 1993) is a Sri Lankan badminton player.{{cite web |title=Players: Lekha Shehani |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/96090/lekha-shehani |publisher=Badminton World Federation |accessdate=4 October 2017}} She started to playing badminton at the age of 8. In 2009, she began to participate in the national badminton tournament, and in 2013, she won her first national title.{{cite news |title=A star born to shine |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/131117/sports/a-star-born-to-shine-73552.html |publisher=The Sunday Times |accessdate=4 October 2017}} She competed at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.{{cite news |title=YOG team preparatoryprogramme tomorrow |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100718/Sports/spt06.html |publisher=The Sunday Times |accessdate=4 October 2017}} In 2014, she was the runner-up at the Uganda International tournament in the women's singles event.{{cite news |title=Asian badminton stars have eyes on Rio Olympics |url=https://www.kawowo.com/2014/02/25/asian-badminton-stars-have-eye-rio-olympics/ |publisher=Kawowo Sports |accessdate=4 October 2017}} In 2016, she won the singles title at the Ivory Coast International, and in 2017, she won doubles title at the Ethiopia International in the women's singles and doubles event.{{cite news |title=Lekha Shehani Wins The Ivory Coast International 2016 |url=https://www.srilankabadminton.lk/news/lekha-shehani-wins-the-ivory-coast-international-2016/ |publisher=Sri Lanka Badminton Association |accessdate=4 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926100801/https://www.srilankabadminton.lk/news/lekha-shehani-wins-the-ivory-coast-international-2016/ |archive-date=26 September 2017 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=Ethiopia International 2017 - Results |url=http://www.bcabadminton.org/index.php/24-latest-news/141-ethiopia-international-2017-results |publisher=Badminton Confederation of Africa |accessdate=4 October 2017}} Shehani was graduated from the Convent of Our Lady of Victories, Moratuwa.