Nimal Lucas

{{Short description|Sri Lankan table tennis player}}

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Dr Nimal Lucas is a veteran table tennis player from Sri Lanka. He also won the national table tennis championship.{{when|date=April 2017}} Additionally, he was the captain of the Sri Lankan table tennis team from 1966 to 1971. He participated in the Men's Open Single events for 65+ and 70 years of age categories, and won several medals.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/sri-lanka/sunday-times-sri-lanka/20170226/282656097229436|title=Dr. Lucas going from strength to strength|via=PressReader|access-date=5 April 2017}} In 2017, he won two silver and two bronze medals at the New Zealand Masters Games held in Whanganui.{{Cite web|url=http://dailynews.lk/2017/02/24/sports/108557/dr-nimal-lucas-wins-2-silver-and-2-bronze-medals-nz-masters|title=Dr. Nimal Lucas wins 2 Silver and 2 Bronze Medals at NZ Masters|website=Daily News|access-date=5 April 2017}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2017/new-zealand-masters-games/whanganui#none|title=New Zealand Masters Games|website=Eventfinda|date=2 February 2017 |language=en|access-date=5 April 2017}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/170226/sports/dr-lucas-going-from-strength-to-strength-230190.html|title=Dr. Lucas going from strength to strength|work=The Sunday Times Sri Lanka|access-date=5 April 2017}} He played in his first ever international match in 2004. In 2016, he had a total of about 50 medals in his international career.{{Cite news|url=http://nation.lk/online/2016/02/13/dr-lucas-wins-50-international-medals.html|title=Dr. Lucas wins 50 international medals » Nation|last=Nation|first=The|date=13 February 2016|work=Nation|access-date=5 April 2017|language=en-US}}