Human Interest |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Colombo, SRI |
Higher education |
Computer Science, Information Technology - Deakin University: Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Sports, music, movies, computers, internet, video games, travelling and reading. (navsq.webs.com, 17 Jun 2010) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
Both his parents were involved in the sport [his mother is a former national champion] and it was a natural progression. |
General Interest |
Ambitions |
To represent Sri Lanka at the Olympic Games and to break into the top 100 in the world. (linkedin.com, 17 Jun 2010) |
Sport Specific Information |
Training Regime |
He trains mostly by himself as he does not have a coach. |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He started squash at the age of 8. |
International Debut |
Year |
1997 |
Competing for |
Sri Lanka |
Location |
Chennai |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete, Coach |
General Interest |
Other information |
COACHING He is a qualified Asian Squash Federation [ASF] Level 1 and Level 2 coach. He is the current national coach of Sri Lanka where he is trying to raise the profile of squash in his country. He also uses any money he earns through coaching to fund himself as he does not have a sponsor. (linkedin.com, 17 Jun 2010, navsq.webs.com, 17 Jun 2010)
OTHER SPORTS Due to the unpopularity of squash in his native country he also played tennis and cricket when he was younger. Because of his involvement in other sports he was unavailable for selection for the Asian Junior Championships so he decided to concentrate soley on squash. (navsq.webs.com, 17 Jun 2010) |