Sri Lankan confirmed as world badminton referee
Source:Sundayobserver
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) recently confirmed experienced badminton match referee Padula Sri Rohana de Silva as a BWF referee.
De Silva was one of only four candidates who passed the theory exam in Malaysia last year and as a referee for the Osaka International Challenge 2023 he passed his practical assessment in Japan this year.
In the history of Sri Lanka badminton, he is only the second to be confirmed as a BWF referee. He also creates history by becoming the first Sri Lankan to attain the highest level of umpiring and has been a BWF-Certificated umpire since 2012.
De Silva began his career in badminton in 1995 as a local technical official and advanced to international status in 2002. He has served as an international technical official for 21 years with many more to go.
According to Sri Lanka Badminton De Silva is now assisting aspiring young umpires and referees in rising through the ranks and achieving recognition at an international level.
