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A TRIBUTE TO SRINI LUCAS TABLE TENNIS CHAMPION – By Dr Buddy Reid (Former Sri Lankan player). Peking International Tournament From left : Belle Wirekoon, Corinne Dharmaratne, Srini Lucas, Carol Rudolph Source : island On the 24th of April this year the Sri Lankan Table Tennis lost one of her most colourful characters. Srini Lucas began her Table Tennis career at St. Bridget’s Convent and moved on to The University of Ceylon, Colombo, inspired by her brother Nimal Lucas. Her studies at the University for a Bachelor of Science degree soon gave way to her love for Table Tennis, replacing the books in her hand with a Table Tennis bat. Her enthusiasm for the game found her climbing up the ladder and arriving at the level of champions such as Belle Wirekoon, Frances Ratnayake and Nandini Daniel. She found there was no room for many young players in the teams of ...