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Badminton wildcard Niluka targets ‘something special’ in Tokyo-BY ALLAAM OUSMAN Niluka Karunaratne Source:Sundayobserver Sri Lanka’s most experienced Olympian for the Tokyo Games, shuttler Niluka Karunaratne who battled Covid and numerous challenges to improve his world ranking to 99, is determined to prove “something special” this time. “I am very excited and very much motivated to play again for my country. It is an absolute honour and a privilege. I know with all the support in Sri Lanka and also with the Ministry of Sports, National Olympic Committee (NOC) and Sri Lanka Badminton (SLB), I can really do something special at this Olympics in Tokyo,” said Niluka who has taken part in London (2012) and Rio (2016). “It’s the same as the first time I have been taking part at the Olympics. The feeling when you are taking part in the Olympics is very exciting. The Olympics is the only event ...