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Niluka Karunaratne (Sinhala: නිලූක කරුණාරත්න; Tamil: நிலுக கருணாரத்ன) (born 13 February 1985) is a Sri Lankan Olympic athlete. A badminton player, he was selected to captain the Sri Lankan contingent to the 2012 Summer Olympics.〔(【引用サイトリンク】Niluka Karunaratne )〕 Karunaratne, born in the coastal area of Galle, received his primary and secondary education in Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda and Royal College, Colombo, where he won the Royal Crown in 2001. He took up badminton at the age of 8, having been introduced to the sport by his father, who was a national level badminton player. He currently holds a position in the banking sector as a bank employee. , he is ranked 48th in men's singles from the Badminton World Federation.〔(【引用サイトリンク】Ranking of Niluka KARUNARATNE )〕 In 2012, the Sri Lankan ''Daily News'' called him "Sri Lanka’s undisputed badminton champion".〔(【引用サイトリンク】I want to be among the best 10 in the world ) (interview)〕 At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he was knocked out of the men's singles in the round of 16 by Srikanth Kidambi. He was also part of the Sri Lankan mixed badminton team, which was knocked out at the quarterfinal stage by England. ==2012 Summer Olympics== On 30 July 2012 Karunaratne defeated world eighth-ranked Kenichi Tago of Japan 2–0. Karunaratne defeated Tago 21–18, 21–16 in 44 minutes at the Wembley Arena in the Olympic men's badminton singles Group C at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The Associated Press quoted him as saying: "This is the biggest win in the history of Sri Lanka badminton". India's Parupalli Kashyap sent him out of the Games, in a closely fought pre-quarter match. Niluka Karunaratne signing autographs for fans (London 2012 Olympics).jpg|Karunaratne signing autographs for fans Niluka Karunaratne (London 2012 Olympics).jpg|Karunaratne at the London 2012 Olympics 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Niluka Karunaratne」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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