Sri Lanka’s national women’s chess team has won the gold medal in the Women’s “C” category at the 46th World Chess Olympiad held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
The team, comprising five players under the age of 19 Dahamdi Sandula, Oshini Gunawardena, Sadithi Kusalya, Yenuthi Sahanli and Sayumi Halangoda arrived in Sri Lanka early today (29).
The tournament featured chess players from 189 countries.
Following their victory, Sri Lanka has risen from 77th to 34th in the world chess rankings.
The victorious team arrived at Bandaranaike International Airport at 2:10 a.m. on Air Arabia flight G9587 from Sharjah, where they were welcomed by officials from the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka, the Ministry of Sports, and the players’ parents.
