Double gold for Sri Lanka's Taavi Samaraweera at international table tennis event

Sri Lanka's rising young player Taavi Samaraweera won two gold medals at the WTT Youth Contender Montenegro 2026 table tennis tournament held in Podgorica, Montenegro, from November 3 to 6.

Winning the boys' singles titles in both the Under-13 and Under-11 categories, he also became the first Sri Lankan table tennis player to win two gold medals at a single WTT Youth Contender event.

He took his first gold by beating Singapore's Zhang Boyang 3-0 in straight games in the Under-11 final. Competing in the Under-13 category against players older than himself, he produced an excellent game and confirmed his second gold by beating Montenegro's Milan Vučetić 3-1 in the final.

His run to the Under-13 title included wins over players from Singapore, Kazakhstan and Slovakia. This international success by a young player in Sri Lankan table tennis history has brought great joy to the country's sporting circles.