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Short History

In between 1985–1986-time Ananthakumar, Jeyakumar and T.Amalan prepared a court located near Viravapuliyankulam Paddy marketing store and played there.

In 1985 PTI T.M.Theiventhiran prepared a court in V/Vavuniya Tamil Madya M. V grass ground near the science lab, T.Amalan, Rajmohan, S.Sureshkumar , S.Jeyanthan, Santhiran, S.Aravinthan, N.P Suntherangan , Ketheswaran and Sivakumar played their practice matches in that badminton court, At the same time there was 2 another badminton courts were prepared behind the BOC and Kudiyiruppu YMCA which belongs to BOC workers and government staffs

For the first time in 1987 V/V.T.M.M. V conducted Interhouse sports meet among the other schools in Vavuniya. Between 1987-1990 they made an indoor court in Ayathurai hall and do practices and they have conducted their inter-house sports meet in that venue.

In 1993 Vavuniya National College of Education built an indoor badminton court and started practices for the students who were studying there.

1995-1997 Vimala Chandran, Seelan, Premkumar, Rajkumar, Kamalan, Nimalan, Gnana Kumar, Gnanasooriyan, Amalan, Sivananthan, Thuvaragan, Rajith prepared a few more courts in BOC residents and Government residents played their practice matches in that venue.

1998.07.11, There was a conference help between the clubs in government agent conference hall, as the e outcome under the supervision of government agent Kanesh started an association for indoor sports S. Alga Rathnam (president VNCOE) appointed as the president of the association T. M. Theivanthiran (PII) as secretary and N.P Sutherangan appointed as treasurer of the association. Provincial level badminton competition happened between 1995-1997 T.Amalan, S.Aravinthan, Sivananthan, N.P.Suntherangan Premkumar and Rajkumar represented our district.

  • B. Rajkumar B Premkumar, Muralitharan, G. Gnana Kumar, Seelan, Rajeswaran, G.Gnanasooriyan, T.Kamalan, T. Nimalan took part in provincial level badminton championship held between 1998- 2000.
  • In mid 1999.Vavuniya badminton association was started government agent K.Kaneesh appointed as president, S. Vimala Chandran as secretary and K. Muralitharan appointed as treasurer. In 2000 end, SLBA conducted beginning course for coaches for this workshop. Amalan Rajkumar, S. Vimala Chandran were selected for this workshop to represent Vavuniya district.
  • Vavuniya district association for the first time got 2nd runner up among Northeastern Province. After 2007 east and north provinces separated competition organization organized by northern province our district got 2nd place (Runners Up)

In this time BOC, government resident kachcheri got outdoor court and only in VNCOE was there an only indoor court

Then between 2008 – 2010-time Nothern province sports department build an indoor badminton court in Vavuniya Urban Council (UC) after that 2011, 2012, and 2014 Vavuniya district team were champion in Nothern Provincial Level Time 2012 – 2017 V/V.T.M. V school u15, un19 were Nothern Provincial Champions for those 6 years then in 2018, 2019, un-17, un 20 were runners up.

At 2020 competition were cancelled due to Covid 19 Pandemic

In 2021 for the first time in Sri Lanka Air badminton was started in Vavuniya and this event was started by SLBA president Rohan De Silva in 17.03.2021 Un 16, Un 14 school level development plans and National Workplan and under 17 development plans are conducted.