Padula confirmed as BWF referee

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) recently confirmed experienced badminton match referee Padula Sri Rohana De Silva as a BWF referee, the country’s badminton governing body said in a statement yesterday.

De Silva was one of only four candidates who passed the theory exam in Malaysia last year and as a referee for the Osaka International Challenge 2023, he passed his practical assessment in Osaka, Japan this year.

According to the Badminton Federation, he is only the second Sri Lankan to be confirmed as a BWF referee. He also creates history by becoming the first Sri Lankan to achieve the highest level of umpiring. He has been a BWF-Certificated umpire since 2012.

De Silva began his career in badminton in 1995 as a local technical official and advanced to international status in 2002. He has served as an international technical official for 21 years.

De Silva is now assisting a lot of aspiring young Umpires and Referees in rising through the ranks and achieving recognition at the international level.