Ananda Wedisinghe (Motorcyclist)
Ananda Wedisinghe (Motorcyclist)
Ananda Wedisinghe is a Sri Lankan motor racing legend and eight-time Fox Hill Supercross Sri Lanka National Motorcycle Champion. He hails from Kurunegala and has been honored as the pioneer of the Sri Lanka Motorcross.
Ananda Wedisinghe was one of the pioneers and pioneers of motor super cross sports in Sri Lanka. He was born in 1970 in a small village in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka. He has a twin brother (who died after birth) and two younger brothers (both car and motorists) and a younger sister. From a young age he grew up watching his father racing and when he grew up he dreamed of becoming the best driver. He studied at St. Anne's College, Kurunegala. During his career as a motorcross driver, at the age of 20, he was the founder of Auto Plaza Ananda International (PVT) Ltd.
His father Siri Wedisinghe was the first motorcyclist in Sri Lanka and he too died in a road accident. Wedisinghe went to Japan in 1988 and after his defeat was able to become a motorcyclist with the help of another citizen, Dilantha Malagamuwa. Wedisinghe married his Japanese wife Rumi and returned to Sri Lanka where he started promoting motor cross sports. They have four children, Riza Wedisinghe (30), Kenriuji Wedisinghe (28), Reena Wedisinghe (25) and June Wedisinghe (22).
Wedisinghe died at the age of 47 after sustaining head and leg injuries in a motorcycle accident during a road race in Nuwara Eliya on April 23, 2017. Wedisinghe was in a coma until his death on May 29, 2017 and was treated at the Intensive Care Unit of the Kandy General Hospital for five weeks. Was receiving. His last rites were performed at Malkaduwawela Cemetery, Kurunegala.
The motorcycle he rode - Yamaha YZF450 (2014)
Even if he does not, the machine will run itself
Ananda Wedisinghe has become an indelible figure in the hearts
Before I hadn't been know about him.thank you for your information hima
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ReplyDeleteProud sri lankan 😘
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ReplyDeleteAnanda wedisinghe is most talented person.And he has has great courage. He worked with dedication and went for his goal. Your article was very important for us to know about him.
ReplyDeleteA talented man who lived in Kurunegala🥲❤️
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