Larisa Sadarangani

Larisa Kishore Sadarangani is an international badminton player and was part of the New Zealand national squad between the years of 1999-2002. During those years Larisa consistently held an International Badminton Federation (IBF) world ranking [http://www.badmintoninternational.net/playerinfo.asp?playerid=12656]

Larisa was born in Mumbai, India and started her badminton career there. Being talented at the sport it was not long before she started making waves on the Indian Badminton scene. During her schooling years in India she won the interschool championships five years in a row. She went on to win numerous Maharashtra state titles in every age group thereafter. On the national stage in India she won the Sub Junior National Single title [http://www.badmintonindia.org/archives/archives/nc_sjgs.htm] and the Women's Doubles National Championship(U-22) twice. [http://www.badmintonindia.org/archives/archives/nc_u22wd.htm]

On finishing her junior years of Badminton in India, Larisa then moved to New Zealand and continued playing the sport there. She became part of the New Zealand national squad in 1999 and she was ranked among the top two singles players in New Zealand during the years of 1999-2002. She represented New Zealand in a number of tournaments overseas. Larisa also won the Prime Ministers Sports Scholorship in New Zealand. She finished her badminton career in 2002 when she retired from the national squad.

Larisa, who is now a New Zealand citizen, is also a student and holds a graduate degree from the University of Auckland, New Zealand.