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TIL Sri Lankan netball player Tharjini Sivalingam is the tallest netball player in the world with a height of 6 ft 10 in. She was also the oldest ever player to feature in a Netball World Cup at the age of 44 during the 2023 World Cup. She also obtained a degree in Economics.

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