The ace badminton player defeated Malaysia's Tze Yong Ng for the title
The movement has been raging on since the death of African-American George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police personnel in May. Athletes around the world have also taken part in the movement by taking a knee before start of their respective matches.
While Sangakkara said education is the most potent weapon against racism, he stated that children should be taught about the real history and not a filtered version of it. He also said that change isn't going to happen instantly but it's a long fight and the entire world will have to take part in it.
"If you take Black Lives Matter, if you take racism and discrimination in the world, I think one of the most important things is to teach our children history as it should be, and not the sanitised version of it," Sangakkara told Cricbuzz.
"Once one understand what real history is, we will find changes in attitude.
"We are all taught to love our country but sometimes we follow that blindly and that stops up from appreciating other cultures," he added.
"Change won't happen overnight, it's not the flavour of the month where you protest about it and forget it. It's a slow and tedious process involving everyone in the world."
The ace badminton player defeated Malaysia's Tze Yong Ng for the title
The badminton star clinched the 19th gold medal for her country
Strong roster of international players have signed on to dazzle fans in the inaugural League
Indian athletes have bagged 55 medals – 18 golds, 15 silvers and 22 bronzes – at this power-packed event
Ubekistan prevailed 3-1 to grab the overall lead in the ultra-competitive Open section
Victory underlines the dominance of Australia's women, who are also world champions in the 20-over and 50-over formats
Opener Shreyas Iyer clubs 64