The outstanding achievements of Sri Lankan cricketers were  rewarded during the prestigious Dialog Sri Lanka Cricket Awards at the Water's Edge Hotel in Battaramulla on 19 October 2015.The Award ceremony was organized by Sri Lanka Cricket and Dialog Axiata for the seventh year in succession, and presented ten awards for players who represented the national sides while 60 more awards...

Thrills and spills, excitement and great sportsmanship marked the Rotherham Circuit Meet 2015  which was concluded successfully at the Sri Lanka Air Force Unit Katukurunda on 18 October 2015. The motor car and bike racing competition worked off at the Katukurunda Airstrip, now renowned as a premier motor racing venue, saw the participation of the big names in the local racing scene ...

The Inter Unit Practical Shooting meet was held at SLAF Range Ampara from 12 October  2015  to 16 October 2015.The event was organized by the SLAF Shooting Team with the patronage of Chairman SLAF Shooting, AVM K Yahampath. The event was successfully completed with excellent performance by the competitors. 17 Men’s Teams and 7 Women’s teams composed of 140 shoot...

The Sri Lanka team who participated 6th world military games held in South Korea, returned in Sri Lanka on 13 october 2015 at Bandaranayake International Airport.The team was warmly welcomed by Director Sports of the Sri Lanka Army Brigadier Athula Galagamage, Secretary Defence Service Sports Council, Wing Commander Padman De Costa and other officials. The athletes won one bronze m...

Sri Lanka Air Force Station Colombo team emerged both men’s and women’s Champions at the Inter Unit Basketball Championships 2015 at the SLAF Health Management Centre, Tummulla indoor Basketball court on 02 October 2015.Tech Formation, Sri Lanka Air Force Katunayake and SLAF Academy China Bay men’s and women’s team competed in the finals but ended up runners up in both categories...

The Sri Lanka Defence Services team left the Island on Sunday (27 September 2015) to take part at the 6th CISM World Military Games to be held in Mungyeong, South Korea from 02 September to 11 October 2015.The Sri Lankan team comprises eighteen (18) Track & Field athletes (10 men + 8 women) and five (05) Boxers of international fame.Air Vice Marshal Rohan Pathirage is the...

Sri Lanka Air Force Base Katunayaka became men's champions while SLAF TTS Ekala became women's champions in the Inter Unit Kabaddi Tournament 2015 at the Heath Management Centre, Tummulla today (23 September 2015). SLAF TTS Ekala men's team and SLAF Station BIA women's team became runner up at the finals. Director Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Air Vice Marshal RJ Pat...

Sri Lanka Air Force Station Colombo won the Championship whilst SLAF Academy China Bay became runner up at the Inter Unit Badminton Championship 2015 which was concluded on 19th Sep 2015. The Championship was held at the Indoor Stadium of the SLAF Health Management Centre (HMC) Thummulla from 15th to 19th Sep 2015 a large number of participants representing all SLAF establishments.Leadin...

The SLAF Karate players left the country last night (15 September 2015) to participate in the 8th Commonwealth Karate Do Championship in New Delhi, India to represent Sri Lanka at the meet.The Championship is scheduled to be held from 16th to 23th September 2015. Air Force  Players. 018987              CPL&nbs...

Sri Lanka Air Force Trade Training School Ekala won the Inter Unit Netball Championship 2015 beating SLAF Academy China Bay by 27-19 in the finals concluded at Rifle Green Grounds SLAF Station Colombo amidst a large gathering today(15 Sep 15). SLAF TTS Ekala player Cpl Nandasiri was adjudged the best Shooter while Lady Officer Cadet Anthony KSB   and Lady Officer Cadet Liyanage...

SLAF Cycling coach Corporal Silva HAP and women cyclist Leading Aircraft women Dilrukshi AMD from the Sri Lanka Air Force Cycling pool were selected to visit Korea to attend the 3rd Coaching camp at the World Cycling Centre in Korea which is scheduled to be held from 13th September to 13th October 2015. ...

The SLAF Soccer team beat SL Army SC by 2-1 in its Dialog Champion league match on 12 September 2015 at the Sugathadasa Stadium .Nipuna Bandara and Kavindu Ishan from the SLAF managed to score the much awaited goals in the first half, which subsequently became the 2 goals scored till the end of the encounter. ...

Sri Lanka Air Force athlete Leading Air Craftman  Ishara Sandaruwan, who set a Sri Lankan record winning  4th place in the pole-vault  at the Thailand open Track and Field Championship 2015, returned home last evening.  Leading Air Craft Man Suminda Ranasinghe won a Gold medal for javelin event at the same Championship.LAC Sadaruwan sat a Sri Lankan record in his pole...

Sri Lanka Air Force Station Colombo & TTS Ekala became Men’s joint champions and Sri Lanka Air Force Base Ratmalana emerged Women’s champions at the Inter Unit Karate Championship concluded on 1 September 2015 at the AFHMC, Thummulla.SLAF Base Katunayake became Men's runners up and Sri Lanka Air Force Station Colombo became women's runners up at the Championship.The C...

SLAF cyclist Corporal Buddika Warnakulasooriya secured the 3rd place at the National Sports Festival Cycle Race which was concluded at Bulathsinghla last week.SLAF women cyclists also secured all 1st, 2nd  and 3rd places at the women’s race concluded at the same venue as follows.1st place – LAC Priyadarshani PS2nd Place –LAC Perera TN3rd Place – LAC Dilrukshi A...

Sri Lanka Air Force Station Colombo (Men’s) and Sri Lanka Air Force Base Ratmalana (Women’s) emerged champions in the Inter Unit Athletics Championship 2015, which was held on 20th and 21st August  2015 at SLAF Base Katunayake. Pilot Officer Koswatte DNML  was awarded the Lakshman De Alwis Challenge Trophy for  the Best Male Athlete whilst  LAC ...

The SLAF Soccerites playing Saunders SC in the Dialog Champions League Soccer tournament settled for a nil all draw this evening (15 August 2015) at Sri Lanka Air Force Base Katunayake. The teams were well matched and played well from the kick off the game, and the scores remained nil all till the whistle blow off denoting the end of the match....

A thrilling encounter between SLAF Base Ratmalana and SLAF Station Colombo terminated the Inter Unit Rugby Championship of the Sri Lanka Air Force after a tough series of intense competition in which 15 teams from different SLAF Bases and Stations scattered around the Island rubbed their shoulders for supremacy. The long fight ended with the crowning of SLAF Station Colombo as the Inter ...

SLAF cyclist Jeevan Jayasinghe won the men's elite race at the Inter club Cycling Carnival held near the Viharamahadevi Park on 02 Aug 15.Jeevan Jayasinghe clocked 55 minutes and 5 seconds for the race while winning two of the three sprints to collect 12 points.  Airwomen Niroshini Perera and Dinesha Dilrukshi were placed 2nd and 3rd at the women’s elite race with 7 poin...

Sri Lanka Air Force's athlete  Manjula Kumara emerged best athlete at the 93rd National Athletic Championship concluded at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium Diyagama yesterday(26 July 2015).SLAF athletes bagged 10 Gold, 06 Silver, 12 Bronze medals.  Notable among them was sprinter Nimali Liyanaarachchi who clinched the Women's 800 meter title finishing the event in 2:...

SLAF Rowing & Kayaking team emerged Champions at the inaugural Bolgoda Endurance Challenge Rowing & Kayaking Regatta winning 4 Gold, 3 Silver & 2 Bronze medals at Bolgoda Lake on 25 July to 26 July 15.The races were rowed over a distance of 10 kms in the coxed eights, 6 kms in the single sculls and 5 kms in K1 kayaks. This is the first time that races were rowed in coxed eigh...