The Indian Air Force Squash team arrived last evening (24 August 2013) to tour Sri Lanka from 24th to 29th August 2013. The team will be playing against the Sri Lankan Air Force team, Sri Lanka Army team and Sri Lanka Navy team on 26th and 27th August 2013 at Squash Court Complex at SLAF Base Ratmalana....

Mr. Nadun Udaya Kumara and Lac Fonseka RLC were adjudged as Runner up and Second runner up respectively at the "Mr. He Man" Bodybuilding Championship 2013 was held at "Hall De Galle" recently. SLAF Bodybuilders won 04 Gold Medals, 04 Silver Medals and 03 Bronze Medals in total. The performances of the SLAF are as follows. Title (He Man)Runner UP      &n...

Sri Lanka Air Force Women Wrestlers became champions at the Novices Wrestling Championship 2013 with 03 Gold, 03 Silver and 03 Bronze medals. The championship was held from 15th August to 17th August 2013 at the Torrington Indoor Stadium with the participation of 50 female competitors.In the Men’s title SLAF Wrestlers CPL Kumarasiri RR and LAC Abeyseekara WGSNB won 01 Silver and 01 Bro...

Sri Lanka Air Force Academy China Bay emerged overall champions with 135 points in the Inter Unit Swimming Championship 2013 and also became champions of the men’s and women’s Inter Unit Water Polo Championship 2013.Over 200 Airmen and Airwomen representing all Air Force bases, stations and units took part in various events which were held from 25th to 08th August 2013.The Base Comma...

The South African cricket team and the Sri Lankan National cricket team flew from Ratmalana to Mattala in a MA 60 aircraft of the Sri Lanka Air Force Helitours this morning (3rd August 2013) for the second Twenty 20 International to be played at the Sooriyawewa Mahinda Rajapaksha Stadium on 4th August 2013. VideosImages...

Sri Lanka Air Force Station Diyatalawa emerged overall Men’s Champions with 25 points and was awarded the Air Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama Challenging Trophy in the Annual Road Race 2013 whilst SLAF Base Anuradhapura (Point 15) and SLAF Station Palaly (Point 10) secured the second and third places respectively this morning (3rd August 2013) Over 450 participants inclusive of Officers, A...

The Inter Unit Karate Championship – 2013 took place today (01st Aug 2013) at the SLAF Sports Complex, Thummulla.Nineteen teams representing all Air Force Establishments island wide participated in the Championship where No. 26 Regiment Wing SLAF Base Katunayake became the overall Champions while SLAF Station Colombo was adjudged as the runners up.Group Captain MDJ Wasage Chairman SLAF...

Sri Lanka Air Force Judokas, part of the Sri Lankan National Judo contingent, bagged two Bronze medals at the Thailand International Judo North Bangkok University Championship 2013 which concluded on Sunday (28th July 2013) in Bangkok, Thailand.Leading Aircraftman Jayawardane TGR succeeded in winning one Bronze medal in the under 60Kg weight category whilst Leading Aircraftman Wickramage...

The Sri Lanka National Judo team comprising four Airmen and three Airwomen flew out this morning (25th July 2013) to take part in the Thailand International Judo North Bangkok University Championship 2013 which is scheduled to be held from 26th July to 28th July 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand and will be returning on 30 July 2013. The rest of the team comprises four players including a woman ...

The Sri Lanka National Women’s cricket team comprising six Air Force women cricketers flew out to take part in the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifiers which is scheduled to be held from 20th July to 3rd August 2013 in Ireland.The team will be led by the Sri Lanka Navy player, Women Ordinary Seaman Shashikala Siriwardena. The Vice Captain, Women Ordinary Seaman Eshani Lokusooriya, four Navy pl...

Sri Lanka Air Force's Sergeant Abeykoon AMTC has been selected to represent the country as a member of the National Volleyball team at the International Volleyball Cup Championship, which is scheduled to be held in Kathmandu Nepal from 12th to 15th July 2013. The Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) is organizing the event in collaboration with the Volleyball Federation of Nepal.The team...

Sri Lanka Air Force Athletes who represented Sri Lanka as part of the National Team in the 20th Asian Athletic Championship - 2013 in Pune, India from 3rd to 7th   July 2013 returned to the Island last morning (09) to a rousing welcome at the Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake.The team of 20 Sri Lankans, of whom 08 members are from the Sri Lanka Air Force, participa...

The Indian Air Force cricketers now in Sri Lanka for a fellowship cricket series which includes two ODs and two Twenty 20 games, which begun with the first game where they met their counterparts at the Rifle Green Grounds in Colombo yesterday (8th July 2013). The Indian team won the toss and decided to bat first in the 40 over game. Their strong batting line-up, which included Soumik Cha...

The SLAF team, comprising  eighteen cyclist, take part in the 'Tour de Hiru' cycle race which was flagged off in front of the Air Force Rifle Green grounds at 8.30  this morning. Over 150 licensed cyclists take part in this race which is organized jointly by Hiru TV and Hiru FM to coincide with the 15th Anniversary of Hiru FM. The SLAF is fielding the experienced LAC Buddika Wa...

The Indian Air Force cricket team is scheduled to tour Sri Lanka from 6th July to 14th July 2013. The team will be playing against the Sri Lankan Air Force cricket team in a two day match to be held from 6 to 8 July 2013, a one day match on 10th July 2013 and two Twenty 20 series at SLAF Rifle Green Grounds Colombo.This will be the Indian Air Force cricketers’ first visit to ...

Eight members of the Sri Lanka Air Force Athletic pool comprising three men and five women including Cpl Manjula Kumara, Sri Lanka's Silver Medallist at the 2012 Asian Grand Prix, departed yesterday (1st July 2013) to India as part of the National Team which will participate in the 20th Asian Athletic Championship which is scheduled to be held from 3rd to 7th July 2013 at Pune, India.The...

Champion cyclist of the Sri Lanka Air Force LAC Jeewan Jayasinghe (Western Province) won the cycle race of the 39th National Sport Festival on 29th June 2013. The race wound its way through Katharagama, Tissa, Weerawila, Hambanthota, Lunugamwehera and ended once again in Katharagama covering a total distance of 160.9 km.Seventy two leading cyclists from all provinces of Sri Lanka took pa...

The Eagles’ Golf Links was the venue of the Mercedes Trophy Sri Lanka Country Finals - 2013 on 29th June 2013 at the Sri Lanka Air Force’s own Golf Links in the picturesque settings of China Bay, close to the harbor city of Trincomalee. The challenge was spiced up with enjoyable and unique rounds of golf on Bermuda grass fairways comprising a 18 hole course with remote sand bunkers, ...

The Sri Lanka National Boxing team led by Sri Lanka Air Force Pugilist Lac Mohamed Dilshan, (Under 64Kg light welter weight class) the National Champion and the most scientific boxer in the National Boxing Championship 2012. He will be proceeding for the championship along with two fellow boxers, Cpl Diwarathne Sri Lanka Army and Mr Prabhashwara Slim Line Sport Club will depart on 29th J...

The Sri Lanka National Table Tennis team which comprising of three Air Force shiny paddlers who had participated in the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship 2013 in India and World Table Tennis Championship 2013 in Paris will depart on today (28th June 2013) to take part in the 21st Asian Table Tennis Championship which is scheduled to be held from 30th June to 7th July 2013 in Busan, ...

SLAF TTS Ekala emerged dual championship in the inter unit Hockey Tournament for the year 2013 which was held on 17th June 2013 at SLAF TTS Ekala.At the final encounter Ekala team secured the 2013 championship for the sixth consecutive year in both categories of 7 a side and 11 a side, beating No. 26 Regiment Wing SLAF Base Katunnayake and SLAF Station Diyathalawa respectively.The event ...