SLAF Academy China Bay and SLAF Base Katunayake won the Men’s and Women’s Championships whilst SLAF Base Vavuniya and SLAF Station Diyathalawa became Men’s and Women’s Runners up at the inter unit volleyball tournament held from 19th to 30th November at the SLAF Base Katunayake.The chairman of Sri Lanka Army Volleyball Committee Brigadier DSC Wanniarachchi   graced the ...

SLAF emerged Runner-up in the Western Province 7 a side Rugby tournament 2012 which was worked off on 01st and 02nd December 2012.24 rugby teams, in the Western Province took part in this year’s tournament and the matches for the second day of the tournament were held at the Royal Sports Complex, Colombo. In the Cup final Carlton Sports club beat Air Force “A” after a keen conteste...

The Sri Lanka Air Force won the 15th Annual Charles Robinson Memorial all Island 7 a Side Hockey Tournament for the 06th consecutive time defeating Sri Lanka Police by 1 goal to nil. The tournament was held on 2nd December 2012 at the Police Park Bambalapitiya. With this win SLAF bagged all the trophies offered for hockey this year and 5 members of the SLAF were also selected to represen...

The SLAF men and women Judokas became the Overall Champs at the 52nd National Judo Championship organized by the the Sri Lanka Judo Association which was held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium Colombo on 30th November and 01st December 2012. Overall the SLAF won the Open and Team categories of both men and women whilst bagging 15 Gold Medals, 09 Silver Medals and 03 Bronze Medals at the ...

Three members of the Sri Lanka Air Force Cycling pool were selected to tour India as part of the National Cycling Team to participate in “Tour De India” International Cycling event at Mumbai, Srinagar and Delhi from 2nd to 9th December 2012.The Air Force members are as followsSquadron Leader Prasanna Ranasingha – Team ManagerLAC Buddhika WarnakulasooriyaLAC Jeewan JayasinghaAC Shir...

The SLAF Boxer AC Madushan PG was selected to represent the National team in the Duel Boxing meet (Sri Lanka Vs India), scheduled to be held on 1st of December 2012 at the Sugathdasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo....

Sri Lanka Air Force became overall champions in the 3rd National Cycle Championship 2012 held on 25 November 12. The race was held under 3 categories and the race was from Kalutara to Galle and back covering a total distance of 150 km.Airman Buddika Warnakulasuriya and Vajira Pushpakumara were named as the overall Sprint Champion in open and under 23 categories respectively. Meanwhile Ai...

The Sri Lanka Air Force won the Kiribathgoda cycle race held on recently. The event was organized by Kiribathgoda Youth Organization in collaboration with the Sri lanka Cycle Federation.SLAF cyclist Jeewan Jayasinghe came first in the race whilst becoming the best sprinter as well. The 2nd  and 5th places of the race were also secured by Suranjith De Silva and Buddika Warnakulasuiya fro...

Sri Lanka Air Force won the Vijaya 9A Side Hockey Championship 2012 by defeating Sri Lanka Army by 2 goals to 1. The tournament was held on 24th and 25th  November 2012 at Nandamithra Ekanayake International Turf  Matale....

Sri Lanka Air Force CTS Vanni (Men’s) and SLAF Diayathalawa (Women’s) emerged champions in the Inter Unit Athletics Championship 2012.The Athletics Championship was held on 21st and 22nd November 2012 at the SLAF Base Katunayake.LAC Maldeniya MGDS was awarded the Lakshman De Aliwis Challenge Trophy awarded to the Best Men’s Athlete whilst AC Karunathilaka BRGNS was awarded the Chai...

The Defence Services clinched the 56th National Hockey Championship by defeating the Matale Hockey Association team by five goals to one at the Astro Turf, Reid Avenue, Colombo recently.Cpl Abeyrathna, TMSD, Cpl Perera SS, Cpl Rathnasiri CMDS, LAC Mullafer MM, LAC Gunawardena KPTI, LAC Ananda VADK were part of the Defence Services team and LAC Mullafer scored 03 goals in the final.Meanwh...

The 09th Korea Cup Taekwondo Championship was held at St. Joseph’s College indoor complex on 18th November 2012.The SLAF men’s team secured the third place whilst the women’s team finished 01st runners up. The SLAF obtained 2 Gold medals, 1 Silver medal, 8 Bronze medals and 025061 AC Nisshanka JA was adjudged the best player of the tournament. 025061      &...

Lac Buddhika Warnakulasuriya of the Sri Lanka Air Force won the 1st leg of the Presidential "Padawi Prapthiya" Commemoration Cycle Race whilst Ac Dinesh Dhanushka came in 3rd.The Presidential "Padawi Prapthiya" Commemoration Cycle Race flagged off on the 14th of November, 2012 from Temple Trees with the participation of 112 competitors. Eighteen Airmen will take part in the race which wi...

Three netballers from the Sri Lanka Air Force were selected to tour Singapore as part of the National Team to participate in The Nations Cup Championship 2012.The Nations Cup will be held in Singapore from 2nd to 8th December 2012 with the participation of six countries, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Namibia, Ireland, Tanzania and hosts, Singapore.The Air Force netballers are as follows:AW/01301C...

The New Zealand cricket team was flown to Hambantota in one Mi-17 and one Bell 412 helicopter on 9th November 2012 ahead of their 4th  and 5th one day internationals against Sri Lanka in the current series....

Sri Lanka Air Force Judokas won the Canadian Friendship Challenge Trophy Judo Championship organized by the Chaminda Weerasingha Foundation with the assistance of the Canadian embassy. The tournament was held on 19th and 20th Oct 2012 at the Sudathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo. Over 400 competitors belonging to sports Clubs Island wide took part in this tournament.VAW 01498 L...

SLAF Base Katunayake Tech Formation team emerged as the winners of the Air Force Inter Unit Squash Championship which was worked off at the Squash Courts Complex at SLAF Base Ratmalana on 19th October 2012.Thrashing the contending finalists from SLAF Base Anuradhapura team, the five member team from Katunayake performed exceptionally well to clinch the winning title.Director ...

AC Chamila Dilhani Wijerathna bagged a silver medal at the 07th Taipei Judo Championship which concluded on 04th October 2012.The captain of the National Women’s judo team, AC Wijerathna won the silver medal in the open event where strong judokas from countries such as, Japan, Korean, Thailand, Macau and host Chinese Taipei participated. The 07th Taipei Judo Championship wa...

Sri Lanka Air Force men's Handball Team won the Rotary Beach Handball Festival 2012 held at the Mount Lavinia beach on 07th Oct 2012.The festival was organized by the Rotary Club of Mount Lavinia with the assistance of the Handball Federation of Sri Lanka (HFSL). The SLAF men’s team displayed excellent skills and managed to grab the championship with a clinical performance.The men's to...

Ruggerite LAC Aththanayaka AMAP was selected to represent the National Rugby Team in the Asian Women’s Championship held in Pune, India. Several other Asian countries also participated in this Championship.Meanwhile, 5 Airwomen from the SLAF women's cricket team represented Sri Lanka in the 2012 Women's T20 World Cup. The Airwomen who were part of the national squad are as ...

Sri Lanka Air Force Station Colombo won the Women’s Inter Unit Netball Championships 2012. SLAF Colombo beat SLAF TTS Eka 16-14 in the finals and Airwoman LAC Ariyadasa KLAL and Sgt Hewagamage DND were adjudged as the best Shooter and best player respectively. Commanding Officer SLAF Station Colombo, Air Commodore KFR Fernando graced the occasion as the Chief Guest and...