On 29th November 2011 Sri Lanka Cricket held CEAT Cricket Colours Award Ceremony was held at the Waters Edge Hotel. The Hon: Minister CB Rathnayke graced the Occasion as the Chef Guest. The awards won by the Air Force Women’s Cricketers are as follows.Ceat Colours Award – 2011Division II Women Cricket Tournament – 2011Champion – Air ForceVAW 01538 AC Polgampola PRCSK (SLAF Captai...

Sri Lanka Air Force Academy China bay won the men’s Championship while the SLAF Base Katunayake won the women’s segment at the finals of the Inter Unit Volleyball Championship 2011 held on 02 December 2011 at SLAF Base Katunayake. Mr. Lalith Pium Perera, the Chairman and Director General of the National Youth Services Council of Sri Lanka graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. Chair...

The “Mr. He Man” Bodybuilding Championship Year-2011 was held at “Hall De Galle” at Galle on 25th November 2011. SLAF Bodybuilder AC Kumudu Kumara was adjudged Mr. He Man for Year 2011 a title he won in last year (2010) as well. Further, SLAF Bodybuilders achieved the overall championship by winning 5 Gold Medals out of 8 Weight classes. The performance of the SLAF are as follows...

Austasia Indoor Netball tournament was held on 26th and 27th November 2011 at the Austasia Sports Complex, Thalawathugoda. This was the first such event organized by Austasia in partnership with Action Sports (Pvt) Ltd. There were 5 teams for a Division and 7 teams for B Division team to participate in the Tournament. A/W 01301 Lac Nilushika PKS was awarded with the award for...

Sri Lanka Air Force Base Anuradhapura became the Inter Unit Athletic Champions of 2011 comfortably, scoring 239 points at SLAF Base Katunayaka. SLAF Station Colombo and SLAF Station Diyatalawa secured the 2nd and 3rd places respectively scoring 217 and 193 points.Officer Cadet Koswatta DMC of SLAF Station Diyatalawa and Corporal Dinesha AAD of SLAF Station Colombo won the best athlete’...

The closing ceremony of 12th National archery championship was held on 19th and 20th November  2011 at the Kettarama Stadium in Colombo. The occasion was graced by  Mrs Ranjani Jayakodi (Director General - Ministry of sports and public recreation in Sri Lanka). The highlight of the championship was the performance of SLAF archers who were able to secure two Gold, one Silver and...

Ishara Madurangi of the Sri Lanka Air Force became champion in three categories at the All Island Open Table Tennis Tournament which concluded recently at the Jagath Rajapaksha International Table Tennis Complex at Kandy. The tournament which was organized by the Kandy TT Federation attracted over 500 participants.Talented Ishara participated in the single, double and mixed dou...

The Sri Lanka Air Force men’s Water polo team became the National Champions whilst the women’s team finished as the Runner up at the National Water Polo Championship 2011 which was held at the Police Swimming Pool Narahenpita on 2nd November 2011. This event was organized by the Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union and 2011 became the year in which a record number of teams participate...

Sri Lanka Air Force Men’s and Women’s Karate teams became the National Champions 2011 at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium on 30th October 2011.The tournament was organized by the Sri Lanka Karate Do Federation where one hundred and eighty six associations took part displaying the country’s best. Air Force Karatekas participated in all events under Black and Brown belt categories as w...

Proving they were the masters of the game, SLAF Unit Colombo 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 recently.Thrashing the contending finalists from Tech Formation SLAF Base Katunayake, the five member team from Colombo performed exceptionally well to clinch the winning title.Presiden...

Sri Lanka was placed second in the first ever South Asian Beach Games 2011 held at Hambantota beach from 8th to 14th October.Over 400 competitors from 8 countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) took the challenge of competing in beach volleyball, Netball, Kabaddi, handball, Marathon Swimming, Basketball, Football, lifesaving, wind surfin...

LAC Chandrakumara RKK (Gnr III) representing the Sri Lanka Rowing team at the 14th Asian Rowing Championships was placed 12th in the Men’s Single Sculls event amongst the 14 participants representing the Asian countries. This year the event was held in Hwacheon, Korea from 13 to 17 October 2011, in which the giants from the Asian rowing arena participated. The Amateur Rowing Associatio...

Group Captain Athula Kaluarachchi, the Commanding Officer Sri Lanka Air Force Station Palaly declared opened a fully-fledged Gymnasium on 12 October 2011 which had been a long outstanding facility for service personnel at the station.The facility was established with multi exercise machines through Air Force funding whilst the Sports Section staff along with all Airmen of the Station con...

The Pre-school at Sri Lanka Air Force Trade Training School (TTS) recently conducted their annual sports meet coinciding with World Children’s Day.33 children including four children from the neighborhood took part in the event with their family members. The Commanding Officer Group Captain Laksiri Gunawardana graced the occasion as the chief guest....

A group of Australians headed by International Cricket Commentator Tony Grieg arrived at the Air Force Academy China Bay for a three day tour on 3rd October 2011.  The group comprised of 33 members which included an under eleven Cricket team representing the Australian Cricket Club. Whilst taking up accommodation at the Air Force Resort at Marble Beach, the team played a twenty over...

The Medical Unit at China Bay which has provided high quality medical services to Air Force personnel and civilians at China Bay for several decades was upgraded to the status of a Formation within the Sri Lanka Air Force on 26th September 2011 on a directive issued by the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama.Sqn Ldr (Dr) PAV Padmaperuma has been appointed as the f...

In their very first appearance in the National arena, the Sri Lanka Air Force Taekwondo team was adjudged the ‘Most Promising and Up Coming Taekwondo Team 2011’ at the 8th Korea Cup Championship held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium on 1st and 2nd October 2011.      Making their debut, the SLAF team make a significant impact throughout the entire tournament and b...

Wing Commander Samantha Weerasekara was selected by the Ministry of Sports and the National Olympic Committee as Chef de Mission for the Sri Lanka team for the above games  which will be conducted from 8th October to 14th October at Hambantota beach. The Sri Lanka team consists of 120 athletes and team officials. All 8 south Asian countries are taking part in this event. T...

Sri Lanka Air Force Trade Training School (TTS) Ekala won both the men’s and women’s Inter Unit Kabaddi Championship 2011 at the SLAF TTS Ekala on 30th September 2011.At the final encounter of the men’s and women’s category, SLAF TTS Ekala defeated SLAF Academy China Bay and SLAF Base Anuradhapura respectively. The event was graced by Commanding Officer SLAF TTS Ekala Group Capta...

Sri Lanka Air Force female athlete Nimali WKLR won a Gold medal for 1500m at the Malaysian Open Grand Prix 2011 at the National Training Track, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lampur.Strong athletes from countries such as Chinese Taipei, Uzbekistan, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand and host Malaysia participated in this event.Airwoman Nimali finished the event from 4:22...

Sri Lanka Air Force Base Anuradhapura emerged Inter Unit Karate Champions 2011 on 23rd September 2011 at the Rifle Green Grounds.Anuradhapura team scored 29 points to clinch the Championship whilst SLAF Academy became runners up with 12 points.Over 150 service personnel from 18 Air Force establishments participated in this tournament.The President of the Sri Lanka Karate Do Association M...