The Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Bandu Edirisinghe in his capacity as the President of the Air Force Sports Council (AFSC), graced a special felicitation ceremony held this morning (26 March 2025), at Air Force Headquarters. The ceremony honoured sportsmen and women of the SLAF who exceled in various disciplines including Boxing, Weightlifting, Judo, Lifesaving, Karate, Wrestl...

The SLAF demonstrated the athletic capabilities at the 49th National Sports Festival Cross-Country Race, held on 16 March 2025 at the Nuwara Eliya. Leading Aircraftman Sivarajan M secured the gold medal in the men's 10 km cross-country race, completing the course in an impressive time of 34 minutes and 21 seconds. Meanwhile, Leading Aircraftwoman Ariyadasa ANL delivered a commendabl...

The 13th Defence Services Parachute Championship 2024/2025 was successfully held on 13 and 14 March 2025 at the Drop Zone Sri Lanka Air Force Regimental Training Centre Ampara. The championship which tested the precision, teamwork and aerial expertise of the Tri-Services, concluded with a grand closing ceremony at the same venue.The competition featured four challenging events which incl...

The SLAF Men’s Team emerged as Champions, while the SLAF Women’s Team secured the runners-up position at the Defence Services Beach Volleyball Championship 2025. The tournament was held from 12 to 14 March 2025, at the SLAF Beach Volleyball Courts in Katunayake.In the finals, the SLAF Men’s Team triumphed over the Sri Lanka Army with a decisive 2-0 victory, marking their seventh De...

The finals and awards ceremony of the Inter-Unit Baseball Championship – 2025 took place yesterday (14 March 2025) at the SLAF Trade Training School, Ekala, under the guidance of the Chairman of Air Force Baseball Air Commodore Chandimal Hettiarachchi.  The Director General of Ground Operations, Air Commodore Ruwan Chandima, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest.In the Women’s ...

The Sri Lanka Air Force Rugby Team has once again secured the support of Sanasa Life Insurance for the 2025 season, marking the fourth consecutive year of collaboration. The official signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) took place today (07 March 2025) with the participation of senior SLAF officials, including the Chairman SLAF Rugby, Air Commodore Subash Jayatilleke, Deputy ...

The 13th Defence Services Triathlon Championship 2024/2025 was successfully held today (06 March 2025) at the scenic Thissa Wewa in Anuradhapura. The event, which showcased the combined strengths of the armed services in a grueling test of endurance and skill, culminated in an awards ceremony held at the same venue.The championship comprised three demanding events: a 750-meter swim, a 20...

Sri Lanka Carrom Federation hosted the 55th  National Carrom Championship from 18 January to 01 March 2025. SLAF concluded the tournament with notable victories.A member SLAF Carrom team, Aircraftman Shaheed MHM, became the National Champion of the 55th  National Carrom Championship (Men’s Single Event). SLAF secured the Championship in the Men’s Double Event with Corporal ...

‘Guwan Hamuda Papedi Sawariya 2025’ was held for the 26th consecutive time, coinciding with the 74th anniversary of the Sri Lanka Air Force. The Men’s race was held from 28th February to 02nd March 2025, in 3 stages. Cyclists from all around the country as well as from abroad participated in this race, covering a total distance of 422km. Chamod De Silva from Sri Lanka Police won th...

The final and third stage concluded, which is the three-day strive of the Men’s race, at the iconic city Gallface Green Colombo today (02 March 2025).  Today’s journey from Kandy  to Colombo covered a distance of 155.2 km. Saranga Perera from Sri Lanka Army secured the 1st in the third leg and Prabath Madusanka  from  Sri Lanka Navy and Sachintha Piumal from the S...

The Inter Unit Wushu Championship 2025 concluded yesterday (28 February 2025), at SLAF Base Katunayaka. The finals and awards ceremony took place at the SLAF Base Katunayaka Gymnasium, graced by the presence of the Director General Construction Engineering, Air Vice Marshal Chandana Geethapriya, as the Chief Guest.In the Men's category, SLAF Station Sri Jayewardenepura emerged as the cha...

The second stage of the 26th Guwan Hamuda Papedi Sawariya concluded today (01 March 2025), in Kandy after a route spanning 118.3km. Chamod De Silva, representing the Sri Lanka Police, emerged victorious in this leg of the race.  Avishka Madonza from the Diamond Riders Club secured the second position, followed by Sandaruwan Pinto of the Sri Lanka Army in third place.Tomorrow,(02 Mar...

The First leg of the 26th Guwan Hamuda Papedi Sawariya ended at Rathnapura today (28 February 2025) having covered a distance of 145km. Sri Lanka Navy Cyclist, Suresh Prasanga won the 1st leg of the race while Chamod De Silva from Sri Lanka Police and Sandaruwan Pinto of Sri Lanka Army finished as second and third places respectively.The second leg of the race will begin tomorrow (01 Mar...

The Guwan Hamuda Papedi Sawariya 2025, the 26th edition of the race, was flagged off this morning (28 February 2025) in front of SLAF Station Weerawila by the Director General Air Operations and former Chairman Air Force Cycling, Air Vice Marshal Lasitha Sumanaweera. The moment was attended by Director General Sports, Rear Admiral Shemal Fernando. This year’s race, which commenced toda...

An athlete from the SLAF, Aircraftman Rumesh Tharanga, delivered an outstanding performance at the "Strive Program A - Domestic Meet" held in Perth, Australia yesterday (26 February 2025). His remarkable throw secured him the top position in the competition, further solidifying his status as one of Sri Lanka’s leading javelin throwers.This achievement marks Rumesh’s second-best throw...

The fourth iteration of the Eagles’ Catalina Monthly Medal Golf Tournament, concluded successfully yesterday (23 February 2025) at the Eagles’ Catalina Golf Course in Koggala. This prestigious event, which has quickly established itself as a highlight in Sri Lanka’s golfing calendar, attracted many participants competing for top honours.The tournament saw exceptional performances a...

The Inter Unit Hockey Championship 2025 was concluded at SLAF Trade Training School Ekala yesterday (21 February 2025). The finals and Awards Ceremony were held at the same venue with the graceful presence of The Director General Logistics, Air Vice Marshal Deepal Munasinghe as the Chief Guest.SLAF Academy China Bay claimed the Championship of the Men's 11-A side category whilst SLAF Tra...

The Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Division organized a one-day workshop titled ‘Integrating Sports Medicine and Coaching Strategies’ for Sri Lanka Air Force Physical Training Instructors yesterday (20 February 2025) at the Air Force Headquarters. The programme was designed to enhance the participants’ understanding of effective coaching methodologies while addressing the diverse chall...

The International Military Sports Council (CISM) Day Run was flagged off today (18 February 2025) at the Parliament Grounds. The Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo graced the event as the Chief Guest while the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Bandu Edirisinghe and Commanders of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Kanchana Banagoda took the lead in the run. Tri...

The fourth episode of a motivational drive for SLAF sportsmen and women in the sports disciplines of Rowing and Kayaking, Tennis, Handball, Judo and Triathlon was organized under the guidance of the President Air Force Sports Council and Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Bandu Edirisinghe, today (17 February 2025) at Air Force Headquarters. The particular full-day programme was con...

The SLAF Ladies’ Golf Team emerged as Champions, while the Men’s Golf Team secured the Runner-up position at the 13th Defence Services Golf Tournament, which was held today (11 February 2025) at the Nuwara Eliya Golf Club, Nuwara Eliya.This year’s tournament was hosted by the Sri Lanka Army, with the Security Forces (West) Commander and Chairman of the Sri Lanka Golf Club, Major Ge...