The Carrom Finals of the 13th Defence Services Games 2024/2025, organized by the Sri Lanka Army, were successfully held on 28 July 2025 at the Carrom Federation of Sri Lanka in Colombo. The tournament concluded with exhilarating performances, underscoring the growing competitiveness and high standards of Carrom within the Tri-Services.The competition was conducted in two segments, featur...

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 (29 July 2025), at Air Force Headquarters. The ceremony honoured sportsmen and women of the SLAF who exceled in various disciplines including Handball, Athletics, Kabaddi, Weightlifting, Badminton, ...

The Inter Unit Handball Championship 2025 was held at Rifle Green Ground at SLAF Station Colombo from 22 July 2025 to 24 July 2025. The final matches and Awards Ceremony took place at the Air Force Health Management Centre, Thummulla, today (25 July 2025). The Director General Aeronautical Engineering, Air Vice Marshal Gihan Seneviratne, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest.SLAF Trade ...

The Basketball Finals of the 13th Defence Services Games 2024/2025, organized by the Sri Lanka Navy, were successfully held today (24 July 2025) at the Commander Parakrama Samaraweera Memorial Indoor Sports Complex, Welisara and the tournament concluded with thrilling performances, highlighting the growing competitiveness and high standards of Basketball within the Tri-services.The SLAF ...

The Boxing Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) successfully concluded the highly anticipated Layton Cup Boxing Tournament 2025, held from 20 to 23 July 2025 at the Royal MAS Arena, Colombo 07.The SLAF Women's Boxing Team delivered an exceptional performance, emerging as the Layton Cup Champions with an impressive medal haul of five Gold and three Bronze medals. The SLAF Men's Boxing Team als...

The finals of the Inter Unit Netball Championship 2025 were held today (04 July 2025) at the SLAF Health Management Centre, Colombo. The Chairperson of the SLAF Seva Vanitha Unit, Mrs. Krishanthi Edirisinghe, graced the finals and awards ceremony as the Chief Guest. Also present were the President of the Seva Vanitha Unit of Sri Jayewardenepura, Mrs. Muzeen Noor, Chairperson of the SLAF ...

The Baseball Finals of the 13th Defence Services Games 2024/2025, organized by the Sri Lanka Navy, were successfully held on 27 June 2025 at the Japan–Sri Lanka Friendship Baseball Ground, Diyagama. The tournament concluded with thrilling performances, highlighting the growing competitiveness and high standards of baseball within the Tri services. In the Men’s category, the SLAF...

The Inter-Unit Judo Championship 2025 was held from 18 to 20 June at SLAF Base Katunayake, with over 130 male and female athletes competing in the tournament.The final session and awards ceremony took place yesterday (20 June 2025), marking the culmination of an intense and spirited competition conducted across eight weight categories for both men and women.SLAF Trade Training School Eka...

The Defence Services Boxing Championship –2024/2025 which is a part of the 13th Defence Services Games organized by the Sri Lanka Air Force, was held from 11 to 12 June 2025 at the Gymnasium of SLAF Base Katunayake. More than 46 competitors representing the tri-services participated in the event. During the Championship, SLAF Women’s Boxing team was crowned as the Champions of the De...

The sixth episode of the motivational drive for SLAF sportsmen and women in the sports disciplines of Baseball,Boxing, Carrom  and Cricket was organized under the  guidance of the President  Air Force Sports Council and Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Bandu Edirisinghe, today (09 June 2025) SLAF Base Katunayake . The particular full-day programme was conducted by M...

The SLAF Women’s Cricketer, Corporal Malsha Shahani has delivered an exceptional performance at the prestigious ‘Women’s Japan Premier League – 2025’, held from 27 May to 01 June 2025 in Sano City, Japan.Representing the well-known ‘Mamushi’ Team, Corporal Malsha Shahani’s outstanding performance was instrumental in steering the team to success. Her efforts played a cruci...

The 13th Defence Services Wushu Championship 2024/2025 conducted successfully at the Sri Lanka Army Mahinda Rajapaksa Indoor Gymnasium, Ambepussa from 02 to 04 June 2025. The Chairman of the Sri Lanka Army Wushu, Brigadier CS Thibbatuge graced the occasion as the chief guest. The Sri Lanka Air Force Women’s Wushu team emerged as the Women’s Champions, securing an impressive haul...

The Sri Lanka Carrom Federation hosted the  Grand Slam Ranking Carrom Championship 2025 from 24 May to 01 June 2025. The SLAF Carrom Team emerged with outstanding achievements throughout the tournament.Corporal Peiris PKN of the SLAF secured the Championship title in the Men’s Singles Event, earning a commendable Sri Lanka Men’s Ranking of No. 3. Meanwhile, in the Women’s Sing...

The Sri Lanka Air Force, in collaboration with Eagles’ Golf Links and Courses, successfully hosted the 4th edition of the Eagles’ Quadrangle Cup an inter-club golf tournament concluded on 31 May 2025, amidst the breathtaking coastal setting of China Bay near the historic harbour city of Trincomalee.Air Vice Marshal Deshapriya Silva, Director General Air Operations, attended the tourn...

The China–Sri Lanka Friendship Cup Dragon Boat Championship 2025 was successfully held today (31 May 2025) at the  Diyawanna Rowing Center - Battaramulla. The event was organized to commemorate the traditional Chinese Dragon Boat Festival and to celebrate the longstanding friendship between China and Sri Lanka.The championship was jointly organized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs...

The 2025 Inter-Unit Men’s and Women’s Cricket Championships of the Sri Lanka Air Force concluded on 29 May 2025 at the SLAF Base Katunayake Cricket Ground. The finals drew significant attention, with Air Vice Marshal Dammika Dias, Director General Training gracing the occasion as the Chief Guest.SLAF Base Vavuniya emerged champions in the Men’s category, while Trade Training School...

The 13th Defence Services Games Bodybuilding Championship was held today (28 May 2025) at the Parakrama Naval Base, Colombo. The competition was organized by the Sri Lanka Navy and judged by a panel of nine judges from the Sri Lanka Bodybuilding & Fitness Federation.The SLAF bodybuilders delivered an outstanding performance, emerging as the Champions of the Defence Services Bodybuild...

The SLAF Wrestling Pool, under the leadership of its Chairman, Air Commodore Erandaka Gunawardena and Secretary, Group Captain Nalin Wewakumbura, organized a charitable initiative at the Apeksha Hospital in Maharagama on 23 May 2025.The event witnessed the active participation of all male and female wrestlers of the SLAF, who collectively extended their support by offering alms to inpati...

The Annual Inter Unit Road Race – 2025 was flagged off this morning (24 May 2025), with the participation of over 200 Officers, Airmen, Airwomen and Civilians from various age groups representing the Air Force Academy, all Bases and Stations. This glamorous event was concluded at the Rifle Green Ground in Colombo. The Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Bandu Edirisinghe officiated...

The 13th Defence Services Hockey Tournament concluded yesterday (22 May 2025) at the Reed Avenue Hockey Grounds, marking the culmination of a highly competitive and spirited event that showcased the exceptional skill, teamwork and sportsmanship of the SLAF Hockey teams.The SLAF Women’s Hockey Team delivered an outstanding performance, emerging as Champions with a commanding 2–0 victo...

The 13th Defence Services Swimming and Water Polo Championships 2024/25 concluded successfully at the Aquatic Sports Complex, Sri Lanka Air Force Base Ratmalana, from 14 to 20 May 2025. Pilot Officer JMS Savindi captured the spotlight by setting a remarkable benchmark, securing five gold medals in individual swimming events at the Defence Services Games. Notably, she also achieved the sa...