Air Force Wrestlers, Corporal Liyanage RI, Corporal Pushpakumara MAG and Leading Aircraft Man Peris MPJAM departed yesterday evening (13th September 2013) with the National team to participate in the 2013 World Wrestling Championship which is scheduled to be held in Hungaria, from 16th to 22nd September 2013.Corporal Liyanage RI , Corporal Pushpakumara MAG and Leading Aircraft Man ...

Tech Formation at SLAF Base Katunayake  won the Inter Unit Squash Championship 2013  which was concluded at the SLAF Squash Complex at SLAF Base Ratmalana yesterday (13th September 2013).In the Finals Tech Formation team beat SLAF Station Colombo after keen contested games.The Champion Katunayake Tech Formation team consisted of Group Captain HU Wijeweera, Squadron Leader PN Gu...

The introductory session and training workshop on Carrom for SLAF personnel was conducted at the Gymnasium of SLAF Base Ratmalana recently. The main intention of this initiative is to promote Carrom as one of the Inter Unit Games and subsequently, develop the same to take part at the Defence Services Games and also to reach the National level.   Mrs. Mathias the General Secreta...

Sri Lanka Air Force and Sri Lanka Navy shared the Division I Trophy 2013 after rain washed out the final just after the completion of the Air Force innings at the NCC Grounds yesterday (11th September 2013).SLAF scored 177 in 49.3 overs after electing to take first strike in the match. Airwomen Yashoda Mendis and Leading Aircraft women Chamari Atapattu scored 47 and 30 runs respectively ...

The Sri Lanka Air Force Station Colombo became the Inter Unit Table Tennis Champions 2013 defeating the SLAF Base Rathmalana at the Thummulla Sport Complex last evening (5th September 2013).Flying Officer APRM Suresh (SLAF Base Katunayake) and Leading Aircraftwoman Dilhani WAN (SLAF Station Diyatalawa) were adjudged as most outstanding player in the men’s and women’s categories respe...

SLAF Athletes Corporal Manjula Kumara (Southern Provence) and Student Officer (L) Chandrika Rasnayake (North Western Provence) made their mark at the 39th National Sports Festival (NSF) held at Jayathilaka Stadium, Nawalapitiya from 1st to 3rd   September 2013 by becoming the best athletes in the men’s and women’s categories respectively.Corporal Manjula Kumara was named as...

Airwomen Sandamali DAS  SLAF’s Champion Athlete and Gold Medalist in 1500m at the National Athletic Championships 2012, departed this morning (02 September 2013) to Thailand  with the National Team to take part in the Thailand Open Track and Field Championship, which is scheduled to be held from 3rd to 6th September 2013 at Bangkok, Thailand. ...

Aircraftman Dineshkhanthan Thangarajah of Sri Lanka Air Force won the singles Championship in the 98th National Tennis Championship organized by Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA) held at SLTA Tennis Courts Colombo-7 on 24 August 2013.Thangarajah the current No 1 Ranking Tennis player in Sri Lanka beat the Sri Lanka Navy player Ordinary Seaman S Athukorala at the finals in four sets (7-...

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...