The Annual Amateur Boxing Association Men’s and Women’s “Novices Championship" Boxing meet 2012 was held on 5 to 9 June 2012 at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium. The Sri Lanka Air Force team was participate at this tournament and won one Gold medal, four Silver medals and six Bronze medals successfully. Out from that winning titles Leading Air Craftsman Kumara nominated as the best B...

The Sri Lanka Air Force Women’s Volleyball team won the 2012 National Super League Volleyball Championship while the Men's team became the Runners up.The National Super League Volleyball Championship finals were held on June 2nd, 2012 at the NYSC Court, Maharagama.The SLAF women’s volleyball team beat Torrington SC to advance from the second division of the championship. In the Women...

SLAF men’s and women’s volleyball teams go out favorites to secure the national titles at the finals of national super league volleyball championship due on 02 June 2012. In the women’s category, SLAF will meet the team from the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment, while in the men’s category; SLAF will meet the Sri Lanka Ports Authority team.Although the both oppone...

The National Throwball Championship held on 27th May 2012 at Katunayaka  for the year of 2012 was won by Sri Lanka Air Force Netball Team. The most important fact is that the Netball Team won this match even without a training under a Coach. On the request made, the Commander of Air Force authorized and facilitated the Netball Team to represent Air Force at this event....

Sri Lanka Air Force men’s Basketball team emerged Champions by defeating the Sri Lanka Police in the Jaffna District Basketball tournament’s finals. The final scores were 70 (SLAF) to 50 (Police).In this tournament only the SLAF team was the unbeaten team, which was able to beat SL Navy by 81 to 61 and Jaffna District School team by 62 to 30. In the semi finals SLAF defeate...

The 2012 Inter Unit Karate Championship took place yesterday (23rd May, 2012) at the SLAF Sports Complex, Thummulla.Twelve Teams representing all Air Force Establishments island wide participated in the championship where SLAF Station Ekala became the overall champions while SLAF Station Colombo was the runners up.Group Captain MDJ Wasage Chairman SLAF Karate, Squadron Leader...

The finals of the Defence Service Boxing Championship 2012, was held at the SLAF Katunayake Indoor Stadium on 07th and 08th May 2012. SLAF became Champions with 04 Gold and 04 Silver medals, whilst the Army become, runners up with 04 Gold and 03 Silver medals.Major General Piyal Abeysekara graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. Chairman SLAF Boxing, Air Commodore Lal Perera, Base Comman...

The Defence Services Volleyball team left for Germany on 04 May 2012 to take part in a series of friendly encounters with German club teams on the invitation of the Asian German Sports Exchange Programme.The team comprises six players from the SLAF, while the Sri Lanka Army and the Navy, both having three players apiece representing the Defence Services team. Corporal Janaka Fe...

Sergeant Asanka Pradeep and LAC Malintha Yapa of the SLAF won the Bronze medal at the Thailand Open Asian Beach Volleyball Tour held at Trat in Thailand on 05 April 2012.At the Bronze medal match the Sri Lankan team beat  pair from Thailand 21-15 and 21-16 to secure the match.Incidentally this is the maiden international tour of Leading Aircraftman Malintha while Sergeant  Asan...

Sri Lanka Air Force emerged Champions by defeating the Army netballers in the Defence Services Finals yesterday (5th April 2012) as they beat the Sri Lanka Army team 46 to 42.Corporal Nilushika PKS of SLAF was crowned “Net Ball Queen” whilst Officer Cadet Jayasooriya of SLAF, Corporal Dhammika WMNM of SLAF and Staff Sgt weerakkody of SLAF were adjudged  the Best Shooter, Best De...

SLAF Base Katunayake Ground Defence Section team emerged champs in the Inter Unit Soccer Tournament on 30th March 2012 at SLAF Base Katunayake.In the finals SLAF Base Katunayake Ground Defence Section team beat the SLAF  TTS Ekala team by 3-1 Goal. Sri Lanka Foot Ball Federation Deputy Chief executive Officer Mr Anura de Silva and Base Commander SLAF Base Katunayake Air  Commod...

Commanding Officer of SLAF Station Palaly with the all Officers’ and Hundreds of exhausted but euphoric Airmen welcomed their cherished team home to SLAF Station Palaly as SLAF Inter Unit Boxing Champions – 2012 , on 29th  March 2012  after a nail-biting victory over the SLAF KAT Regiment and  all other SLAF  Bases It is SLAF Station Palaly's first ever Inter Unit...

SLAF Station Palaly emerged Champions in the Inter Unit Boxing championship held on 21st March to 23rd March 2012 at the SLAF Katunayake Indoor Stadium. SLAF Station Palaly became champions by scoring 17 points whilst SLAF Katunayake Regiment emerged Runners up with a total of 15 points and SLAF BIA  became third place by scoring 15 points. Aircraftman Dinesh bandara WM of...

SLAF TTS sports meet was held on 22 March 2012 at TTS athletic grounds under the patronage of Commanding Officer Group Captain LD Gunawardana. The event was graced by Group Captain GAMW Amrakoon Commanding Officer MTROW as the Chief Guest and Mr Ruwan Chandrathilaka  former SAF athlete and medal winner as the Guest of Honour. The event was conducted among four houses including a per...

The finals of the 74th National Wrestling Championship 2012, was held at the Sugathadasa  Indoor  Stadium on 18 March 2012. The Chief Assistant Secretary to the President, Mr. Sepala Rathnayake graced the occasion as the Chief Guest.. The SLAF become the runners up with 03 gold, 02 silver and 05 bronze medals, whilst the Navy become, champions .The championship was held from ...

It was a prime initiative of the Commander of the Air Force to organize golf tournaments at the Eagles’ Golf Links in view of promoting the game of golf, a precision club and ball game, amongst the members of the SLAF Academy. Thus, the inaugural golf tournament was held at Eagle’s Golf Links, under the guidance of the Commandant of SLAF Academy, Air Commodore SK Pathirana on 11 Marc...

The Chairman of SLAF Cycling Federation, Air Vice Marshal GP Bulathsinghala made public the intention of the SLAF to hold the Guwan Hamuda Papedi Sawariya 2012 at the press briefing held at the Air Force Headquarters auditorium (09th March 2012).Measures are in place to stage the Guwan Hamuda Papedi Sawariya 2012 organized by the Sri Lanka Air Force and Sri Lanka Cycling Federation.“Gu...

The Sri Lanka Air Force Teakwondo Team participated in the National Teakwondo Championship 2012 conducted at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium on 05th and 06th March 2012 and was successful in clinching the runners up trophy at the event. The SLAF Teakwondo team comprising of both men and women performed exceptionally well to grab 01 Gold, 04 Silver, 06 bronze medals. Further, for the ...

Thanks to the superb organizing by the SLAF Motor Racing Committee, the Commanding Officer and personnel of SLAF Sigirya and members of SLADAR, the 4th consecutive  ‘Sigiriya Rally Cross’ which was conducted on 4th March 2012 at the Sri Lanka Air Force Station Sigiriya racing track was a roaring success.Sigirya Rally Cross is an annual feature of the Sri Lankan Racing calendar w...

The Chairman of SLAF Motor Racing, Air Commodore JSI Wijemanne made public the intention of the SLAF to hold the 4th Sigiriya Rally Cross on March 4th 2012 at the press briefing held at the Air Force Headquarters auditorium (28th February 2011).Measures are in place to stage the 4th consecutive Sigiriya Rally Cross organized by the Sri Lanka Air Force and Sri Lanka Association of Racing ...

The International Military Sport Council (CISM) Day Run was held at the Independence Square on 19th February 2012. Tri Services Commanders, Commander of the Army Lieutenant General  Jagath  Jayasuriya,Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral DWAS Dissanayake and Commander of the Air Force Air  Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama initiated the run.One hundred personnel from each service,...