The Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Council headed by its Chairman , Chief of  Defence Staff and Commander of the Air Force  Air Chief Marshal Roshan Goonetilleke appreciated its sports men and women who brought glory to the country winning Gold, Silver and Bronze at the SAF Games.This felicitation ceremony was held at Air Force Head Quarters Auditorium on 31st May 2010. Five Gold m...

SLAF champion athlete Chandrika Subashini Rasnayaka departed to India on yesterday (30 May 2010) to take part in the Asian Grand Prix 2010 series. The team consist 2 male athletes and Chandrika will compete from 01st June to 10th June 2010 in India.Airwomen Rasnayaka won two Golds (200m, 400m) and Silver (400X4) during the 11th South Asian Games in February 2010. She has been a key figur...

The SLAF Badminton team departed to  the Maldives yesterday (23 May 2010) to take part in the “Maldives International Badminton Challenge Trophy 2010”.Last year’s Defence Service Joint Champs will play from 25th – 26th May 2010 in Male.The visiting SLAF team comprises:Wing Commander    SWCP BodhiseelaFlight Lieutenant      K Seneviratn...

An Airman and two Airwomen departed on last Friday (21th May 2010) with the National team to compete in the World Table Tennis Championship 2010.The Championship will be held  Moscow from 23rd to 30th May 2010. Rohan Sirisena, Ishara Madurangi will lead the mens and women’s teams respectively whilst Srimali Wimalaratna will also play for the women’s team.     ...

15 Air Force body builders secured  places in the 28 member National team on during the selection trials held on  22nd May 2010 at the SDS Jayasinghe hall Dehiwala. The selection meet was held under 10 weight classes where over 90 competitors took part. SLAF body builders are               &nbs...

SLAF Ruggerites scored their second consecutive victory in the Caltex Rugby League today (21 May 2010) at SLAF Base Ratmalana by beating CH & FC 11-10.Air Force led 08-nil in the first half and Damith Perera and Chanaka Chandimal scored a try and a penalty respectively. Air Force Fly Half Chanaka Chandimal put over second penalty of the day to move the score up to 11 point...

Sri Lanka Air Force Kabaddi has turned another golden page of Sri Lanka Kabaddi by introducing Beach Kabaddi to Sri Lanka on 15th May 2010.The first ever workshop on Beach Kabaddi for coaches, referees and officials were conducted at SLAF Station Ekala which was jointly organized by SLAF Kabaddi and Sri Lanka Amateur Kabaddi federation on 15th May 2010. This was arranged of the initiativ...

Sri Lanka Air Force athletes won both Mens and Women’s championships in the Relay Carnival 2010 held from 14th to 16th May 2010 at Mahinda Rajapaksha International Stadium in Diyagama.It was a great occasion for mens athletics in the SLAF as they won overall championship at the Relay Carnival for the very first time since the inception of the event . This grand plum picked by the SLAF ...

SLAF table tennis players of both men's and women's teams contributed equally to win the "Chrys Gunaratna Memorial Open All Island Ranking Championship" 2010 by dominating the entire tournament. This championship was held from 07th May to 09th May 2010 at St. Thomas College Mt. Lavinia with over 800 participants.        Opens Men’s SingleChampion   &...

Sri Lanka Air Force men’s and women’s Volleyball   teams played exhibition matches at Sri Lanka Air Force Academy and Special Operation Group Peraru in order to give the station personnel first hand experience of national standards. Both teams conducted a four day tour from 07th to 10th May 2010 to Sri Lanka Air Force Academy and Special Operation Group Peraru.The prim...

The SLAF Oarsmen won the "Vice Chancellor Kotelawala Defence University Challenge Trophy " to become Champions in the 'Elite category' by winning the team event and being placed 2nd and 3rd in the individual events at the first ever Indoor Rowing Championship conducted in Sri Lanka. The SLAF Oarsmen rowing in other categories were able to enter the medals table amidst tough comp...

The SLAF kicked off the first match in the Caltex league against the Navy, at Ratmalana yesterday (2nd May 2010) evening.SL Navy won the game 6-5. The solitary try of the game was scored by  SLAF wing three quarter Pubudu Kodagoda. The game was attended by His Excellency the President Mahinda Rajapaksha and the first lady. Also present were Acting Chief of Defence Staff and th...

National Hockey Selection team led by Airman Perera is scheduled to fly to Bangladesh to participate in the 08 Nation Championship from 07th to 14th of May 2010. This team also consists of 07 other Sri Lanka Air Force hockey players. 01    Corporal          Dhammika Abeyratna02    Corporal        &n...

SLAF Station Diyatalawa narrowly edged out SLAF Base Ratmalana in a keenly contested game this evening (26th April 2010) at Ratmalana. The boys from Diyatalawa edged forward in the early part of the first half after Winger, Officer Cadet RJM Goonatilleke went over for an unconverted try.The game was one of missed opportunities in both penalties and tries for both teams.During the Semi Fi...

An Airman and two Airwomen secured places in the 6 member National team to participate in the World Table Tennis Championship 2010.The Championship will be held at Moscow, Russia from 23rd to 30th May 2010. Airman Rohan Sirisena and Air woman Ishara Madurangi will lead the mens and women’s teams respectivly.  The SLAF personnel selected are as follows:Mens01.   Rohan Sir...

Air Force ruggerite  Airman  Chanaka Chandimal was called in as a replacement to the National Team for the finals of Asian 05 Nation Rugby Championship 2010.The SLAF Fly Half departed last evening (15 April 2010) to Singapore to join with the National team. Sri Lanka will play against Singapore and the winners will be promoted to the Premier Division from Division I catego...

Air Force Women’s Netballer, Airwoman Galappaththi MGEK will depart on 14th April 2010 with the National Netball Team to participate in the European Netball Championship. The championship will be held in Cardiff, Wales in the United Kingdom from 15th to 28th April 2010 with the participation of England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and other prominent European Nations.Airwom...

Champion cyclist of the Sri Lanka Air Force Jeewan Jayasinghe departs today (07 April 2010) with the National Cycling team to compete in the Asian Cycling Championship in United Arab Emirates from 08th to the 12th April 2010.Jayasinghe currently ranked No. 02 in Sri Lanka showed his talent and capabilities in the Annual Guwan Hamuda Papedi Sawariya and the Ekamuthu Papedi Sawariya organi...

Sri Lanka Air Force Men’s Volleyball team emerged Champions at the Rajapaksha Challenge Trophy at last evening (06 April 2010).Continuing the victorious run SLAF Volleyball players very convincingly defeated the strong Youth Services team by 3-0 (25-17, 25-21 and 25-21). The tournament was held at Walasmulla Aruna Sport ground under the sponsorship of “Tharunyayata Hetak” ...

Air Force men’s Volleyball team qualified to play in the finals of the Rajapaksha Challenge Trophy this evening (06 April 2010). 07 teams consisting of three armed services, the Police, Youth Services and the Ports Authority took part in the events held at Walasmulla Aruna Sports Club ground. The Championship began on 5th April 2010.  During the semi final the Navy Volley bal...

Sri Lanka Air Force Beach Volleyball players Pubudu Ekanayaka and Sampath Pieris will depart to Thailand tomorrow (07 April 2010), accompanied by the team manager Squadron Leader Padman Kostha who is also the secretary of Air Force Volleyball team.The airmen together with other team mates of the National team, Mahesh Perera and Wasantha Rathnapala will compete in the Asian Beach Vol...