Sharp Shooter Championship 2017 organized by the Hill Country Sports Shooting Club was conducted recently at IPSC firing range Hanthana, Kandy. More than 130 competitors representing National Rifle Association affiliated clubs including Army, Navy, Air Force and Police took part in this championship. During the 4 day championship Sri Lanka Air Force shooters secured 11 Gold, 06 S...

SLAF Base Anuradapura  & SLAF  Base Hingurakgoda emerged  men's & women's  champions respectively  at the Inter  Unit Swimming & Water Polo Championship 2017 concluded at SLAF Base Ratmalana yesterday  (23 August 2017).Over 200 Airmen and Airwomen representing all Air Force bases, stations and units took part in various events which were hel...

Sri Lanka Air Force Academy China Bay  won the Inter Unit Netball Championship 2017 beating SLAF Combat Training School Diyathalawa by 20-18 in the finals concluded at HMC Thummulla yesterday (22 August 2017). LAC Jayasooriya JADAD of SLAF Academy China Bay was adjudged the best Shooter while LAC Poojani AKDD and  AC2UT Priyadarshani RPP of SLAF CTS Diyatalawa were selected as ...

SLAF Station Colombo and SLAF Base Katunayake emerged men’s and women’s Champions respectively at the Inter Unit Cricket Championship 2017 concluded on 16 August 2017 at the Rifle Green Grounds, SLAF Station Colombo.In the men's finals, Tech Formation SLAF Base Rathmalana was bowled out for 126 runs in their 16.3 overs and SLAF Station Colombo won the match having scored 130 runs for...

Sri Lanka Air Force Combat Training School (CTS) Diyatalawa  won the Inter Unit Rugby Championship 2017 beating SLAF Base Katunayake by 29-07 in the finals concluded at  SLAF  Base Ratmalana on 15 August 2017.At the women's game, SLAF Base Katunayaka defeated SLAF CTS Diyatalawa by 10-05 points and clinched the women's championship.The Commander of the Air Force Air Marsha...

SLAF karate players won the overall championship of both men and women at the 4th South Asian Karate Championship Sri Lanka 2017 which was held on 04, 05 and 06 Aug 17  at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium. SLAF won 01 Gold, 08 Silver & 01 Bronze medals at the championship.  ...

SLAF Station Colombo and SLAF Base Katunayake emerged men's & women's Champions in the Inter Unit Handball Championship 2017 held on 14 July 2017 at SLAF Health Management Centre (HMC) Thummulla.SLAF Station Morawewa and SLAF TTS Ekala became men's and women's runner up at the championship.Director Civil Engineering of SLAF Air Commodore MRK Samarasinghe graced the awarding ceremony ...

Lac Liyanage LCS of Sri Lanka Air Force represented Sri Lanka National team for World Taekwondo championship held in Korea and won a Gold Medal in fly weight category.SLAF Taekwondo coach LAC Rathnasekara represented the country as the National team coach.The winning members of the SLAF team arrived the country on 12 July 2017 and were welcomed by the Chairman SLAF Taekwondo Air Commodor...

Sri Lanka Air Force Station Colombo became men's champions while SLAF Combat Training School (CTS) Diyathalawa became women's champions in the Inter Unit Kabaddi Championship 2017 at the SLAF TTS Ekala on 13 July 2017. SLAF Trade Training School (TTS)  Ekala  became both men's and women's runners up at the Championship. Director Air Operations Air Vice Marshal Sudarshana P...

SLAF men's and women's Hockey teams won both championships in the Vidyaloka Maroons Sevens All Island seven-a-side-Hockey  tournament 2017 held at BOI grounds, Koggala on 08th & 09th July 2017 which was organized by Vidyaloka College,Galle.In the men's finals SLAF beat SL Army by 02-01 and in the women's finals SLAF beat SL Navy by 04-02.Old boy of Vidyaloka College, Galle, Majo...

Sri Lanka Air Force female athlete Corporal Nimali Liyanarachchi won a Gold medal in Women's 800 metres event at the 22nd Asian Athletics Championship held at the Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, India on 09 July 2017.Leading athletes from Asian countries such as China, Japan, India, Kazakhstan, Nepal, South Korea, North Korea ,Bangladesh, Kyrgyzstan, Timor-Leste and Bhutan participated in ...

The Air Force 12th Open Squash Championship was held from 24 June 2017 with the participation of more than 300 participants and successfully concluded on 06 July 2017 at the Sri Lanka Air Force Squash Complex, Ratmalana.Ravindu Laksiri and Mihilya Methsarani won the Men’s and Women’s Open Championships respectively.The Championship was worked off in the age groups of Under 13, 15, 17...

The SLAF Netball Team emerged A Division Champions at the Eva All-Island Open Netball Tournament organized by the Western Province Netball Association. SLAF beat SL Navy 45 – 36 at the finals.The tournament was held at the Rifle Green Grounds, Sri Lanka Air Force Station Colombo, on 01 and 02 July 2017. VAW/01580 Sgt Waththegedara was adjudged the Most Valuable Player of the tournament...

SLAF men’s and women’s boxers bagged 4 Gold, 2 Silver and 9 Bronze medals at the Intermediate Boxing Meet 2017 organized by the Boxing Association of Sri Lanka (BASL). The tournament was held at the Royal MAS Arena, Royal College, Colombo from 27 Jun 2017 to 01 July 2017.SLAF boxer 019112 Leading Air Craftsman Bandara AMSP was announced as the Best Boxer in the men's category of the ...

SLAF Station Colombo emerged both men's and women's champions at the Inter unit Hockey Championship 2017  which was concluded yesterday (30  June 2017) at SLAF TTS Ekala.SLAF Station BIA and SLAF TTS Ekala secured the runner up in the men's and women's categories.Director Aeronautical Engineering Air Commodore MD Rathnayake graced the occasion as the chief guest. Chairman SLAF ...

SLAF Station Colombo emerged both men's and women's champions at the Inter Unit Karate Championship 2017 concluded on 28 June 2017 at the AFHMC, Thummulla.SLAF Trade Training School Ekala secured the runners up in the men's and women's categories.Commander of the Air Force Air Marshal Kapila Jayampathy graced the occasion as the Chief Guest.Board of Management of the SLAF, Chairman SLAF ...

SLAF Base Katunayake Regiment Wing and SLAF Trade Training School Ekala emerged the men’s and women's Champions at the Inter Unit Judo Championship 2017 which was concluded on 22 June 2017 at Indoor Stadium, SLAF Base Katunayake. Over 200 Judokas took part in the championship. SLAF Station Palaly and Station Colombo became men's  and women's runner up in their categories.Dire...

SLAF Base Katunayake Regiment Wing and Trade Training Wing (TTS) Ekala won the Men’s and Women’s Championships at the Inter Unit Wrestling Championships 2017  concluded today (07 June 2017) at  Indoor Stadium , SLAF Base Katunayake. SLAF Base Anuradhapura and SLAF Station Colombo became the Men’s and Women's runners up.The Director Electronics and Telecommunication Engine...

SLAF Trade Training School (TTS) Ekala  and SLAF Base Katunayake Regiment Wing emerged the men’s joint champions while SLAF TTS Ekala emerged women's champions at the Inter Unit Power Lifting Championship 2017 which was concluded on 24 May 2017 at  SLAF TTS Ekala. SLAF Base Ratmalana Tech Formation and SLAF Station Colombo became the men’s and women's runner up.Leading Airc...

SLAF Combat Training School Diyathalawa and SLAF Station Colombo emerged Men's & Women's Champions  in the Annual Road race-2017, which was organized by the Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Council this morning (20 May 2017).Over 300 participants inclusive of Officers, Airmen and Women from various age groups representing the Air Force Academy and all Bases/Stations took p...

A 19 - member Hockey team from the Bangladesh Air Force arrived in Sri Lanka on 14 May 2017 under the inaugural BAF-SLAF Sport Exchange Programme.The team, headed by Squadron  Leader MM Kamal, was cordially welcomed at the Bandaranaike International Airport by the officials of Sri Lanka Air Force Hockey. Their first engagement with the Sri Lanka Air Force Hockey team took ...