The Sri Lanka Air Force Men’s Rowing team participating at the ‘Carlton Super Sports Festival – 2013’ emerged Champions at the ‘Carlton Sprints Rowing Regatta’ held on the Tissamaharamaya Lake on 1 March 2013 beating the Sri Lanka Navy in the final. The first round of the event was held at the Beira Lake in Colombo on 27 February 2013 and the Air Force entered the f...

The first leg of the Guwan Hamuda Papedi Sawariya 2013 from AFHQ Colombo to Dambulla organized was flagged off by the Commander of the Air Force Air Marshal HD Abeywickrama this morning. The event is sponsored by LG Abans and the media partner Rupavahini (Channel Eye). The Chief of Staff Air Vice Marshal KA Gunatilleke, the President of the Interim Committee of the Cycling Federation Air...

Six members of the SLAF women’s cricket team, Lac Manodara ADDS, Lac Ranasingha OU,Lac Athapaththu AMCJK, Ac Weerakkodi WSS, Ac Mendis BYA and Ac Senevirathna CR  represented the National team in the Women’s World Cup 2013.Meanwhile, six members of the SLAF women’s team were also selected to represent the National team for the “West indies tour of Sri Lanka 2013” scheduled...

The National Weight Lifting Championship was held on 09th and 10th February 2013 at the Royal College Polonnaruwa. The Air Force lifters won the Women's Category and the men's became Runner – Up at the championship. Airwoman Harishchandra established Sri Lanka records in the snatch, clean and jerk and for the total weight in her weight category.The performance of the Airmen and Women a...

Sri Lanka Air Force won the State-Services Netball Tournament 2013 (League) for the 5th consecutive time. The tournament was held on 16 and 17 January 2013 at the Railway Grounds. The SLAF team won all their matches and the results are as follows.   Police by 11 goals (Air Force 46 and Police 35) Navy by 27 goals    (Air Force 61 and Navy 34) Army  by 7 goals &nb...

Sri Lanka Air Force Table Tennis team participated in the 66th National Table Tennis Championship 2013 which was held at the Jagath Rajapakse International Table Tennis Stadium, Kandy on 6th and 7th Jan 2013.The performance of the Airmen and Woman are as follows,Women’s  - (Singles) Ac Ishara Madurangi     - Open Singles – Champion (Best player and 5  Times N...

The Junior National Weight Lifting Championship held on 28th and 29th December 2012, at the Peradeniya University, indoor stadium premises. The Best lifter is Airman Wijesingha AUMM in this event.The performance of the Airmen and Woman are as followsWomen’s                    &nb...

     The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) Women’s Volleyball team remained unbeaten throughout the year and ended the season in a high note by clinching the Sri Lanka Youth Rupavahini Super League Volleyball Championship 2012 in the women’s category recently. In the finals, SLAF beat MAS Casualine Team in straight sets.     Previously, the ...

The 86th Men's and Women's Senior National Boxing Championships organized by the Amateur Boxing Association of Sri Lanka (ABASL) was held at Pallekele MAS Lineage Gymnasium and the finals was held at Kandy City Centre from 14 Dec to 18 Dec 12.The winners of the tournament in the varying weights categories will qualify for the final trials of the SAF Games to be held in March 2013 in New ...

SLAF Base Anuradhapura (Men’s) and SLAF TTS Ekala (Women’s) won the Inter Unit Kabaddi Championship which was concluded last evening (19th December, 2012) at the SLAF Base Katunayake Sports Complex.LAC Pushpakumara WM was nominated as the "Best Player" in the men’s category. The Vice President of the World Kabaddi Federation Mr MT Fernando graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. Gr...

The SLAF  won the 28th Youth Rupavahini Volleyball Tournament women's title last evening at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium Colombo. 8  teams took part at this year tournament and in the Cup final SLAF beat MAS Casualine Club  25-20, 25-18 and 25-14. Airwoman Umayangani FIR was best attacker and best player of the tournament whilst AC Thuhari and AC Ranasingha RMABCG the be...

Champion cyclist of the Sri Lanka Air Force Jeewan Jayasinghe won the first ever night cycle race held at the Colombo Night Races on 15th December 2012.  40 leading cyclists of  Sri Lanka  took part in this event and cyclist from Police and SL Navy won the 2nd and 3rd places respectively. ...

Sri Lanka Air Force  emerged men's champs whilst the women became runner up at the Inter Club Open Ranking Table Tennis Tournament 2012 which was held at the Jagath Rajapakse International Table Tennis Stadium,Kandy on 15th December 2012.  Nine men’s teams and eight women’s teams took part at the tournament. ...

SLAF men and women emerged runner up in the Western Province Inter Club Badminton Championship 2012 which was held from 07th to 9th December 2012 at the St. Thomas' College Indoor Stadium. In the men's final Tamil Union Badminton Club beat SLAF and in the women's' final Aponsu Badminton Club beat SLAF after a keenly contested game....

The SSC Squash Ranking Tournament 2012 was held recently at the SSC Squash Complex Colombo. The SLAF squash player Cpl Suwaris TAP won the Men’s Open and became 1st in the Sri Lankan Squash ranking. Lac Methsiri HWN secured the 5th  place in the Men’s Open whilst Cpl Kumara MDTW and F/Sgt Wijethunga PPK became runner up in Men’s Open Plate and in the over 35 category respectiv...

The two Sri Lanka Air Force wrestlers, who were part of the Sri Lankan wrestling team, bagged two Bronze medals at the International Wrestling Championship 2012 which was held at Pakistan from 06th to 09th December 2012.014498 Cpl Fernando RUM and 014502 Cpl Salgado MCS won Bronze Medals in 60Kg and 70Kg weight categories respectively....

The Commander of the Air Force Air Marshal HD Abeywickrama was part of the history making Burdett Trophy winning Nuwara Eliya Golf Club (NEGC) team. The Burdett Trophy is a prestigious event played between the Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC) and the Nuwara Eliya Golf Club (NEGC) and this year’s event was the 108th encounter between these two great clubs. NEGC won this encounter after ne...

Two members of the Sri Lanka Air Force women’s hockey team were selected to tour Singapore as part of the National Hockey Team to participate in Asia Hockey Federation Cup at Delta Sports Complex Singapore, from 06th to 16th December 2012.The Air Force members are as followsVAW 01670 Ac Wickramasingha KMHSVAW 01877 Ac Thamiyadasa KACT...

The Inter Unit Judo Championship was held at SLAF Base Anuradhapura on 3rd and 4th December 2012. 275 Airmen and Airwomen took part in the championship. Director, General Hospital Anuradhapura Dr RT Dassanayake graced the occasion as chief guest. Referees and judges from Sri Lanka Judo Association, Sri Lanka Army and Sri Lanka Navy assisted the Air Force during the championship. The men�...

SLAF Academy China Bay and SLAF Base Katunayake won the Men’s and Women’s Championships whilst SLAF Base Vavuniya and SLAF Station Diyathalawa became Men’s and Women’s Runners up at the inter unit volleyball tournament held from 19th to 30th November at the SLAF Base Katunayake.The chairman of Sri Lanka Army Volleyball Committee Brigadier DSC Wanniarachchi   graced the ...

SLAF emerged Runner-up in the Western Province 7 a side Rugby tournament 2012 which was worked off on 01st and 02nd December 2012.24 rugby teams, in the Western Province took part in this year’s tournament and the matches for the second day of the tournament were held at the Royal Sports Complex, Colombo. In the Cup final Carlton Sports club beat Air Force “A” after a keen conteste...