Sri Lanka Air Force Regiment Training School (RTS) Vanni and Trade Training School (TTS) Ekala emerged Men’s and Women’s Champions at the Inter Unit Soccer Championships 2018 concluded at SLAF TTS Ekala on 28th February 2018.In the Men’s Finals, SLAF RTS Vanni team beat the SLAF Station Bandaranayke International Airport (BIA) team by 3-1 goals. SLAF TTS Ekala emerged champion beat...

International Metallic Silhouette Shooting Union (IMSSU) Small Bore Open Meet - 2018 organized by the Nuwara Eliya Shooting Club with the assistance of the National Rifle Association was held from 15 to 18 February 2018 at Bomburuella Firing Range Nuwara Eliya. More than 80 top shooters from 12 Shooting Clubs in the country participated in this major championship. 08 male shooters and 04...

The awarding ceremony of 49th National Carrom Championship 2017 organized by National Carrom Federation was held on 18th February 2018 at the National Carrom Federation premises, Kohuwala. More than 200 competitors representing more than 20 Sri Lanka Carrom Federation affiliated clubs including SL Army, SL Navy  and SLAF contested for this championship. During this championship Sri ...

The International Military Sport Council (CISM) Day Run was flagged off at the Galle Face green on 18 February 2018. Secretary to the Ministry of Defence Mr. Kapila Waidyaratne attended the event as Chief Guest while Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Ravindra C. Wijegunaratne, Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of Navy Vice Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe...

The Sri Lanka Air Force and the Eagles’ Golf Links hosted the Commander’s Cup – 2018 Annual Golf Tournament, which was concluded on 27 January 2018 in the picturesque settings of China Bay, close to the harbor city of Trincomalee. The tournament, played under the ‘Handicap Rules’ was open to all and started off at 0700 hrs with the participation of sixty  (60) enthusiastic...

National Shooting Sports Federation (NSSF) Skeet National Championship 2017 was conducted from 06th to 08th October 2017 at Clay Target Shooting Range Payagala. Sri Lanka Air Force Shooters secured 02 gold and 01 Team silver medals during the championship. More than 50 competitors representing clubs including Army, Air Force, Police and Special Task Force contested for this championship....

Leading Aircraftman Samantha Lakmal secured the 1st place of the "Salis Wasaraka Mahaweli Asiriya Papedi Sawariya" cycle race which was concluded on 08 January 2018 at Moragahakanda. The race wound its way through Moragahakanda, Naula, Dambulla , Matale, Katugastota and ended at Polgolla, Covering a total distance of 108.2 km. ...

The higher level supervision visit of the Sri Lanka Aviation Unit in United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) was conducted by the Director Ground Operations (DGO), Air Vice Marshal  KFR Fernando from 16th to 20th December 2017. The Contingent Commander Wing Commander KAPS Kuruwita welcomed the DGO and Group Captain DWR Jayawardana at the Bor Airport and escorted them to the U...

SLAF Taekwondo Teams emerged champions in both Men’s and Women’s categories bagging 9 Gold, 4 Silver and 4 Bronze medals at the National Taekwondo Championship 2017 concluded on 22 December 2017 at Sport Hostel Complex Gymnasium, Colombo.LAC Jayasantha HMTH of the SLAF was awarded the Best Male Player (Fin Weight Category) of the tournament.Minister of Sports, Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekar...

Sri Lanka Air Force Women's Volleyball Team emerged the Women's Champions at the 31st National Youth Services Council (NYSC) - Rupavahini Volleyball Championship held at the NYSC Maharagama on the 16th of December 2017. Further, SLAF Men's team became the 2nd Runner up at the tournament.In the women's final SLAF beat SL Navy 3-0 (27-25, 25-23 and 34-32). The best player award was won by ...

Sri Lanka Air Force Base Katunayake emerged men's and women's champions while SLAF TTS Ekala became men's and women's runners up in the Inter Unit Elle Championships 2017 concluded on 05th of December 2017 at the SLAF Base Katunayake.Base Commander SLAF Base Katunayake Air Vice Marshal MDAP Payoe graced the occasion as the chief guest. Chairman SLAF Elle Air Commodore RHKP Ranasinghe, Of...

Sri Lanka Air Force Station Colombo emerged as the Inter Unit Table Tennis Champions for 2017 defeating SLAF Base Rathmalana at AF Health Management Centre (HMC), Colombo on 30 November 2017.The Commander of the Air Force Air Marshal Kapila Jayampathy graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. The Deputy Chief of Staff of the SLAF Air Vice Marshal Mohan De Zoysa, Members of the ...

SLAF Base Ratmalana won the Inter Unit Squash Championship 2017 beating SLAF Academy China Bay at the Air Force Health Management Centre (HMC), Colombo on 29 November 2017.The Champion SLAF Base Ratmalana team consisted of Warrant Officer WMRP Fernando, Flight Sergeant Kumara ACCP, Sergeant Chandana RPM, Corporal Tharaka KK, LAC Wimalarathana MGPD, LAC Jayasooriya JRASM, Mr. SW kumar...

SLAF Taekwondo Team participated at the 3rd Korean Ambassadors  Kukkiwon Cup Taekwondo Championship 2017 at Sport Hostel Complex Gymnasium, Colombo 07 on 11, 12, 13 & 14 Nov 17 and final matches on 25 Nov 2017 at Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium.SLAF team secured overall championship along with men's and women's championships with 4 Gold, 2 Silver Medals. The Korean Ambassador of Sri ...

The Women’s Wrestling team of Sri Lanka Air Force won the Championship at the Sri Lanka Novices National Wrestling Championship held at Torrington Indoor Stadium from the 17th to 19th of November 2017 with two Gold Medals and three Silver Medals whilst AC Perera CNM was adjudged as the Best Technical Wrestler. Further, the Men Wrestlers bagged one Gold Medal and one Bronze Medal. ...

The Sri Lanka Air Force and Eagles’ Golf Links at China Bay hosted the 11th World Military Golf Championship 2017 for the first time. The opening ceremony commenced with the arrival of Chief of Defence Staff Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne who graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. The Commander of the Sri Lanka Army Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, the Chief of Staff of the Sri L...

The Regiment Wing at SLAF Base Katunayake and SLAF Trade Training School (TTS) Ekala emerged Men’s and Women’s Champions respectively at the Inter Unit Wushu Championship 2017 which was concluded on the 08th of November 2017 at the Indoor Stadium of SLAF Base Katunayake. SLAF TTS Ekala became Men's Runners Up whilst SLAF Station Colombo became Women's Runner Up at the Championship.Di...

Sri Lanka Air Force Academy China Bay won the overall championship at the fifth Inter Unit golf tournament held at the Eagle’s Golf Links China Bay on 18th October 2017. The opening ceremony was conducted in the presence of the Commander of the Air Force, targeting the forthcoming 11th World Military Golf Championship which is scheduled to be held from 12th November 2017 to 19th Novemb...

SLAF Motor Racing team participated in the Motor Car and Motor Cycle events at Rotherham Circuit Meet 2017 which was concluded at SLAF Katukurunda track on the 15th October 2017. SLAF racing driver  F/Sgt Ramanayake ARA and racing riders  Cpl Senarathne PWGDRK, Cpl Lakmal JDC and LAC Peiris HYM participated the motor car and motor cycle racing events. LAC Peiris HTM won the sec...

Sri Lanka Air Force Regiment Training School Vanni became men's champions while Sri Lanka Air Force Base Anuradhapura became women's champions in the Inter Unit Billiards and Snooker Championship 2017 at the Indoor Stadium,SLAF Base Katunayake on 06 October 2017.Sri Lanka Air Force Base Anuradhapura  men's team and SLAF Station BIA women's team became runners up at the tournament.Ba...

SLAF Station Colombo and  Combat Training School (CTS) Diyatalawa emerged men's and women's champions at the Inter Unit Athletic Championship 2017, which was held on 03 October 2017 at SLAF Base, Katunayake.SLAF Combat Training School (CTS) Diyatalawa and SLAF Station Colombo became men's and women's runner up at the championship.Leading Aircraftman  Jayaratne KPVC of the SLAF ...