SLAF Base Katunayake Regiment Wing won the Men’s Championship and SLAF Base Anuradhapura became Women’s Champions at the Inter Unit Cycling Championship 2017, which concluded yesterday evening at SLAF Station Katukurunda.SLAF Station Colombo and SLAF Academy China Bay became the Runners-up in the men’s and women’s categories respectively. Director Ground Operations of SLAF Air Vi...

SLAF men’s Basketball team, the reigning National and Defence Services Basketball Champions, left the Island for Bangladesh to take part in a series of matches with the BAF counterparts inline with the BAF/ SLAF Sport Exchange programme. Cpl Dadangoda R, who is also a former vice Captain of the National Basketball Team, leads the team while the head of the delegation is Wg Cdr WAPH Per...

The SLAF Sports Medicine Unit in collaboration with the Air Force Sports Council conducted a workshop on Anti Doping Awareness for SLAF sports coaches at the AFHQ. Dr. Seevali Jayawickrama, the Director General of Sri Lanka Anti-Doping Agency conducted the workshop and enlightened the importance of a doping free sports environment.Under the guidance of the President, Air Force Sports Cou...

Sri Lanka Air Force Weightlifters who represented Sri Lanka as part of the National Team at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship - 2017 returned to the Island morning hours on 10 September 2017  to a rousing welcome at the Bandaranayake International Airport, Katunayake. The Championship was held from 03rd to 09th September 2017  in Gold Coast, Australia.SLAF Woman Weigh...

SLAF Women’s Cricket Team emerged Runner-up at the ‘Queens XI’ Women’s Cricket Tournament held in India. Eight Teams took part at this Tournament and following Special Awards were won by the SLAF Women’s Cricketers. Player of the Series:                     VAW/01543 LAC Abeywickrama PSLStar Performer of the ...

Tech Formation at SLAF Base Ratmalana emerged the champions while SLAF Station Colombo became runners up at the Inter Unit Bodybuilding Championship 2017 which was concluded at the Trade Training School Ekala on 04 September 2017.Director Aeronautical Engineering Air Commodore MD Ratnayake graced the occasion as the chief guest. Chairman SLAF Bodybuilding  Group Captain SN Fernandop...

Sri Lanka Air Force Station Colombo won the championship while SLAF Trade Training School (TTS) Ekala became runners up, at the Inter unit Tennis Tournament 2017 which was concluded at the TTS Ekala Air Force Tennis Grounds on 30 August 2017.Director Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Air Vice Marshal JP Wanigatunge graced the occasion as the chief guest. Chairman SLAF Table T...

Sri Lanka Air Force Women’s Cricket team will undertake a historical sports tour to India to take part at the “Queens XI League Cricket Tournament” from 31 August to 2 September 2017.This is the first occasion where the SLAF Women’s Cricket team is taking part in an international cricket tournament.The team is led by LAC Polgampola PRCSK while Sqn Ldr Gayathri Ekanayake will ...

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...