In a gesture of camaraderie and sporting spirit, a twelve-member Defence Service Delegation has participated in the highly anticipated 14th CISM World Military Golf Championship 2023. The championship is scheduled to take place from 01 to 08 October 2023, in the picturesque city of San Diego, California, USA. The event has the potential to be a thrilling platform for military golfing tal...

Air Vice Marshal Udula Wijesinghe, the Director General Construction Engineering in the SLAF, performed the excellence in his golfing prowess in the South West Monsoon Meet-2023, hosted at the Royal Colombo Golf Club course. In recognition of his outstanding skills on the greens, Air Vice Marshal Udula Wijesinghe was conferred with the Calcutta Medal, during the tournament. The Calcutta ...

SLAF Motor Racing team participated in the Motor Cross event "Lake Cross 2023" conducted at Nuwara Eliya Motor Racing Track organised by NEM Racing Club on 26 August 2023. SLAF racing riders Flight Sergeant Lakmal JDC, Sergeant Dissanayake KMJ, Corporal Rathnayake NSR and Leading Aircraftman Madumal AAV participated in the motor cross racing events. The president of NEM club Nuwara eliya...

The Sri Lankan Defence Services Rugby team has departed the country to participate in the No. 1st CISM Military Rugby-7 Challenge which is scheduled to be held from 22 August 2023 to 27 August 2023 in Moscow, Russia. This Championship will be contested by leading countries such as Russia, South Africa, Belarus and Bangladesh.The Commander of the Air Force and President Defence Services S...

Renowned Tennis player, Aircraftman Ashen Silva, the veteran of the SLAF Tennis pool clinched the popular men’s Open singles title at the esteemed 109th  National Tennis championship. Ashen, lived up to expectation as the top seed and came from behind with a fine performance to beat the third seed Chathurya Nelaweera in the men’s single final after a thrilling four-setter.AC Sil...

The 101st National Athletic Championships 20223 were held 28 July 2023 to 30 July 2023 at Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo. The SLAF athlete Aircraftman Kumara UDYW secured the NM Vasagama Challenge Trophy as the Best Jumper of the Championship, which marked a significant victory in the SLAF Athletics. The SLAF Male and Female Athletes showcased their performances and bagged seven Gold, si...

The 02nd Inter Unit Triathlon Championship - 2023 was held yesterday (30 July 2023) at SLAF Academy China Bay, which was organized by the Sir Lanka Air Force Aquatic Sports Pool. The SLAF Academy China Bay Men’s and Women’s Triathlon teams were able to smoothly sail through events against other competitors in the tournament. SLAF Base Ratmalana emerged as runner-up in the Men's Triat...

The SLAF Women’s Cricket Team secured the Championship for the second consecutive time in the Defence Services Cricket Women’s Tournament concluded yesterday (28 July 2023) after a toe-to-toe effort of 181 runs by 04 wickets against Army Sports Club at the SLAF Cricket Ground, Katunayake.Army Sports Club won the toss and batted first, scoring 179 runs for 09 wickets in 50 overs, incl...

The finals of Inter Unit Netball Championship 2023 were held yesterday (20 July 2023) at SLAF Health Management Center, Colombo. The Chairperson of SLAF Seva Vanitha Unit, Mrs. Enoka Rajapaksa graced the finals and Awarding Ceremony as the Chief Guest. Chairperson SLAF Netball, Air Commodore Sureka Dias, Base Commander SLAF Base Ratmalana, Air Commodore Amal Perera, Commanding Officer SL...

The 25th Asian Athletic Championship 2023 was held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 12th July to 16th July 2023. Aircraftwoman Fernando MANH, representing Sri Lanka, participated in the 4X400m relay and anchored the team to win Silver medals, setting a new Sri Lankan record....