SLAF Volleyball Division II team emerged Champs in Munchee Division II National Championship 2010 yesterday (28 February 2010) which is the next best tournament, after the National Super League Tournament.Sri Lanka Army competed with the SLAF under lights at the Seeduwa ‘Davi Samara School grounds’. After a thrilling encounter the SLAF defeated Army by 17-25, 25-23, 23-25, 25-14 &...

SLAF Body Builders bagged 04 Golds, 01 Silver and 03 Bronze medals to become the overall Champions on 26th February 2010 at the 50th Sri Lankan Novices Body Building meet.The meet was held on 25th and 26th February at YMCA Fort and Bishop College respectively. Sri Lanka Air Force were able to secure 1st place beating all  179 participants from 47 clubs.  SLAF medalists are as...

SLAF Station Colombo emerged champs in the Inter Unit Soccer Tournament on 26th February 2010 at SLAF Base Katunayake.In the finals SLAF Station Colombo team beat the SLAF Base Katunayake Ground Defence Section team in a penalty shoots out by 3-1 goals. Acting Director Administration and Director Welfare Air Vice Marshal Rohitha Ranasinghe graced the occasion as the Chief Guest....

The SLAF men’s volleyball team continuing the winning streak defeated the Sri Lanka Army 3 sets to 1 today in the super six stage of the National Super League Volleyball Tournament.Playing at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, the SLAF Volleyball team beat the Army team with the scores of 17-25, 25-22, 28-26, 25-23.The Airmen at the moment remain undefeated winning all 3 matches pla...

Sri Lanka Air Force men’s volleyball team won their 2nd match in the super six stage by defeating the combined team of Youth Services by 25 – 18, 25 – 15 and 25 – 21With this comfortable win SLAF moves to the top of the Super Six Stage points table in the National Super League Volleyball Tournament 2010....

Sri Lanka Air Force Men’s Volley Ball team continue their winning streak by defeating strong Railway department Team today (25) at Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in National Super League Tournament 2010. At the beginning the Railway team dominated the game by winning the first 02 sets by 27-25 and 25-23. But the airmen fought back with superb effort grabbing the victory from the Railway De...

Airwoman Deepani MAR departed  for Hong Kong today (25th Feb) to take part in the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2010 which is considered as the Second biggest marathon event in Asian region. Airwoman Deepani will compete on 28th February 2010 and incidentally she is the only women participant from Sri Lanka along with a single male competitor....

Sri Lanka Air Force men’s Volleyball team beat the police volleyball team by 25/18, 25/17 to qualify to the Super Six, this morning (24) at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium.The top 12 volley ball teams in the island will compete to become thechampions of the National Super League Tournament 2010 from 24thFebruary to 02nd March 2010 at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium....

Seven members of the SLAF will depart to India under the National flag to compete in a Judo tournament and participate in a training camp.Tomorrow (20 Feb 2010) the National team will leave the country to compete in the Rajiv Ghandhi International Judo Championship 2010 from 21st to 24th of this month. Soon after that they will be directed to participate in a 04 day training camp, which ...

Airmen Suresh Pattarachchi qualified to compete in the Common Wealth Boxing meet in India under the 56kg category after defeating Samatanayake of Slimline by 7-4 points.Six Airmen were selected for the selection test which was conducted at the Royal College Indoor Stadium on 16, 17, & 18 February.Sri Lankan Boxers are ready to compete in 7 weight categories at the Common Wealth Games...

Three Airmen have helped to maintain the SLAF ensign at the dizzying heights it has been fluttering in since of late, in the National sporting arena. Leading Aircraftsmen Raheem, right half, Lankeshwara Bandara, centre defence, and Shanmugarajah Sanjeewa, centre forward are an integral part of the Sri Lanka Soccer team that is playing in the "AFC Challenge Cup" from 14th to 27th at the S...

SLAF sportsmen and women were at the helm of many Sri Lankan victories at the 11th SAF Games concluded in Dhaka. Forty two SLAF personnel being a part of the Sri Lanka contingent was incidentally a record for SLAF participation in a National contingent.Airwomen Chandrika Subashini Rasanayake was outstanding with two golds in the 200m and 400 m sprints on the track, whilst Premila Pr...

Air women Corporal Pradeepika and Corporal Ramani contributed to win silver medal at the 50 M air shooting while air women Corporal Wijerathna member of 25 M air pistol team which won another silver medal.  Captain of the Sri Lanka Volleyball team Corporal Tharnka Abeykoon and the “setter” of the team Corporal Nalin Sampath contributed immensely to win the Bronze medals at the m...

The SLAF Weight Lifters and Judokas who performed excellently, representing Sri Lanka at the ongoing 11th SAF Games returned to the island last afternoon (04 February 2010). On their arrival at the Bandaranayaka International Airport they were warmly received Members of executive sports council Group Captain Harsha Fernando , Group captain Roshan Biyanwila , Group Captain Prasanna  ...

Three more silver medals were won by SLAF athletes at the end of events last evening (02 February 2010) at the ongoing 2010 SAF Games held in Dhakar, Bangladesh. Airman Sampath Manjula Wijeratna also the national champ in the over 105 Kg weight lifting category secured 2nd place whilst wining a silver medal 11th SAF games. He lifted a total of 298 Kgs in this event.Competing in the Judo ...

SLAF Sportsmen secured two more medals for Sri Lanka in the weight lifting events at the ongoing 2010 SAF Games held in Dhakar, Bangladesh.Participating in the weight lifiting event, Lac Samarasekara RMRR secured the 2nd place and the the silver medal for the under 85kg weight lifting class.Airman Ransilu Jayathilaka competing in the under 94kg weight lifting class secured 3rd place...

Airman Kamal Bandara of the Sri Lanka Air Force won the gold medal in the under 56Kg weight lifting event at the 11th SAF Games held in Dhakar, Bangladesh.  It is the first gold medal secured by Sri Lanka at the games. Sri Lanka Air Force congratulates him on his accomplishment....

Defence Services Netball champion, Sri Lanka Air Force Netball team departed this morning (27 Jan 10) for a Sri Lanka Malaysia friendship games Netball series in Malaysia.Sri Lanka Air Force netball team will play against "Feaolan Sukun Bandar Sports School at Fenawar" from 27th January to 31st January 2010.     Air Commodore AD Gamachari      &nbs...

SLAF judokas bagged the only 03 gold medals which were won by the Sri Lankan judo team that competed at the Commonwealth Judo Championship, which concluded on Sunday in Singapore. Squadron Leader Manjula Weerasinghe succeeded in winning two gold medals in the open event and the under 73 Kg weight category whilst Airman Senarath managed to win the gold medal in the under 66 Kg catego...

Squadron Leader Samantha Weerasekara was appointed as Deputy Chef de mission for the Sri Lanka contingent for the forthcoming South Asian Games in  Dakha during 29th Januarary 2010 to 9th February 2010. This appointment was made by the Ministry of sports and the National Olympic committee (NOC) of Sri Lanka. He has a similar exposure in this field when he was appointed as the A...

The No.26 Regiment wing from SLAF Base Katunayake emerged champs of the Inter Unit Wresting Championship which was concluded last evening (22nd December, 2009) at the Katunayake Air Base sports complex. Over 166 wrestlers competing under nine weight categories represented all SLAF establishments for this event. The Champs of the event managed to score 19 points whilst the runners up – ...