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12:34pm on Thursday 6th April 2023
The 12th Defence Services Triathlon Championship 2023 was held on 04 April 2023 at the SL Navy - Walagamba, Thiriyaya camp premises. The awards ceremony was held at the same venue. Commander of the Eastern Naval Area, Rear Admiral HGUD Kumara, graced the occasion as the chief guest.The championship featured three events, namely swimming (750 m), cycling (20 km), and finally running (5 km...
10:08am on Monday 3rd April 2023
Sri Lanka Air Force Golfers won the Defence Services Games Golf Tournament held at the Eagles’ Golf Links in picturesque China Bay, Trincomalee today (03 April 2023). This year’s Defence Services Golf Tournament was hosted by the Sri Lanka Navy and was concluded during the evening. The Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana graced the tournament as the...
9:05pm on Friday 24th March 2023
The Inter-Unit Tug of War Championship 2023 was held 23 and 24 March 2023, at SLAF Base Katunayake. The awarding ceremony took place at the Hospital Sports Ground in Katunayake today (24 March 2023) with the gracious presence of Director General Welfare, Air Commodore OANS Fernando, as the Chief Guest.The Men’s Championship was clinched by SLAF Station Colombo, while the Women’s Cham...
3:17pm on Monday 20th March 2023
The 12th Defence Services Motor Racing Championship 2023 was held on 17 March 2023 at the SL Navy Motor Cross Track - Welisara. The finals and award ceremony were held at the same venue. The Director General of Ground Operation, Air Vice Marshal Waruna Gunawardhana, graced the occasion as the chief guest.The championship consisted of five events and eighteen riders from Tri Forces partic...
9:07pm on Thursday 16th March 2023
The Defence Services Games Taekwondo Championship 2023 was held at the Indoor Gymnasium of the SL Army Camp Panagoda from 14 to 16 March 2023. Major General Channa Warnasooriya graced the event as the Chief Guest. SLAF Women’s Taekwondo Team claimed the Championship whilst the Men’s Team secured the runners-up. SLAF team bagged eight Gold,  six Silver and eight  Bronze meda...
10:31pm on Saturday 4th March 2023
" Guwan Hamuda Papedi Sawariya 2023" was held for the 24th consecutive time, coinciding with the 72nd Anniversary of the Sri Lanka Air Force. The Men’s race was held on the 02nd, 03rd and 04th of March 2023 in 3 stages. Cyclists from all around the country as well as from abroad participated in this race, covering a total distance of 395.4km. Chandana Dayanandana of the Sri Lanka Army ...
8:40pm on Saturday 4th March 2023
The final and third stage concluded, which is the three-day strive of the Men’s race, at the historic city Anuradhapura today (04 March 2023).  Today’s journey from Polonnaruwa to Anuradhapura covered a distance of 132 km. Pasindu Thisera from the Sri Lanka Army secured the 1st in the third leg, and Prabash Madushanka from the Sri Lanka Navy and Nipun Sonal from the Sri Lanka Po...
4:54pm on Friday 3rd March 2023
The First leg of the 24th Guwan Hamuda Papedi Sawariya ended at Kandy yesterday (02 March 2023) having covered a distance of 116.7km. Sri Lanka Army Cyclist, Chandana Dayanandana won the 1st leg of the race while Awishka Madonza again from Sri Lanka Army and Suranga Ranaweera of Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council finished as second and third places respectively.The second day of th...
4:12pm on Thursday 2nd March 2023
The Guwan Hamuda Papedi Sawariya 2023, the 24th edition of the race, was flagged off this morning (02 March 2023) in front of Air Force Headquarters by the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana. This year’s race, which commenced today, is conducted in line with the 72nd anniversary.The Men's race that commenced this morning, in which over one hundred and fifty ma...
4:19pm on Monday 27th February 2023
The second episode of a motivational drive for SLAF sportsmen and women in the sports disciplines of Netball, Handball, Rowing, Kayaking, Triatholon, Beach Volleyball and Tennis was organized under the guidance of the Chairman Defence Services Sports Board and Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana today (27 February 2023) at the Main Auditorium, SLAF Trade Training...
12:59pm on Saturday 25th February 2023
The Boxing Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) organized and conducted the 95th National Boxing Championship 2022 for both men and women from 20 February to 24 February 2023 at the Royal MAS Arena, Colombo 7. The championship featured more than 150 contestants from 25 reputable sports clubs, including the Tri Forces and the Police, competing in various weight categories.  SLAF Women’s...
2:35pm on Wednesday 22nd February 2023
The press briefing on the “ Guwan Hamuda Papedi Sawariya 2023” was held today (22 February 2023) at the Air Force Headquarters. This year’s race will be conducted for the 24th consecutive time in concurrence with 72nd Anniversary of the Sri Lanka Air Force. Over one hundred male and over thirty female Sri Lankan ranking/other cyclists are expected to compete in this race. Guwan Ham...
3:57pm on Monday 20th February 2023
The 74th National Wrestling Championship 2023 was held at Indoor Sport Stadium Torrington Colombo on 18 and 19 February 23.  The SLAF Women Wrestlers emerged as Champions for the consecutive 6th occasion winning five Gold, five Silver and three Bronze medals. The SLAF Men’s team also secured the second runner up winning three Gold, three Silver and four Bronze medals. The SLAF Wom...
12:10pm on Monday 20th February 2023
Leading Aircraftman Nuwan Perera’s outstanding personal performance has added more value to the Air Force men’s rugby team’s achievement of the Plate Champions of the Nippon Paints Inter Club Rugby League 2022/23. The team scored a total of 261 points, out of which 115 points were scored individually by Nuwan Perera. His tally includes 02 tries, 24 conversions, 18 penalties, and 01...
2:00pm on Saturday 18th February 2023
The International Military Sports Council (CISM) Day Run, which was organized by the Sri Lanka Air Force this time under the guidance of President Defence Services Sports Board and Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana was flagged off this morning (18 February 2022) at the Riffle Green Ground, Colombo by the Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, General Kamal Gunar...
1:59pm on Saturday 18th February 2023
The Defence Services Games Squash Championship was concluded yesterday (17 February 2023) at SLAF Squash Complex, Ratmalana. The final session and awards ceremony were also held at the same venue.Sri Lanka Air Force Men’s Team secured the Overall Championship by defeating Sri Lanka Navy 5-0 and Sri Lanka Army 4-1. During the presentation of special awards, Group Captain DL Hewawitharan...
7:54am on Saturday 18th February 2023
Air Force Men’s Rugby Team secured the Plate Championship of the Nippon Paints Rugby League 2022/2023 against Police SC yesterday (17 February 2023) at Police Park Grounds Colombo. At the final whistle the Airmen closed the game 11 points to 05 against the hosts. The 11 points by the Airmen were divided amongst Rumesh Ramdas with one try and Nuwan Perera sealed the game with two penalt...
4:25pm on Friday 17th February 2023
The action-packed 4th CISM World Military Beach Volleyball Championship 2023 concluded today (17 February 2023) with unforgettable memories for fans across the coastal city of Negombo. A total of 90 games were played over a span of five days, with a number of fans gathering at Negombo Beach on the final day to witness the thrilling sporting action. The Grand finals and the Awards Ceremon...
4:48pm on Thursday 16th February 2023
The grand finals of the 4th CISM World Military Beach Volleyball Championship - 2023 are set to take place on the beach in front of the Goldi Sand Hotel tomorrow (17 February 2023) from 1000hrs onwards. France's 1st team and 1st, 2nd and 3rd teams from Sri Lanka vied in the semifinal matches in the Women's division held today (16 February 2023), while in the Men's division, Germany's 1st...
3:07pm on Tuesday 14th February 2023
The Sri Lanka Air Force Netball Team emerged 1st Runner Up at the Dialog National Netball Championship 2022 after a tough game with Hatton National Bank, scoring 28-45. The Air Force team qualified for the finals after beating the SL Army in the semi-finals.The Championship was held from 11 to 13 February 2023 at the Torrington Grounds....
8:26pm on Monday 13th February 2023
The preliminary round matches of the 4th (CISM) world military beach volleyball championship 2023 was started off today (13 February 2023) at Negombo Beach.Sportswomen representing the countries of France, Germany, Netherlands, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Colombia and Sri Lanka participated in the first round matches.Each competition has an international technical jury comprised of members of pa...
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