Directorate of Sports


The Directorate of Sports is responsible for the effective function of the sports & recreationactivities and the administration of all Physical Training Instructors (PTIs) of the SLAF.

The Directorate of Sports acts in close liaison with the Air Force Sports Council in organizing Inter Unit Sports Tournaments and supports the SLAF Sports teams as and when required.

Composition of the Directorate of Sports

- Command Sports Officer
- Assistant Command Sports Officer
- Command Physical Training Instructor (Command PTI)

Director of Sports
Command PTI



Brief History of the Directorate of Sports

The Command Sports Unit was established as a separate Unit on 1st January 2005 and it is administered by the Command Sports Officer and assisted by the Assistant Command Sports Officer and the Command Physical Training Instructor (Command PTI).

 

Past Command Sports Officers  
Air Commodore BAN Mendis - 01 January 2005 -16 July 2007
Group Captain OFHV Fernando -16 July 2007 -01 January 2011
Air Commodore OFHV Fernando - 01 January 2011 -09 November 2011
Air Commodore NHV Gunarathne - 09 November 2011 -17 January 2012
Air Commodore KFR Fernando - 17 January 2012 -12 March 2012
Wing Commander RGC Deepthi - 12 March 2012 -26 April 2012
Group Captain RGCD Ravihansa - 27 March 2012 -31 January 2014
Wing Commander KKSC Jayathilake - 01 February 2014 -31 January 2015
Air Commodore WLRP Rodrigo - 01 February 2015 -10 January 2017
Group Captain IK Weeraratne - 11 January 2017 -31 January 2017
Air Commodore IK Weeraratne - 01 February 2017 -25 August 2017
     
Director Sports  
Air Commodore IK Weeraratne - 26 August 2017 -09 January 2020
Group Captain SN Fernandopulle - 09 January 2020 - 02 March 2020
Air Commodore SN Fernandopulle - 02 March 2020  
     
     
Past Command PTIs  
Sergeant Labroy DG 1961 - 1966  
Corporal Aluvihare M 1966 - 1968  
Flight Sergeant Labroy DG 1968 – 1969  
Sergeant Paul RD 1969 – 1974  
Sergeant Ebert SJA 1975 – 1980  
Sergeant Pinto Jayawardane 1980 – 1984  
Flight Sergeant Pinto Jayawardane 1984 – 1986  
Flight Sergeant De Silva TG 1987 – 1988  
WO TG De Silva 1988 – 1999  
WO DN Thajudeen 1999 – 2007  
WO KA Chandrasiri 2007 – 2008  
WO MMA Munasinghe 2008 – 2009  
MWO MMA Munasinghe 2009 – 2012  
WO MKK Munasinghe 2012 – 2013  
MWO MKK Munasinghe 2013 – 2014  
WO WR Naidahewa 2014 – 2015  
MWO WR Naidahewa 2015 – 2016  
WO TN Vidanage 2016  
MWO TN Vidanage 2016 -2017
WO K GJ Saman Kumara 2017 - 2018
MWO WMRP Fernando 2018 - 2019
MWO TANI Darmasiri 2019 - 2021
MWO RTO Dissanayake 2021







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