The SLAF Karate players left the country last night (15 September 2015) to participate in the 8th Commonwealth Karate Do Championship in New Delhi, India to represent Sri Lanka at the meet.The Championship is scheduled to be held from 16th to 23th September 2015. Air Force  Players. 018987              CPL&nbs...

Sri Lanka Air Force Trade Training School Ekala won the Inter Unit Netball Championship 2015 beating SLAF Academy China Bay by 27-19 in the finals concluded at Rifle Green Grounds SLAF Station Colombo amidst a large gathering today(15 Sep 15). SLAF TTS Ekala player Cpl Nandasiri was adjudged the best Shooter while Lady Officer Cadet Anthony KSB   and Lady Officer Cadet Liyanage...

SLAF Cycling coach Corporal Silva HAP and women cyclist Leading Aircraft women Dilrukshi AMD from the Sri Lanka Air Force Cycling pool were selected to visit Korea to attend the 3rd Coaching camp at the World Cycling Centre in Korea which is scheduled to be held from 13th September to 13th October 2015. ...

The SLAF Soccer team beat SL Army SC by 2-1 in its Dialog Champion league match on 12 September 2015 at the Sugathadasa Stadium .Nipuna Bandara and Kavindu Ishan from the SLAF managed to score the much awaited goals in the first half, which subsequently became the 2 goals scored till the end of the encounter. ...

Sri Lanka Air Force athlete Leading Air Craftman  Ishara Sandaruwan, who set a Sri Lankan record winning  4th place in the pole-vault  at the Thailand open Track and Field Championship 2015, returned home last evening.  Leading Air Craft Man Suminda Ranasinghe won a Gold medal for javelin event at the same Championship.LAC Sadaruwan sat a Sri Lankan record in his pole...

Sri Lanka Air Force Station Colombo & TTS Ekala became Men’s joint champions and Sri Lanka Air Force Base Ratmalana emerged Women’s champions at the Inter Unit Karate Championship concluded on 1 September 2015 at the AFHMC, Thummulla.SLAF Base Katunayake became Men's runners up and Sri Lanka Air Force Station Colombo became women's runners up at the Championship.The C...

SLAF cyclist Corporal Buddika Warnakulasooriya secured the 3rd place at the National Sports Festival Cycle Race which was concluded at Bulathsinghla last week.SLAF women cyclists also secured all 1st, 2nd  and 3rd places at the women’s race concluded at the same venue as follows.1st place – LAC Priyadarshani PS2nd Place –LAC Perera TN3rd Place – LAC Dilrukshi A...

Sri Lanka Air Force Station Colombo (Men’s) and Sri Lanka Air Force Base Ratmalana (Women’s) emerged champions in the Inter Unit Athletics Championship 2015, which was held on 20th and 21st August  2015 at SLAF Base Katunayake. Pilot Officer Koswatte DNML  was awarded the Lakshman De Alwis Challenge Trophy for  the Best Male Athlete whilst  LAC ...

The SLAF Soccerites playing Saunders SC in the Dialog Champions League Soccer tournament settled for a nil all draw this evening (15 August 2015) at Sri Lanka Air Force Base Katunayake. The teams were well matched and played well from the kick off the game, and the scores remained nil all till the whistle blow off denoting the end of the match....

A thrilling encounter between SLAF Base Ratmalana and SLAF Station Colombo terminated the Inter Unit Rugby Championship of the Sri Lanka Air Force after a tough series of intense competition in which 15 teams from different SLAF Bases and Stations scattered around the Island rubbed their shoulders for supremacy. The long fight ended with the crowning of SLAF Station Colombo as the Inter ...

SLAF cyclist Jeevan Jayasinghe won the men's elite race at the Inter club Cycling Carnival held near the Viharamahadevi Park on 02 Aug 15.Jeevan Jayasinghe clocked 55 minutes and 5 seconds for the race while winning two of the three sprints to collect 12 points.  Airwomen Niroshini Perera and Dinesha Dilrukshi were placed 2nd and 3rd at the women’s elite race with 7 poin...

Sri Lanka Air Force's athlete  Manjula Kumara emerged best athlete at the 93rd National Athletic Championship concluded at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium Diyagama yesterday(26 July 2015).SLAF athletes bagged 10 Gold, 06 Silver, 12 Bronze medals.  Notable among them was sprinter Nimali Liyanaarachchi who clinched the Women's 800 meter title finishing the event in 2:...

SLAF Rowing & Kayaking team emerged Champions at the inaugural Bolgoda Endurance Challenge Rowing & Kayaking Regatta winning 4 Gold, 3 Silver & 2 Bronze medals at Bolgoda Lake on 25 July to 26 July 15.The races were rowed over a distance of 10 kms in the coxed eights, 6 kms in the single sculls and 5 kms in K1 kayaks. This is the first time that races were rowed in coxed eigh...

The Sri Lanka Air Force Karate players became the overall Champions at the National Karate Championship which was conducted at The Sri Lanka Foundation on 25 July 2015.The SLAF players displayed their talents by winning the Championship and bagging 7 Gold medals, 6 Silver medals and 6 Bronze medals. Male Kumite    Under 55Kg1st Place :018320    CPL  &nb...

SLAF Station Morawewa won the Men’s Championship and SLAF TTS Ekala became Women’s Champions, whilst SLAF Base Vauniya and SLAF Station Colombo became the Runners-up in men’s and women’s categories respectively at the ‘Inter Unit Cycling Championship 2015 which concluded today (24 July 2015) at SLAF Station Katukurunda.Director Aeronautical Engineering Air Vice Marshal Ajantha ...

Sri Lanka Air Force Station Colombo emerged overall champions whilst SLAF Combat Training School Diyathalawa became runner up in the Annual Road race-2015, which was organized by the Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Council this morning (18 July 2015).Over 500 participants inclusive of Officers, Airmen and Women from various age groups representing the Air Force Academy and all Bases...

Sri Lanka Air Force TTS Ekala became the Inter Unit Table Tennis Champions 2015 defeating SLAF Station Colombo at SLAF Base Katunayake Sports Complex on 17 July 2015.Director General Engineering of SLAF Air Commodore AH Wijesiri graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. Chairman SLAF Table Tennis Air Commodore KL Ranathunga, Officers, Other Ranks were also present at the occasion...

The Press Conference of the Sigiriya Rally Cross 2015 was held this evening (15 July 2015) at the Air Force Headquarters Auditorium, to launch the publicity campaign for the event that is scheduled to be held on 2nd August 2015.The Sigiriya Rally Cross organized by the Sri Lanka Air Force and Sri Lanka Auto sports Drivers Association will be held at the SLAF Racing Track in S...

The Sri Lanka Air Force women’s cricket team won the finals of the Division II Tournament beating Sri Lanka Navy on 13 July 2015 at the Mercantile Cricket Association Grounds, Colombo 7.The Airwomen who batted first put up a score of 169 runs for eight wickets in 40 overs. LAC Anushka Sanjeewani scored 53 runs and LAC Shakila Kumari  scored 37 runs.Excelling not only i...

The Commander of the Air Force Air Marshal Gagan Bulathsinghala  promoted AW/3029 Leading Aircraftwoman Nimali Liyanaarachchi, leading SLAF athlete to the rank of Corporal with effect   from 14 July 2015, in recognition of her medal winning performance at the recently concluded 21st Asian Athletic C'ship and Asian Grand Prix in Thailand. Further, a cash award w...

The first-ever Korean Ambassador’s Kukkiwon Cup Taekwondo championship was held on 26 & 27th June at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium. The Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, HE Won-sam Chang graced the occasion as the Chief Guest.  The Air Force team performed well in the sparring event and won one Gold medal and one Silver Medal.  VAW 01813 Lac Disanayake DMNP won Gold i...