Sports News
10:12pm on Thursday 5th December 2024
The Jaffna District Chess Association successfully organized a five-day International Chess Tournament from 30 November to 04 December 2024. The event attracted nearly 1,000 players competing across rated and non-rated categories. The SLAF Chess Team, comprising five skilled players, delivered an outstanding performance and secured the position of 1st Runners-up in the Government/Mercant...
11:44pm on Wednesday 4th December 2024
The Sri Lanka Air Force Academy China Bay emerged as the overall champions at the Seventh Inter-Unit Golf Tournament, held on 3rd and 4th December 2024 at the prestigious Eagles’ Heritage Golf Course in Anuradhapura.The awards ceremony was graced by the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Udeni Rajapaksa and attended by the Chief of Staff, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Wickremaratne, De...
11:22am on Friday 29th November 2024
The 52nd Inter Unit Swimming Championship and the 21st Water Polo Championship 2024, organized by the Sri Lanka Air Force Aquatic Sports Pool, were successfully held from 25 to 28 November 2024 at the Aquatic Sports Complex, SLAF Base Ratmalana. The awards ceremony was graced by the presence of the Director General Planning, Air Vice Marshal Bandu Edirisinghe, as the Chief Guest.In the S...
7:20pm on Thursday 28th November 2024
The Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Udeni Rajapaksa in his capacity as the President of the Air Force Sports Council (AFSC), graced a special felicitation ceremony held this morning (28 November 2024), at Air Force Headquarters. The ceremony honoured sportsmen and women of the SLAF who exceled in various disciplines including Taekwondo, Cricket, Kayaking, Weightlifting, Wushu, Bo...
2:37pm on Saturday 23rd November 2024
The 13th Defence Services Wrestling Championship 2024/25 was conducted at the Sri Lanka Navy Gymnasium in Welisara from 20 to 22 November 2024. The SLAF Women’s Wrestling Team claimed the title of Defence Services Wrestling Champions 2024 for the fifth consecutive year, showcasing an exceptional performance with a medal haul of seven Gold, three Silver and four Bronze medals.The SLAF M...
7:10pm on Wednesday 20th November 2024
The 3rd edition of Eagle’s Cup Handball Tournament was held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo from 17 to 20 November 2024. The finals and awards ceremony, held today (20 November 2024), was graced by the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Udeni Rajapaksa, as the Chief Guest. This highly anticipated event brought together a total of nine teams in the men’s division and...
12:09pm on Monday 18th November 2024
The United States Carrom Association hosted the 06th Carrom World Cup from 10 November 2024 to 17 November 2024 with the participation of 18 countries. The players of the SLAF Carrom Pool were able to bring notable victories to Sri Lanka as valuable members of the Sri Lanka National Carrom Team.Aircraftman Shaheed MHM and apprentice Anas Ahamed secured the Second runner-up spot in the Me...
1:35pm on Wednesday 6th November 2024
The SLAF Men’s Hockey team has advanced to the finals of the Inaugural Premier Hockey League tournament of Sri Lanka, securing a 5-2 victory over the Police Sports Club in the first qualifier match held yesterday (05 November 2024) . This win places them in a strong position for the tournament’s championship title.The Premier Hockey League, organized by the Next Gen Hockey Developmen...
8:17pm on Tuesday 5th November 2024
The National Sport Shooting Federation Skeet National Championship 2024 was conducted on 02 and 03 November 2024 at Clay target shooting club of Colombo, Payagala. More than 14 top shooters from 08 Shooting Clubs in the country participated in this major Championship. Three  Men’s shooters from the Sri Lanka Air Force were participated for the above National Championship and secur...
3:23pm on Sunday 29th September 2024
The Sri Lanka Air Force, in collaboration with Eagles’ Golf Links and Courses, successfully concluded the third edition of the Eagles' Monsoon Cup Golf Tournament today (29 September 2024) amidst the picturesque backdrop of China Bay, near the harbour city of Trincomalee. The Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Udeni Rajapaksa, honoured the event as the Chief Guest. Adding to the p...
9:13am on Saturday 21st September 2024
The 58th Inter Unit Athletic Championship 2024 was successfully conducted at SLAF Base Katunayake on 19 and 20 September 2024. The awards ceremony took place with the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Udeni Rajapaksa, gracing the occasion as the Chief Guest. The event was also attended by the Chief of Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff, members of the Air Force Board of Management, and n...
10:14pm on Thursday 12th September 2024
The 13th Defence Services Games, where the three armed services engage in sportsmanship, ceremonially commenced today (12 September 2024) at the Sri Lanka Army Indoor Stadium in Panagoda with the gracious presence of tri services Commanders.This year, the Games are hosted by the Sri Lanka Army and will officially begin on 25 September 2024, continuing through October of the following yea...
11:44am on Thursday 12th September 2024
The Inter Unit Rugby Championship - 2024 was held at Rugby Grounds SLAF Base Ratmalana yesterday (11 September 2024). The awarding ceremony took place at the same venue with the graceful presence of the Commander of the Air Force Air Marshal Udeni Rajapaksa as the Chief Guest.SLAF Station Sri Jayewardenapura Rugby Team won the title as Men’s Champions for the year 2024 whilst SLAF Acad...
2:32pm on Tuesday 6th August 2024
The Inter Unit Practical Rifle Meet 2024 was conducted from 02 to 05 August 2024 and the Awarding Ceremony took place at the Firing Range SLAF Station Ampara, with the graceful presence of the Director General Administration, Air Vice Marshal Manoaj Keppetipola.SLAF Base Anuradapura clinched the Championship in the Men’s category, while the SLAF Station Palaly secured the Championship ...
3:43pm on Sunday 9th June 2024
The hockey players, Aircraftwoman Ovindi PPGV and Aircraftman Gunawardena KMSPN of the Sri Lanka Air Force Hockey team, have been selected to represent Sri Lanka Under-21 Women's and Men's Asia Hockey Championships, respectively. This event will take place in Singapore from 11 June to 26 June 2024....
6:08pm on Saturday 8th June 2024
The Inter Unit Kabaddi Championship 2024 was held at the Gymnasium at SLAF Base Katunayake from 04 June 2024 to 07 June 2024. The awarding ceremony took place at the same venue with the gracious presence of the Director General Aeronautical Engineering, Air Vice Marshal MPA Mahawattege, as the Chief Guest.Both the Men's and Women's Championships were clinched by SLAF Station Colombo. Tec...
9:20am on Wednesday 20th March 2024
The finals of the Inter-Club Tennis Doubles Tournament, along with the award ceremony of the Inter – Club Tennis Tournament 2024 took place at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association Tennis Courts Complex on 17 March 2024.The SLAF Tennis Team clinched victory in the Division Five Tournament and claimed the Champion's trophy, while the SL Army emerged as the Runner-Up in the Inter-Club Tennis ...
4:09pm on Friday 15th March 2024
In response to a solicitation put forth by the Governor of the Western Province, Marshal of the Air Force Roshan Goonetileke and in alignment with the objective of educational support, the SLAF has embarked upon a significant initiative, the construction of a playground at Parakkramabahu Vidyayalaya, Narahenpita. This endeavour is made to enrich the sports infrastructure of the school, t...
3:32pm on Thursday 14th March 2024
The 18th National Wushu Championship was held from 10 March 2024 to 13 March 2024, at the Youth Services Sports Complex Indoor Stadium, where SLAF Wushu players flew the SLAF flag high with their achievements. During the National Championship, 11 contestants from the SLAF Wushu pool bagged 16 medals, including six gold medals in both Sanda and Thaolu events. This performance is recorded ...
8:49pm on Thursday 7th March 2024
"Guwan Hamuda Papedi Sawariya 2024" was held for the 25th consecutive time, coinciding with the 73rd anniversary of the Sri Lanka Air Force. The Men’s race was held from 03rd to 7th of March 2024, in 5 stages. Cyclists from all around the country as well as from abroad participated in this race, covering a total distance of 654km. Pathum Sampath Weerasinghe of the Sri Lanka Army won th...
3:13pm on Thursday 7th March 2024
The final and fifth stage concluded, which is the five-day strive of the Men’s race, at the iconic city Jaffna today (07 March 2024).  Today’s journey from Vavuniya  to Jaffna covered a distance of 147.4 km. Shehal Chamod from the Sri Lanka Police secured the 1st in the fifth leg and Krishna Nayakodi  from the Indian Air Force and Pasindu Thisera from the Sri Lanka Arm...
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