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The final and third stage concluded, which is the three-day strive of the Men’s race, at the iconic city Gallface Green Colombo today (02 March 2025).  Today’s journey from Kandy  to Colombo covered a distance of 155.2 km. Saranga Perera from Sri Lanka Army secured the 1st in the third leg and Prabath Madusanka  from  Sri Lanka Navy and Sachintha Piumal from the S...
The Inter Unit Wushu Championship 2025 concluded yesterday (28 February 2025), at SLAF Base Katunayaka. The finals and awards ceremony took place at the SLAF Base Katunayaka Gymnasium, graced by the presence of the Director General Construction Engineering, Air Vice Marshal Chandana Geethapriya, as the Chief Guest.In the Men's category, SLAF Station Sri Jayewardenepura emerged as the cha...
The second stage of the 26th Guwan Hamuda Papedi Sawariya concluded today (01 March 2025), in Kandy after a route spanning 118.3km. Chamod De Silva, representing the Sri Lanka Police, emerged victorious in this leg of the race.  Avishka Madonza from the Diamond Riders Club secured the second position, followed by Sandaruwan Pinto of the Sri Lanka Army in third place.Tomorrow,(02 Mar...
The First leg of the 26th Guwan Hamuda Papedi Sawariya ended at Rathnapura today (28 February 2025) having covered a distance of 145km. Sri Lanka Navy Cyclist, Suresh Prasanga won the 1st leg of the race while Chamod De Silva from Sri Lanka Police and Sandaruwan Pinto of Sri Lanka Army finished as second and third places respectively.The second leg of the race will begin tomorrow (01 Mar...
The Guwan Hamuda Papedi Sawariya 2025, the 26th edition of the race, was flagged off this morning (28 February 2025) in front of SLAF Station Weerawila by the Director General Air Operations and former Chairman Air Force Cycling, Air Vice Marshal Lasitha Sumanaweera. The moment was attended by Director General Sports, Rear Admiral Shemal Fernando. This year’s race, which commenced toda...
An athlete from the SLAF, Aircraftman Rumesh Tharanga, delivered an outstanding performance at the "Strive Program A - Domestic Meet" held in Perth, Australia yesterday (26 February 2025). His remarkable throw secured him the top position in the competition, further solidifying his status as one of Sri Lanka’s leading javelin throwers.This achievement marks Rumesh’s second-best throw...
The fourth iteration of the Eagles’ Catalina Monthly Medal Golf Tournament, concluded successfully yesterday (23 February 2025) at the Eagles’ Catalina Golf Course in Koggala. This prestigious event, which has quickly established itself as a highlight in Sri Lanka’s golfing calendar, attracted many participants competing for top honours.The tournament saw exceptional performances a...
The Inter Unit Hockey Championship 2025 was concluded at SLAF Trade Training School Ekala yesterday (21 February 2025). The finals and Awards Ceremony were held at the same venue with the graceful presence of The Director General Logistics, Air Vice Marshal Deepal Munasinghe as the Chief Guest.SLAF Academy China Bay claimed the Championship of the Men's 11-A side category whilst SLAF Tra...
The Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Division organized a one-day workshop titled ‘Integrating Sports Medicine and Coaching Strategies’ for Sri Lanka Air Force Physical Training Instructors yesterday (20 February 2025) at the Air Force Headquarters. The programme was designed to enhance the participants’ understanding of effective coaching methodologies while addressing the diverse chall...
The International Military Sports Council (CISM) Day Run was flagged off today (18 February 2025) at the Parliament Grounds. The Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo graced the event as the Chief Guest while the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Bandu Edirisinghe and Commanders of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Kanchana Banagoda took the lead in the run. Tri...