Golf, Cycling, Football, Squash and Volleyball main events in Air Force sports calendar

Three Golf tournaments, a cycle race, football, squash, hand ball and volleyball tournaments were the major events in the Sri Lanka Air Force’s 2024 sports calendar announced to the media at an event chaired by SLAF Commander, Air Marshal Udeni Rajapaksa held at the SLAF Headquarters on Monday.

As announced, SLAF’s Sports calendar will commence with the 11th edition of the Commander’s Cup Golf tournament at the Eagle’s Golf Links in Trincomalee on 20th January while the Commander’s Cup friendship Soccer Tournament will kick off in February in Killinochchi and Jaffna and the finals will be played at the Duraiappah Stadium, Jaffna in March.

‘Guwan Hamuda Papedi Sawariya’ the much looked forward to bicycle race for men and women will be held from 3rd to 7th March. The men’s race will be flagged off in Colombo on 3rd March and will end in Jaffna on 7th March. The race will be held in five stages ending at Kandy, Polonnaruwa, Trincomalee and Vauynia before the final stage to Jaffna. The women’s race from Mankulam to Jaffna will be on 7th March. The Quadrangle Cup Golf Tournament will tee off at the Eagle’s Golf Link Trincomalee in the month of May while the Commander’s Cup Volleyball Tournament will be played at the SLAF Health Management courts at Thunmulla in June.

The Air Force Colours Awarding Ceremony at which sports men and women who excelled in their sporting disciplines in 2022/23 will be awarded colours on 12th July at Eagle’s Lake Side Attidiya.

In September 2024 the ‘Eagle’s Cup Hand Ball Challenge Trophy’ Handball Tournament is to be played at the Maharagama Youth Center.

October 2024 will see the Eagle’s Monsoon Cup Golf Tournament tee off at the Eagle’s Golf Link Trincomalee and the SLAF sports calendar for 2024 will culminate in November with the 16th Air Force Open Squash Tournament at the Air Force Squash Complex, Ratmalana.

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