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The Air Force Bike Ride, which will be held in conjunction with the 72nd anniversary of the Sri Lanka Air Force, is scheduled to be held on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of March. Nippon Paint is the main sponsor for this cycle ride, which is being held for the 24th consecutive time.

The cycle ride consisting of three stages will begin on March 2 from the Colombo Air Force Base and will cover a distance of 125 kilometres and finish the race in Kandy on that day. On the second day, the race will start near Pallekele International Cricket Stadium and the cycle ride will reach Polonnaruwa after covering a distance of 154 km passing Mahianganaya, Dehiattakandia.

On the third day, the race will start from Kaduruwela Bus Station and pass through the cities of Habarana and Dambulla and cover a distance of 131 kilometres to reach the Anuradhapura Salgado Stadium where the race ends. The women’s event will start from Habarana on the morning of 4th March and the event will also finish at Anuradhapura Salgado Stadium.

This year, the champion of Air Force Cycling will be awarded a cash prize of 4 lakh rupees and the organizers of the women’s event have planned to award a cash prize of 1 lakh rupees. More than 2.5 million in prize money will be awarded to the winners of the tournament and it is expected that 180 male players and more than 40 female players will participate in the tournament. This year also the Air Force bike ride is going to be broadcast live on the Eye TV channel.

ගුවන් හමුදා පාපැදි සවාරිය හෙට !!

ශ්‍රී ලංකා ගුවන් හමුදාවේ 72වන සංවත්සර සැමරුමට සමගාමීව පැවැත්වෙන ගුවන් හමුදා පාපැදි සවාරිය එළඹෙන මාර්තු මස 2, 3 හා 4 යන තෙදින තුළදී පැවැත්වීමට නියමිතය. අඛණ්ඩව 24වන වරටත් පැවැත්වෙන මෙවර පාපැදි සවාරිය වෙනුවෙන් ප්‍රධාන අනුග්‍රාහකත්වය Nippon Paint ආයතනය විසින් සපයනු ලබයි.

අදියර තුනකින් සමන්විත පාපැදි සවාරිය මාර්තු මස 2 වනදා කොළඹ ගුවන් හමුදා පරිශ්‍රයෙන් ආරම්භ වන අතර කිලෝමීටර් 125ක දුර ප්‍රමාණයක් ගෙවා අවසන් කරමින් එදින මහනුවරින් තරගය අවසන් කිරීමට නියමිතය. දෙවන දිනයේදී පල්ලෙකැලේ ජාත්‍යන්තර ක්‍රිකට් ක්‍රීඩාංගණය අසලින් තරගය ආරම්භ වන අතර මහියංගනය, දෙහිඅත්තකණ්ඩිය පසුකරමින් කිලෝමීටර් 154ක දුරක් ගෙවා පොළොන්නරුව වෙත පාපැදි සවාරිය ලගාවනු ඇත.

තෙවන දිනයේදී කදුරුවෙල බස්නැවතුම්පළ අසලින් ආරම්භ වන තරගය හබරණ, දඹුල්ල යන නගර පසුකරමින් කිලෝමීටර් 131ක දුර ප්‍රමාණයක් ගෙවා තරග අවසාන වන අනුරාධපුර සල්ගාදු ක්‍රීඩාංගණය වෙත ලගාවනු ඇත. කාන්තා තරග ඉසව්ව මාර්තු මස 4වනදා උදෑසන හබරණ නගරයෙන් ආරම්භ වන අතර එම ඉසව්ව ද අනුරාධපුර සල්ගාදු ක්‍රීඩාංගණයෙන් නිමාවට පත් වනු ඇත.

මෙවර ගුවන් හමුදා පාපැදි සවාරියේ ශූරයාට රුපියල් ලක්ෂ 4ක මුදල් ත්‍යාගයක් පිරිනැමෙන අතර කාන්තා ඉසව්වෙහි ශූරියට රුපියල් ලක්ෂයක මුදල් ත්‍යාගයක් පිරිනැමීමට තරග සංවිධායකයන් සැලසුම් කොට ඇත. තරගාවලියේ ජයග්‍රාහකයන් වෙනුවෙන් මිලියන 2.5කට වඩා වැඩි මුදල් ත්‍යාග පිරිනැමෙන අතර තරගාවලිය වෙනුවෙන් පිරිමි ක්‍රීඩකයන් 180ක් හා කාන්තා ක්‍රීඩිකාවන් 40කට අධික ගණනක් සහභාගී වනු ඇතැයි අපේක්ෂා කෙරේ. මෙවර ද ගුවන් හමුදා පාපැදි සවාරිය රූපවාහිනී Eye නාලිකාව ඔස්සේ සජීවී ව විකාශය කිරීමට නියමිතය.

விமானப்படை சைக்கிள் பந்தயம் நாளை !!!

இலங்கை விமானப்படையின் 72வது ஆண்டு நிறைவை முன்னிட்டு நடத்தப்படும் விமானப்படை பைக் சவாரி மார்ச் 2, 3 மற்றும் 4 ஆம் திகதிகளில் நடைபெற உள்ளது. தொடர்ந்து 24வது முறையாக நடைபெறும் இந்த சைக்கிள் சவாரிக்கு நிப்பான் பெயின்ட் முக்கிய அனுசரணை வழங்கியுள்ளது.

மூன்று நிலைகளைக் கொண்ட சைக்கிள் சவாரி மார்ச் 2 ஆம் திகதி கொழும்பு விமானப்படை தளத்தில் இருந்து ஆரம்பமாகி 125 கிலோமீற்றர் தூரத்தை கடந்து அன்றைய தினம் கண்டியில் போட்டியை நிறைவு செய்யும். இரண்டாவது நாளில் பல்லேகல சர்வதேச கிரிக்கெட் மைதானத்திற்கு அருகாமையில் ஆரம்பமாகவுள்ள இந்த சைக்கிள் சவாரி மஹியங்கனை தெஹியத்தகண்டியை கடந்து 154 கிலோமீற்றர் தூரத்தை கடந்து பொலன்னறுவையை சென்றடையும்.

மூன்றாம் நாள், கதுருவெல பேருந்து நிலையத்தில் இருந்து ஆரம்பமாகவுள்ள இப்போட்டியானது ஹபரணை மற்றும் தம்புள்ளை நகரங்களைக் கடந்து 131 கிலோமீற்றர் தூரத்தை கடந்து அனுராதபுரம் சல்காடு மைதானத்தை சென்றடையும். பெண்களுக்கான போட்டிகள் மார்ச் 4 ஆம் திகதி காலை ஹபரணையில் ஆரம்பமாகி அனுராதபுரம் சல்காடு விளையாட்டரங்கில் நிறைவடையும்.

இவ்வருடம் விமானப்படை சைக்கிள் ஓட்டத்தில் சம்பியனான வீராங்கனைக்கு 4 இலட்சம் ரூபா ரொக்கப்பரிசு வழங்கப்படவுள்ளதுடன், மகளிருக்கான நிகழ்வின் ஏற்பாட்டாளர்கள் 1 இலட்சம் ரூபா ரொக்கப்பரிசு வழங்க திட்டமிட்டுள்ளனர். போட்டியில் வெற்றி பெறுபவர்களுக்கு 2.5 மில்லியனுக்கும் அதிகமான பரிசுத் தொகை வழங்கப்படும் என்பதுடன், 180 ஆண் வீரர்களும், 40க்கும் மேற்பட்ட பெண் வீராங்கனைகளும் இப்போட்டியில் பங்கேற்பார்கள் என எதிர்பார்க்கப்படுகிறது. இந்த ஆண்டும் விமானப்படையின் பைக் சவாரி ஐ டிவி சேனலில் நேரடியாக ஒளிபரப்பு செய்யப்படுகிறது.

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Sri Lanka Shines at Thailand Open 2025 with 11-Medal Haul

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The Sri Lankan athletics team wrapped up a remarkable campaign at the Thailand Open Athletics Championship 2025, securing an impressive 11 medals, including 6 golds, during the competition held from June 21 to 25 in Bangkok.

The Sri Lankan squad, made up of eight athletes—four men and four women—delivered standout performances across track and field events, making the nation proud on the international stage.

Leading the charge was Rusiru Chathuranga, who clinched double gold in the Men’s 800m and 1500m events. Vicknaraj Vakshan added to the tally with a gold in the 5000m and a silver in the 1500m, while W.K.L.A. Nimali matched that feat by claiming gold in the Women’s 800m and silver in the 1500m.

Madushani Herath showed her dominance in the field events, capturing gold in both the long jump and triple jump. Ayomal Akalanka earned silver in the Men’s 400m hurdles, and Wathsala Hapuarachchi took silver in the Women’s 100m hurdles. Safreen Ahmed contributed a bronze medal in the Men’s triple jump.

While seven out of eight athletes reached the podium, Amasha de Silva narrowly missed out, finishing fourth in the Women’s 100m final, showcasing a commendable performance.

The full team is expected to return to Sri Lanka today after a tour that highlights the depth of talent in local athletics and signals strong potential ahead of upcoming regional events

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Kingswood College Claims Hard-Fought Win Over Zahira in Week 3 of Schools Rugby League

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Colombo – June 23:
Kingswood College, Kandy, came from behind to secure a gritty 27-18 victory over Zahira College, Colombo, in a Week 3 clash of the Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025 played at Zahira College Grounds.

Despite trailing 11-10 at halftime, Kingswood regrouped and powered through in the second half, scoring 3 tries, 3 conversions, and 2 penalties to take home the win. Zahira fought valiantly with 2 tries, 1 conversion, and 2 penalties, but couldn’t match Kingswood’s consistency in the closing stages.

This win marks an important step for Kingswood in their league journey as they eye a stronger position in the 2025 standings.

Full-Time Score:
Kingswood College 27 (3T, 3C, 2P)
Zahira College 18 (2T, 1C, 2P)

📍 Venue: Zahira College Grounds, Colombo
📅 Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025 – Week 3

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S. Thomas’ College Overpowers Mahanama in High-Scoring Rugby Battle – 50-35 Victory at Ratmalana

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Colombo – June 23:
In a thrilling Week 3 encounter of the Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025, S. Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia, showcased attacking brilliance to defeat Mahanama College by 50 points to 35 at the Ratmalana Air Force Grounds.

The Thomians dominated early, taking a 26-14 lead at halftime, and continued their momentum into the second half, finishing with 7 tries, 6 conversions, and a penalty to seal the win. Mahanama College put up a strong fight, scoring 5 tries and converting all 5, but couldn’t close the gap in the second half.

This match marks a significant step for S. Thomas’ in the league standings as they aim to continue their campaign with confidence and consistency.

Full-Time Score:
S. Thomas’ College 50 (7T, 6C, 1P)
Mahanama College 35 (5T, 5C)

📍 Venue: Ratmalana Air Force Grounds
📅 Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025 – Week 3

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