Defender of the Nation
Under the supervision of the Directorate of Media and Psychological Operations, a workshop titled ‘Satisfied and Brave Army’ was conducted on 23 and 24 May 2025 at the 24 Infantry Division for the troops of the Division and the Combat Training School, Ampara.
The National Athlete Selection Tournament 2025 took place at the Diyagama Stadium from 8 to 9 March 2025.
The World Para Athletic Grand Prix sports competition, held on 12 March 2025 in New Delhi, India, brought together top para-athletes from around the globe to compete in various track and field events.
The Rowing Championship of the 13th Defence Services Games took place on 24 and 25 February 2025 at the Diyawanna Rowing Centre, organized by the Sri Lanka Army Rowing Committee.
The 13th Defence Services Road Race – 2024/2025, organised by the Sri Lanka Army Athletics Association, concluded on 23 March 2025 at the Army Camp, Panagoda, under the supervision of Major General B.G.S Fernando USP, Chairman of the Sri Lanka Army Athletics Committee.
The 2025 Inter-Regiment Men’s Sepaktakraw Championship, organized by the Army Football Committee concluded on 07th March 2025 at the Panagoda Indoor Stadium with the participation of 13 regiments. After a series of intense matches between 13 regimental teams, the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment Sepaktakraw Team and the Sri Lanka Army Military Police Regiment Sepaktakraw Team qualified for the final match, and the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment Sepaktakraw Team won the overall championship of the tournament with a score of 02 to 00.
The 13th Defence Services Rugby Championship, held from 09 April to 30 April 2025, concluded with the Sri Lanka Army men’s rugby team emerging victorious after a series of intense matches featuring Army SC, Navy SC and Air Force SC.
The final match of the 13th Defence Services Football Tournament, conducted by the Sri Lanka Navy, took place at the Navy Stadium in Welisara on 11 April 2025.
Lieutenant Colonel U.V. Chaminda Pushpasiri of the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force secured two gold medals at the 13th Defence Services Badminton Championship 2025, held from 14 to 18 May 2025 at Navy Headquarters, Welisara. He triumphed in the Men’s Single and Men’s Couple (Over 50 years) categories.
Warrant Officer II Kalinga Kumarage made history by securing the Bronze Medal in the Men’s 400m event at the Asian Athletics Championship, held on 28 May 2025, with a time of 45.55 seconds, marking a significant achievement for Sri Lanka.