23rd December 2025
The certificate and trophy awarding ceremony of the Army Inter-Regiment Combat Rifle Shooting Championship 2025 was held at the Sino–Lanka Friendship Auditorium of the Sri Lanka Military Academy on 22 December 2025. Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ctf-ndu psc IG, Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest.
The event was organised in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Army Small Arms Association and the Marksmanship and Sniper Training School. The championship was conducted at the 1,000-metre range of the Diyatalawa Firing Range from 04 to 15 November 2025. A total of 37 teams representing 23 Regiments, comprising 405 shooters, competed in the Open, Novice, and Service Regiment categories. During the event, a small arms weapons display and exhibition shoot were also conducted by shooters of Army Small Arms Association.
During the championship, 63 shooters became eligible to obtain the Marksmanship Insignia for the first time, while 121 shooters qualified to receive the Army Commander’s Medal.
At the conclusion of the event, the Commander of the Army was presented with a memento by the President of the Sri Lanka Army Small Arms Association.
Major General D.K.S.K Dolage USP nps psc, the Chief of Staff of the Army, Major General Y.A.B.M Yahampath RWP RSP ndu psc, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army, along with Senior Officers, Officers, and Other Ranks were present at the ceremony.
The following Regiments and individuals excelled in their respective categories:
Open Team Championship
• Champions: Special Forces
• Runners-up: Commando Regiment
• 1st Runner-up: The Gemunu Watch
Novice Team Championship
• Champions: Commando Regiment
• Runners-up: The Gemunu Watch
• 1st Runner-up: Special Forces
Service Regiment Championship
• Champions: Sri Lanka Corps of Military Police
• Runners-up: Corps of Engineers Services
• 1st Runner-up: Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Individual Awards
• Overall Best Shot: Lieutenant M.A.R.T.N. Wickramanayake – 3rd Special Forces Regiment
• Best Shot – Flag Rank Category (Major General/Brigadier): Brigadier H.A.A.N.C. Prabath RSP USP
• Best Shot – Senior Officer Category (Colonel/Lieutenant Colonel): Colonel S. Rajapaksha
• Best Shot – Novice Category: Corporal W.M.J.K. Wijekoon – 3rd Commando Regiment
• Best Shot – Service Regiment Category: Major W.A.D.S. Abeynanda – 2nd Engineer Service Regiment
• Best Warrant Officer: WO II Nagodawithana D.P. – 14 (V) Battalion, The Gemunu Watch
• Best Shot – Women’s Category: Major R.M.A.K. Rathnayake – 7th Battalion, Sri Lanka Army Women’s Corps
