Airmen excel at IPSC Sharp Shooter Championship

Sri Lanka Air Force shooting team became champions at the IPSC Sharp Shooter Championship 2020 organized by the Hill Country Sports Shooting Club, Kandy. This event was held on the 02nd and 03rd October 2020 at the Hill Country Sports Shooting Range, Hanthana, Kandy.

IPSC Sharp Shooter Championships-2020 is an internationally recognized Level III competition and trial to select National level shooters to represent Sri Lanka in International encounters for the year 2021. More than 183 top Shooters from 16 Shooting Clubs in the country including Army, Navy and Police participated at this major event.

The SLAF Shooting Team consisting of 01 Officer, 14 airmen and 05 women, took part in 27 events under three categories (open, production and standard).

The SLAF shooters were adjudged as ‘champions’ with an unreachable lead by wining a total of 11 Golds, 09 Silver and 07 Bronze medals.

The awards ceremony was held on 04th of October 2020 at Hill Country Sports Shooting Range, Kandy under the patronage of the Minister of Sports & Youth Affairs Hon. Namal Rajapaksha.

Further, Cabinet Minister of Road Development Hon. Johnston Fernando, Chairman National Rifle Association and Chairman SLAF Shooting Air Commodore Janaka Amerasinghe graced the occasion as guest of honors.

Following are the Medals won by SLAF shooters during the event.

1. Production Division Individual (Men)

017713 CPL Fernando PMMR Gold Medal

2. Open Division Individual (Men)

34076 CPL Wijesooriya NP Gold Medal

34486 CPL Fernando HKDD Silver Medal

3. Open Division Individual (Women)

AW/3066 CPL Mudunkoth MGDPK Silver Medal

4. Standard Division Individual (Women)

AW/3651 LAC Wickramasinghe HDCL Silver Medal

AW/3429 CPL Mekala AT Bronze Medal

5. Shotgun Standard Division Individual (Men)

34486 CPL Fernando HKDD Gold Medal

37589 CPL Madushanka RGP Silver Medal

6. Shotgun Standard Division Individual (Women)

AW/3066 CPl Mudunkoth MGDPK Silver Medal

7. Shotgun Standard Manual Division Individual (Men)

017713 CPL Fernando PMMR Bronze Medal

8. Shotgun Standard Manual Division Individual (Women)

AW/3232 LAC Chamila Kumari HK Gold Medal

AW/3651 LAC Wickramasinghe HDCL Silver Medal

AW/2908 CPL Waidyarathna WMS Bronze Medal

9. Man Vs Man Open Division

34486 CPl Fernando HKDD Gold Medal

34076 CPL Wijesooriya NP Bronze Medal

10. Man Vs Man Production Division

017713 CPL Fernando PMMR Gold Medal

37197 CPL Pryashan HTWJ Bronze Medal

11. “Bianchi Cup” Overall Production Division

017713 CPL Fernando PMMR Silver Medal

37197 CPL Pryashan HTWJ Bronze Medal

12. “Bianchi Cup” Overall Open Division

34076 CPL Wijesooriya NP Gold Medal

13. Open Division (Men) team Champion

34076 CPL Wijesooriya NP Gold Medal

34486 CPL Fernando HKDD

37589 CPL Madishanka RGP

018988 CPL Gayashan HST

14. Production Division Team (Men) 1st Runner Up

36393 CPL Kodithuwakku GH Silver Medal

37197 CPL Priyashan HTWJ

017713 CPL Fernando PMMR

42180 LAC Chathuranga LLC

15. Standard Division Team (Men) 2nd Runner Up

37058 CPL Bandara KADS Bronze Medal

014855 CPL Padmasiri JPH

022251 CPL Vithana PEGNM

36799 LAC Bandara SKGNS

16. Standard Division Team (Women) Champion

AW/2908 CPL Waidyarathna WMS Gold Medal

AW/3429 CPL Mekala AT

AW/3232 LAC Chamila Kumari HK

AW/3651 LAC Wikramasinghe HDCL

17. Shotgun Standard Division Team (Men)

34076 CPL Wijesooriya NP Gold Medal

34486 CPL Fernando HKDD

37589 CPL Madishanka RGP

018988 CPL Gayashan HST

18. Shotgun Standard Manual Division Team (Men)

36393 CPL Kodithuwakku GH Silver Medal

37197 CPL Priyashan HTWJ

017713 CPL Fernando PMMR

42180 LAC Chathuranga LLC

19. Shotgun Standard Manual Division Team (Women)

AW/2908 CPL Waidyarathna WMS Gold Medal

AW/3429 CPL Mekala AT

AW/3232 LAC Chamila Kumari HK

AW/3651 LAC Wikramasinghe HDCL