Saturday Feb 28, 2026
Saturday Feb 28, 2026
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From left: Group Captain Eranda Geeganage (Secretary Air Force Sport Council) Group Captain Chamil Hettiarachchi (Secretary Sri Lanka Air Force Cycling) Air Vice Marshal Indika Wickramasinghe (Chairman Sri Lanka Air Force Cycling) Mathisha Samaranayake (Chief Operating Officer Toyota Lanka (Pvt) Ltd) Group Captain Chamila Kahandakoralage (Coordinator Sponsorship)
The Guwan Hamuda Papedi Sawariya conducted by Sri Lanka Air Force, will start on 27 February from Negombo and end in Chilaw on its initial day.
The three-day cycling race is being conducted with the 75th anniversary celebrations of the Sri Lanka Air Force and has already attracted more than 150 participants with many overseas cyclists as well.
Day 2 will be from Chilaw and end in Dambulla while the final day’s proceedings will start from Dambulla and end at Sri Lanka Air Force Headquarters. The total distance of the race is more than 500 km.
Women’s race will also take place on 1 from Meerigama and ending at Sri Lanka Air Force Headquarters. Platinum sponsor of the event is Toyota Lanka.
