Fleet and Western Commands win Inter- Command Badminton titles

The Naval Fleet Command and the Western Naval Command won the men's and women's championships at the Navy Inter-Command Badminton Championship 2026 in Welisara.

The five-day competition concluded on 12 November at the Commander Parakrama Samaraweera Memorial Indoor Sports Complex at SLNS Gemunu, with Director General Operations, Rear Admiral Chaminda Karunasena attending as the Chief Guest. Training Command finished as runners-up in the men's event, while the Southern Naval Command took second place in the women's category.

Tournament highlights:

Men’s Open Novices’ Single:

Champion - Officer Cadet SMCS Srirama

Runner Up – Leading Physical Training Instructor (PTI) WASI Wijesinghe

Women’s Open Novices’ Single:

Champion – Woman Ordinary Seaman PSY Darmawansha

Runner Up - Woman Ordinary Seaman DWANN Wijesinghe

Men’s Open Double:

Champions - Captain JAN de Silva and Able PTI DMRM Bandara

Runners Up - Commander Anushka Alahakoon and Lieutenant Miron Fernando

Women’s Open Double:

Champions – Woman Leading PTI AGAC Wijerathne and Woman Leading PTI GGS Damayanthi

Runners Up – Woman Information Technologist GHGA Madushani and Woman Ordinary Seaman TTO Wimalarathe

Men’s Open Single:

Champion - Lieutenant Miron Fernando

Runner Up – Able PTI DMRM Bandara

Women’s Open Single:

Champion – Leading PTI AGAC Wijerathne

Runner Up - Leading PTI GGS Damayanthi

Over 40 Men’s Double:

Champions - Commander Anushka Alahakoon and Commander Sanjeewa Banneheka

Runners Up - Commander Chandana Wickramaarachchi and Lieutenant Commander Suresh Kumara.

Over 40 Men’s Single:

Champion - Commander Anushka Alahakoon

Runner Up - Commander Sanjeewa Banneheka

Over 50 Men’s Double:

Champions – Commodore MADDM Piyathilake and Lieutenant Commander Priyadarshana Wijerathna

Runners Up - Commodore Indika Edirisinghe and Commodore Priyankara Dissanayake

Over 50 Men’s Single:

Champion - Lieutenant Commander Priyadarshana Wijerathna

Runner Up - Commodore Priyankara Dissanayake

A group of naval personnel from Naval Commands were present on this occasion.