Kicking off a wave of public interest in fitness and promoting a healthy lifestyle in Sri Lanka, the Sports Week was launched on 26 Jul 25 by the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs and the Department of Sports Development. Marking its launch, the Clean Sri Lanka Cycling Rally 2025 was successfully held on the same day as the opening phase of the campaign.

In a yet another commendable display of Naval Social Responsibility (NSR), a blood donation campaign organized by the Sri Lanka Navy was held on 26 Jul 25 at the Command Hospital of the Northwestern Naval Area.

Demonstrating the Sri Lanka Navy’s commitment to community welfare through technical and engineering expertise, 02 new Reverse Osmosis (RO) plants were handed over to the public in Ethiliwewa and Gonaganara in the Monaragala district on 24 Jul 25.

The Sri Lanka Navy demonstrated its operational readiness with the successful conclusion of the ‘Trincomalee Naval Exercise - 2025’ (TRINEX - 25), conducted from 22 to 26 Jul 25 at the Port of Trincomalee and in eastern waters. The concluding ceremony of the exercise was held on 27 Jul aboard SLNS Sindurala under the patronage of the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Kanchana Banagoda.