Secretary to the Ministry of Defence Eng. Karunasena Hettiarachchi, the Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Crishantha De Silva, the Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne and the current president of the Defence Services Sports Council and Commander of the Air Force Air Marshal Gagan Bulathsinghala were also present at the event.

Those who excel in the event will eventually get the chance to represent the country giving an honor to the respective services.

The sports personnel representing tri-forces are going to compete in 37 sporting disciplines from March to August 2016.