South Asian Athletics Championships

The South Asian Senior Athletics Championships is a recurring athletics competition between athletes from South Asian nations, governed by the South Asian Athletics Federation.[1]

Editions

Edition Year Host Host city Venue Dates Top-ranked team Refs
1 1997 [2]
2 1998 Colombo November [2]
3 2008 Kochi Maharaja's College Stadium 7–8 March [3]
4 2025 Ranchi Birsa Munda Football Stadium 24–26 October  India [1]

Championships records

Men

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Championships Place Ref
100 m 10.30 (±0.0 m/s) Chamod Yodasinghe  Sri Lanka 24 October 2025 2025 Ranchi, India [4]
200 m 21.09 (−1.3 m/s) Sugath Tilakaratne  Sri Lanka 10 November 1998 1998 Colombo, Sri Lanka
400 m 45.67 Sugath Tilakaratne  Sri Lanka 11 November 1998 1998 Colombo, Sri Lanka

Women

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Championships Place Ref
100 m 11.53 (±0.0 m/s) Fathima Shafiya Yamick  Sri Lanka 24 October 2025 2025 Ranchi, India [5]
200 m 23.58 (−0.1 m/s) Fathima Shafiya Yamick  Sri Lanka 26 October 2025 2025 Ranchi, India [6]

References

  1. ^ a b Shivam (2025-04-24). "South Asian (SAAF) Senior Athletics Championships 2025 Postponed Again". adda247. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  2. ^ a b Agrawal, Meeth (2025-02-15). "Ranchi set to host 4th South Asian Senior Athletics Championships in May 2025". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
  3. ^ "George, Paulose, Iqbal... the best in Kochi - South Asian Champs | NEWS | World Athletics". World Athletics. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  4. ^ "South Asian Championships 2025 Results" (PDF). indianathletics.in. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  5. ^ "South Asian Championships 2025 Results" (PDF). indianathletics.in. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  6. ^ "South Asian Championships 2025 Results" (PDF). indianathletics.in. p. 8. Retrieved 9 November 2025.