History
The South Asian Games, formerly known as South Asian Federation Games (SAF Games), is a multi-sport sport organization held among southern Asian countries. The event patronage owned by South Asia Olympic Council (SAOC) which formed by seven members; Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Afghanistan also contested in four editions between 2004 and 2016.
South Asian Games athletics medal table led by India, biggest country in the region. However, Sri Lanka whose had great tradition in sport, toppled the great rival on two occasions: 1991 and 2019. Pakistan earned nearly 200 medals in history of the games, mostly came from male athletes.
Bhutan is the only country yet to win an athletics medal in South Asian Games until today.
BEST ACHIEVEMENT BY COUNTRIES
India in 1987 (29-26-8)
Sri Lanka in 2019 (15-13-8)
Pakistan in 1989 (11-8-8)
Bangladesh in 1985 (2-4-10)
Nepal in 2019 (3-2-4)
Maldives in 2019 (1-0-1)
Afghanistan in 2006 (0-0-1)
MOST SUCCESSFUL ATHLETES
17-2-1 Shiny Abraham-Wilson (IND)
8-5-0 Damayanti Dharsha (SRI)
8-1-0 Rohan Pradeep Kumara (SRI)
7-0-0 Bahadur Prasad (IND)
6-4-1 Kutty Saramma (IND)
6-3-1 Sany Joseph (IND)
6-2-1 PT Usha (IND)
6-1-0 Sugath Thilakarathne (SRI)
MOST CONSECUTIVE TITLES
5 Sriyani Kulawansa (SRI) in 100H (1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2004)
4 Bahadur Prasad (IND) in 5000m (1989, 1991, 1993, 1995)
4 Mohammad Rashid (PAK) in JT (1985, 1987, 1989, 1991)
3 Rohan Pradeep Kumara (SRI) in 400m (1999, 2004, 2006)
3 Baikuntha Manandhar (NEP) in Marathon (1984, 1985, 1987)
3 Allah Ditta (PAK) in 400H (1999, 2004, 2006)
3 Shakti Singh (IND) in DT (1991, 1993, 1995)
3 Amandeep Kaur (IND) in SP (1991, 1993, 1995)
3 Shiny Abraham-Wilson (IND) in 800m (1985, 1987, 1989)
OLDEST ACTIVE CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS
Men's 3000SC: Abdul Razzaq (PAK), 8:42.43 in Islamabad 1989
Men's 110H: Ghulam Abbas (PAK), 14.11 in Islamabad 1989
Women's 400H: PT Usha (IND), 57.18 in Kolkata 1987
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Stats by Athleticspodium.com / Contributor of this section: Ram Murali Krishnan (IND)
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Afghanistan