| Athletics at the 11th South Asian Games | |
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| Host City: | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Dates: | February 6 – February 9 |
| Stadium: | Bangabandhu National Stadium |
| Nations Participating: | 8 |
| Events: | 23 |
| Records Set: | ? |
| Level: | Senior |
| Previous: | 2006 Colombo |
| Next: | 2016 Guwahati |
| Games: | 2010 South Asian Games |
At the 2010 South Asian Games, the athletics events were held at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh from February 6 to February 9. A total of 23 events were contested, of which 15 by male and 8 by female athletes.
India (10 golds) had the greatest medal haul of the six countries which reached the medal table, shortly followed by Sri Lanka (8 golds). Stand out performers included Chandrika Subashini, who took the 200/400 metres double, and Pakistan's Naseem Hameed, who was a rank outsider before the games but won the women's 100 metres race over more-fancied opposition.[1] Following her victory, the Senate of Pakistan passed a resolution to improve her family's poor living standards and reward her with professional training.[2]
The marathon race caused much controversy as Rajendra Bahadur Bhandari, returning from a doping violation from the 2006 South Asian Games, finished in first place. Furthermore, a miscalculation caused by a change in finishing location resulted in a course of only 35 km (over 5 km short of the true marathon distance). Following an investigation, the athletes' positions remained unchanged, although their times were barred from the record books.[1]
| Name | Event | Country | Record | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.81 m | =GR | ||||
| 44.98 m | NR | ||||
| 13.99 m | NR |
| 100 metres | 10.46 | 10.56 | 10.63 | ||||
| 200 metres | 21.16 | 21.19 | 21.27 | ||||
| 400 metres | 47.25 | 47.36 | 47.53 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:10.01 | 4:10.57 | 4:10.97 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 14:23.83 | 14:24.22 | 14:47.68 | ||||
| 110 metre hurdles | 14.56 | 14.76 | 14.88 | ||||
| 400 metre hurdles | 52.24 | 52.52 | 52.52 | ||||
| 4×100 metre relay | W.J.Y.T. Fernando Shehan Ambepitiya D.R. Ashan Hasaranga Shiwantha M. Weerasooriya | 40.02 | Abdul Najeeb Quereshi Sivadasan Nair Arunjith Sameer Mon Ritesh Anand | 40.18 | Hassan Saaid Hussain Haleem Azneem Ahmed Ali Shareef | 41.39 | |
| 4×400 metre relay | Bibin Mathew K. Mathew Binu V. B. Bineesh Shake K. Mortaja | 3:08.62 | Rohan Pradeep Kumara Rohitha Pushpakumara Prasanna S. Amarasekara U.G. Wickramesinghe | 3:08.94 | Ali Amir Murad Tahir Shafiq Asad Iqbal Ali Muhammad | 3:16.70[3] | |
| Marathon | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||
| High jump | 2.16 | 2.13 | 2.13 | ||||
| Long jump | 7.44 | 7.25 | 7.19 | ||||
| Triple jump | 16.05 | 15.27 | 15.19 | ||||
| Discus throw | 52.43 | 49.18 | 44.98 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 74.27 | 73.38 | 71.65 |
| 100 metres | 11.81 | 11.93 | 11.93 | ||||
| 200 metres | 24.49 | 24.63 | 24.87 | ||||
| 400 metres | 54.27 | 54.98 | 55.51 | ||||
| 100 metre hurdles | 13.98 | 13.99 | 14.05 | ||||
| 4×100 metre relay | N.C.D. Priyadharshani Achala Shalika Dias H.P. Sujani Buddika D.D. Premila Priyadharshani | 46.33 | Sumita Rani Jasmine Akhter Shamsun Nahar Chumky Ishrat Jahan Eva | 46.80 | Naseem Hameed Javeria Hassan Nadia Nazir Sadaf Siddiqui | 47.16 | |
| 4×400 metre relay | Jauna Murmu A. C. Ashwini Tiana Mary Thomas Priyanka Pawar | 3:38.62 | T Kumari Menike Wickramasinghe E.W. Upamalika Ratna Kumari Chandrika Subashini | 3:44.81 | 3:52.29 | ||
| High jump | 1.81 = | 1.79 | 1.72 | ||||
| Long jump | 6.20 | 6.09 | 5.96 |