Sri Lanka is a member of the South Asian Zone of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and has participated in the South Asian Games since the beginning of the game in 1984.
| Noc: | SRI |
| Games: | South Asian Games |
| Gold: | 250 |
| Silver: | 436 |
| Bronze: | 681 |
| Rank: | 3 |
| Nocname: | Sri Lanka Olympic Association |
| Appearances: | auto |
Sri Lanka has participated all 13 South Asian Games governed by South Asia Olympic Council.
Sri Lanka has performed quite good since 1984 Kathmandu. Sri Lanka has been second-ranked team 4 times, third-ranked team 7 times, fourth-ranked team 2 times.
At 2019 South Asian Games, Sri Lanka had finished highest total medals count 252 including 40 Gold Medals.[1]
Sri Lanka has hosted South Asian Games 2 times : 1991 Colombo,[2] 2006 Colombo[3]
| Games | Host | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Kathmandu | Nepal | 7 | 11 | 19 | 37 | ||
| 1985 Dhaka | Bangladesh | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | |
| 1987 Calcutta | India | 4 | 7 | 23 | 34 | ||
| 1989 Islamabad | Pakistan | 6 | 10 | 21 | 37 | ||
| 1991 Colombo | Sri Lanka | 44 | 34 | 40 | 118 | ||
| 1993 Dhaka | Bangladesh | 20 | 22 | 39 | 81 | ||
| 1995 Madras | India | 16 | 25 | 53 | 94 | ||
| 1999 Kathmandu | Nepal | 16 | 42 | 62 | 120 | ||
| 2004 Islamabad | Pakistan | 17 | 32 | 57 | 106 | ||
| 2006 Colombo | Sri Lanka | 37 | 63 | 78 | 178 | ||
| 2010 Dhaka | Bangladesh | 4 | 16 | 35 | 54 | 105 | |
| 2016 Guwahati/Shillong | India | 25 | 64 | 98 | 187 | ||
| 2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara/Janakpur | Nepal | 40 | 84 | 128 | 252 | ||
| 2023 Lahore | Pakistan | Future Event | |||||
| Total | 250 | 436 | 681 | 1367 | |||