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.Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2010-02-10). South Asian Games – India dominates, but Pakistan’s Naseem Hameed steals the show. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-11. Following her victory, the Senate of Pakistan passed a resolution to improve her family's poor living standards and reward her with professional training.Arsahd, Muhammad (2010-02-11). Senate recommends civil award, job for fastest Naseem Hameed. Pakistan Observer. Retrieved on 2010-02-11.
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.
Records NameEventCountryRecordTypePriyangika Madumanthi High jump 1.81 m =GRAzharul Islam Discus throw 44.98 m NRSumita Rani 100 m hurdles 13.99 m NR
Medal summary Men
100 metres 10.46 10.56 10.63200 metres 21.16 21.19 21.27400 metres 47.25 47.36 47.531500 metres 4:10.01 4:10.57 4:10.975000 metres 14:23.83 14:24.22 14:47.68110 metre hurdles 14.56 14.76 14.88400 metre hurdles 52.24 52.52 52.524×100 metre relayW.J.Y.T. FernandoShehan AmbepitiyaD.R. Ashan HasarangaShiwantha M. Weerasooriya40.02Abdul Najeeb QuereshiSivadasan Nair ArunjithSameer MonRitesh Anand40.18Hassan SaaidHussain HaleemAzneem AhmedAli Shareef41.39 4×400 metre relayBibin MathewK. Mathew BinuV. B. BineeshShake K. Mortaja3:08.62Rohan Pradeep KumaraRohitha PushpakumaraPrasanna S. AmarasekaraU.G. Wickramesinghe3:08.94Ali Amir MuradTahir ShafiqAsad IqbalAli Muhammad3:16.70 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
Women 100 metres 11.81 11.93 11.93200 metres 24.49 24.63 24.87400 metres 54.27 54.98 55.51100 metre hurdles 13.98 13.99 14.054×100 metre relayN.C.D. PriyadharshaniAchala Shalika DiasH.P. Sujani BuddikaD.D. Premila Priyadharshani46.33Sumita RaniJasmine AkhterShamsun Nahar ChumkyIshrat Jahan Eva46.80 Naseem HameedJaveria HassanNadia NazirSadaf Siddiqui47.164×400 metre relayJauna MurmuA. C. AshwiniTiana Mary ThomasPriyanka Pawar3:38.62T KumariMenike WickramasingheE.W. Upamalika Ratna KumariChandrika Subashini3:44.813:52.29 High jump 1.81 = 1.79 1.72 Long jump 6.20 6.09 5.96
Medal table
References
External links Official 2010 South Asian Games athletics page (archived)