Athletics at the 2004 South Asian Games
Athletics at the 9th South Asian Games | |
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The host stadium | |
Host city | Islamabad, Pakistan |
Date(s) | 2 April – 6 April |
Main stadium | Jinnah Stadium |
Level | Senior |
Participation |
? athletes from 8 nations |
Events | 32 |
Records set | 6 Games records |
← 1999 Kathmandu |
At the 2004 South Asian Games, the athletics events were held at the Jinnah Stadium in Islamabad, Pakistan from 2 April to 6 April 2004. A total of 32 events were contested, of which 19 by male and 13 by female athletes.[1] A total of six Games records were set over the course of the five-day competition.
India topped the medal rankings with 15 golds and 29 medals to their name – an Indian athlete reached the podium in all the women's events. Sri Lanka were second best, followed by the hosts Pakistan. Madhuri Singh scored an 800/1500 metres double gold medal in the women's events. Sri Lanka's Rohan Pradeep Kumara made an impact on the men's side by winning the 200 and 400 metres events, as well as helping the Sri Lanka 4×400 m relay team to another gold.
Records
Name | Event | Country | Record | Type |
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Manjula Kumara Wijesekara | High jump | Sri Lanka | 2.20 m | GR NR |
Rohan Pradeep Kumara | 200 metres | Sri Lanka | 20.99 | GR |
K. Nagraj Sandeep Sukeria M. Vilesh Piyush Kumar | 4×100 metres relay | India | 39.91 | GR |
Anaejeet Singh | Triple jump | India | 16.16 m | GR |
Sangeetha Mohan | High jump | India | 1.81 m | GR |
Seema Antil | Discus throw | India | 57.03 m | GR |
Key: | WR — World record • AR — Area record • GR — Games record • NR — National record |
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Medal summary
Men
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres | Piyush Kumar (IND) | 10.44 | M. Vilash (IND) | 10.62 | Muhammed Shahbaz (PAK) | 10.67 |
200 metres | Rohan Pradeep Kumara (SRI) | 20.99 GR | Imran Ahamed (PAK) | 21.24 | Piyush Kumar (IND) | 21.35 |
400 metres | Rohan Pradeep Kumara (SRI) | 45.89 | Prasanna Sampath Amarasekara (SRI) | 45.95 | Saghir Ahmad (PAK) | 46.75 NR |
800 metres | Mohammed Sifrath (SRI) | 1:51.60 | Gramanda Ran (IND) | 1:52.21 | Irshad Fazal (PAK) | 1:52.24 |
1500 metres | Atta Miran (PAK) | 3:43.40 | Chaminda Wijekoon (SRI) | 3:44.85 | Ghamanda Ram (IND) | 3:50.18 |
5000 metres | Naushad Khan (PAK) | 14:39.47 | Rajindra Baledran (IND) | 14:42.63 | Kathan Chandradasa (SRI) | 14:42.68 |
110 metre hurdles | Abdul Rashid (PAK) | 14.33 | Muhammed Shah (PAK) | 14.41 | Krishan Mohan (IND) | 14.42 |
400 metre hurdles | Allad Ditta (PAK) | 51.15 | A.M.P Suranga Adikari (SRI) | 51.3 | Mumammed Adil (PAK) | 52.15 |
3000 metre steeplechase | Upendra Bandara (SRI) | 8:57.04 | Rajendra Bahadur Bhandari (NEP) | 8:57.30 NR | Safdar Nazmir (PAK) | 9:10.53 |
4×100 metres relay | India (IND) K. Nagraj Sandeep Sukeria M. Vilesh Piyush Kumar | 39.91 GR | Sri Lanka (SRI) DMPP Caldera RDUS Surendra ARMCB Ramanayake Joy Danushka Perera | 40.09 | Pakistan (PAK) Nasim Shah Mohammad Shahbaz Afzal Baig Mohammad Imran | 40.36 |
4×400 metres relay | Sri Lanka (SRI) Rohan Pradeep Kumara Ranga Wimalawansa Prasanna Sampath Amarasekara Sugath Thilakaratne | 3:05.80 | Pakistan (PAK) Saeed Ahmad Basit Munir Abdul Majid Rana Saghir Ahmad | 3:07.03 | India (IND) PS Sreejith K Suresh Anil Kumar Rohil P Shankar | 3:07.13 |
Marathon | Anuradha Indrajith Cooray (SRI) | 2:16:38 | Ajit Bandara (SRI) | 2:19.29 | Arjun Bahadur (NEP) | 2: 21.23 |
High jump | Manjula Kumara Wijesekara (SRI) | 2.20 m GR NR | Nalin Priyadharshana (SRI) | 2.11 m | Omveer Singh (IND) | 2.09 m |
Long jump | Mohan Singh (IND) | 7.70 m | Ghulam Abbas (PAK) | 7.60 m | Amril Pal (IND) | 7.59 m |
Triple jump | Anaejeet Singh (IND) | 16.16 m GR | Zafar Iqbad (PAK) | 15.79 m | K.C. Saintison (IND) | 15.69 m |
Shot put | Ranvijay Singh (IND) | 17.41 m | Kulvender Singh (IND) | 16.71 m | Ashraf Ali (PAK) | 16.41 m |
Discus throw | Hirdayand Singh (IND) | 53.77 m | Sukhbir Singh (IND) | 53.55 m | Azhar Saleem (PAK) | 51.35 m |
Hammer throw | Nadeen Ahamed (PAK) | 62.88 m | Habib Ullah (PAK) | 62.85 m | Nirbhay Singh (IND) | 62.77 m |
Javelin throw | K. Lijesh (IND) | 75.71 m | Zahid Hussain (PAK) | 74.67 m | Irfan Muhammed (PAK) | 71.10 m |
Women
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres | Jani Chathurangani Silva (SRI) | 11.81 | K.M. Greeshma (IND) | 11.96 | Poonam Tomer (IND) | 11.98 |
200 metres | Susanthika Jayasinghe (SRI) | 23.49 | Buddika Sujani (SRI) | 24.31 | Poonam Toner (IND) | 24.76 |
400 metres | S. Geetha (IND) | 52.25 | Chitra Soman (IND) | 52.43 | Neuman Nehar (BAN) | 55.46 |
800 metres | Madhuri Singh (IND) | 2:07.61 | Mangal Priyadharshani (SRI) | 2:07.84 | Gulanaz Ara (PAK) | 2:09.49. |
1500 metres | Madhuri Singh (IND) | 4:31.16 | Sumeera Zaheer (PAK) | 4:31.41 NR | Preeja Sreedharan (IND) | 4:32.24 |
100 metre hurdles | Sriyani Kulawansa (SRI) | 13.37 | Priya Natrajan (IND) | 13.84 | Soma Biswa (IND) | 13.88 |
4×100 metres relay | Sri Lanka (SRI) Jani Chathurangani Silva Sriyani Kulawansa Achala Dias Sujani Menaka | 46.13 | India (IND) | 46.21 | Bangladesh (BAN) | 47.92 |
4×400 metres relay | India (IND) | 3:33.49 | Sri Lanka (SRI) | 3:44.12 | Pakistan (PAK) | 3:46.10 |
High jump | Sangeetha Mohan (IND) | 1.81 m GR | Sahana Kumari (IND) | 1.75 m | Priyangika Maduwanthi (SRI) | 1.69 m |
Long jump | Jetty Joseph (IND) | 6.30 m | Foujia Huda (BAN) | 6.07 m | Pooja Ahlawat (IND) | 5.82 m |
Shot put | Latha Nicholas (IND) | 15.36 m | A. Chaitali (IND) | 14.48 m | Zeenath Praveen (PAK) | 13.47 m |
Discus throw | Seema Antil (IND) | 57.03 m GR | Krish Na (IND) | 49.13 m | Padma Wijesundara (SRI) | 42.31 m |
Javelin throw | Anne Maheshi De Silva (SRI) | 51.37 m | Gureet Kaur (IND) | 51.27 m | Suman Devi (IND) | 50.58 m |
Medal table
- Key
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | India | 15 | 12 | 14 | 29 |
2 | Sri Lanka | 12 | 9 | 3 | 24 |
3 | Pakistan | 5 | 8 | 12 | 25 |
4 | Nepal | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
5 | Bangladesh | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
6 | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Bhutan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Maldives | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 23 | 23 | 23 | 69 |
References
- General
- South Asian (Federation) Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-03-04.
- Weerawansa, Dinesh (2004-04-02). South Asian Games - Day One. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-04.
- Weerawansa, Dinesh (2004-04-03). Jayasinghe takes 200m - South Asian Games - Day Two. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-04.
- Weerawansa, Dinesh (2004-04-04). Cooray wins men’s Marathon - 2:16:38 - South Asian Games, Day 3. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-04.
- Weerawansa, Dinesh (2004-04-05). India upsets Sri Lanka in men's 100m final - South Asian Games - Day Four. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-04.
- Weerawansa, Dinesh (2004-04-06). Third gold for Kumar - South Asian Games - Final Day. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-04.
- Specific
- ↑ Weerawansa, Dinesh (2004-04-08). South Asian Games - Review. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-04.
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