At the 2004 South Asian Games

2004 South Asian Games

The 2004 South Asian Games were held in Islamabad, Pakistan in 2004. Earlier in 2001,these games were postponed in the wake of 9/11 attacks on U.S. which is a close ally of Pakistan...

, the athletics events were held at the Jinnah Stadium in Islamabad

Islamabad

Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan and the tenth largest city in the country. Located within the Islamabad Capital Territory , the population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.7 million in 2011...

, Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

 from 2 April to 6 April 2004

2004 in athletics (track and field)

This article contains an overview of the sport of athletics, including track and field, cross country and road running, in the year 2004.The major competition of the year was the 2004 Summer Olympics. At the event, Yelena Isinbayeva cleared a world record 4.91 m in the pole vault...

. A total of 32 events were contested, of which 19 by male and 13 by female athletes. A total of six Games records were set over the course of the five-day competition.

India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 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

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

 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

Rohan Pradeep Kumara

Rohan Pradeep Kumara is Sri Lankan athlete who competed in the Men's 400 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games, and did not pass the first round.Kumara finished 400m Round 1's fourth heat at a time of 46.20 seconds and was placed fifth...

 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
Manjula Kumara Wijesekera	High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....		2.20 m	GR NR Sri Lankan records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Sri Lanka maintained by Athletic Association of Sri Lanka .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceht = hand timing-External links:* * *...
Rohan Pradeep Kumara Rohan Pradeep Kumara Rohan Pradeep Kumara is Sri Lankan athlete who competed in the Men's 400 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games, and did not pass the first round.Kumara finished 400m Round 1's fourth heat at a time of 46.20 seconds and was placed fifth...	200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...		20.99	GR
K. Nagraj Sandeep Sukeria M. Vilesh Piyush Kumar	4×100 metres relay		39.91	GR
Anaejeet Singh	Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...		16.16 m	GR
Sangeetha Mohan	High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....		1.81 m	GR
Seema Antil Seema Antil Seema Antil is an Indian discus thrower. Her personal best throw is , achieved in August 2004 in Kiev.-Early life:Antil was born in a jat family in Sonipat, Haryana...	Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...		57.03 m	GR

Key:	WR — World record AR — Area record GR — Games record NR — National record

Men

100 metres		10.44		10.62		10.67
200 metres		20.99 GR		21.24		21.35
400 metres		45.89		45.95		46.75 NR Pakistani records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Pakistan maintained by the Athletics Federation of Pakistan .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing-External links:...
800 metres		1:51.60		1:52.21		1:52.24
1500 metres		3:43.40		3:44.85		3:50.18
5000 metres		14:39.47		14:42.63		14:42.68
110 metre hurdles		14.33		14.41		14.42
400 metre hurdles		51.15		51.3		52.15
3000 metre steeplechase		8:57.04		8:57.30 NR Nepali records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Nepal maintained by Nepal Amateur Athletics Association .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-External links:...		9:10.53
4×100 metres relay	India K. Nagraj Sandeep Sukeria M. Vilesh Piyush Kumar	39.91 GR	Sri Lanka	40.09	Pakistan	40.36
4×400 metres relay	Sri Lanka Rohan Pradeep Kumara Rohan Pradeep Kumara Rohan Pradeep Kumara is Sri Lankan athlete who competed in the Men's 400 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games, and did not pass the first round.Kumara finished 400m Round 1's fourth heat at a time of 46.20 seconds and was placed fifth... Ranga Wimalawansa Prasanna Sampath Amarasekara Prasanna Sampath Amarasekara Prasanna Sampath Amarasekara is a Sri Lankan athlete. He participated at the 2002, 2006, and 2010 Commonwealth Games the 2005 Asian Championships in Athletics and the 2005 World Championships in Athletics.-External links:... Sugath Thilakaratne Sugath Thilakaratne Sugath Thilakaratne is a Sri Lankan athlete competing in the 400 metres.His best season was in 1998, when he improved his personal best by almost a second to 44.61 and subsequently won medals in three international championships...	3:05.80	Pakistan	3:07.03	India	3:07.13
Marathon		2:16:38		2:19.29		2: 21.23
High jump		2.20 m GR NR Sri Lankan records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Sri Lanka maintained by Athletic Association of Sri Lanka .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceht = hand timing-External links:* * *...		2.11 m		2.09 m
Long jump		7.70 m		7.60 m		7.59 m
Triple jump		16.16 m GR		15.79 m		15.69 m
Shot put		17.41 m		16.71 m		16.41 m
Discus throw		53.77 m		53.55 m		51.35 m
Hammer throw		62.88 m		62.85 m		62.77 m
Javelin throw		75.71 m		74.67 m		71.10 m

Women

100 metres		11.81		11.96		11.98
200 metres		23.49		24.31		24.76
400 metres		52.25		52.43		55.46
800 metres		2:07.61		2:07.84		2:09.49.
1500 metres		4:31.16		4:31.41 NR Pakistani records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Pakistan maintained by the Athletics Federation of Pakistan .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing-External links:...		4:32.24
100 metre hurdles		13.37		13.84		13.88
4×100 metres relay	Sri Lanka Jani Chathurangani Silva Jani Chathurangani Silva Jani Chathurangani Silva is a Sri Lankan track and field athlete who competes mainly in sprinting.-South Asian Games:In 2006 the South Asian Games held in Colombo, she clocked 11.76 seconds to take the women's 100m silver medal and was also part of the 4x100 relay team which won gold... Sriyani Kulawansa Sriyani Kulawansa Mohotti Arachchilage Sriyani Kulawansa-Fonseca is a Sri Lankan hurdler. Her personal best time was 12.91 seconds, achieved in the quarter-finals of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-Achievements:-References:... Achala Dias Sujani Menaka	46.13	India	46.21	Bangladesh	47.92
4×400 metres relay	India	3:33.49	Sri Lanka	3:44.12	Pakistan	3:46.10
High jump		1.81 m GR		1.75 m		1.69 m
Long jump		6.30 m		6.07 m		5.82 m
Shot put		15.36 m		14.48 m		13.47 m
Discus throw		57.03 m GR		49.13 m		42.31 m
Javelin throw		51.37 m		51.27 m		50.58 m

Medal table

Key:

1		15	12	14	29
2		12	9	3	24
3		5	8	12	25
4		0	2	1	3
5		0	1	2	3
6		0	0	0	0
6		0	0	0	0
6		0	0	0	0
Total		23	23	23	69