At the 2010 South Asian Games

2010 South Asian Games

The 2010 South Asian Games, officially the XI South Asian Games, was a major multi-sport event that took place from January 29 to February 8, 2010 in Dhaka, Bangladesh...

, the athletics events were held at the Bangabandhu National Stadium

Bangabandhu National Stadium

Bangabandhu National Stadium, also known as Dhaka Stadium, and formerly known as Dacca Stadium is the national stadium and a multipurpose sports arena in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is located in the Motijheel area in the heart of the city...

 in Dhaka

Dhaka

Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...

, Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

 from February 6 to February 9. A total of 23 events were contested, of which 15 by male and 8 by female athletes.

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...

 (10 golds) had the greatest medal haul of the six countries which reached the medal table, shortly followed by 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...

 (8 golds). Stand out performers included Chandrika Subashini, who took the 200

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...

/400 metres

400 metres

The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...

 double, and 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...

's Naseem Hameed

Naseem Hameed

Naseem Hameed is a Pakistani athlete, who became the fastest woman in South Asia when she won a gold medal in the 100-metre event of the 11th South Asian Federation Games in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Monday, February 9, 2010.-Career:...

, who was a rank outsider before the games but won the women's 100 metres

100 metres

The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...

 race over more-fancied opposition. Following her victory, the Senate of Pakistan

Senate of Pakistan

The Senate of Pakistan is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan. Elections are held every three years for one half of the senate and each senator has a term of six years...

 passed a resolution to improve her family's poor living standards and reward her with professional training.

The marathon

Marathon

The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...

 race caused much controversy as Rajendra Bahadur Bhandari

Rajendra Bahadur Bhandari

Rahendra Bahadur Bhandari is a Nepalese athlete and soldier who has won 2 silver medals in 9th Asian Games and 2 gold medals in 10th Asian Games....

, returning from a doping violation from the 2006 South Asian Games

2006 South Asian Games

The 2006 South Asian Games were held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from August 18 to August 28, 2006 in the Sugathadasa Stadium with more than 2000 sportspersons competing in the record 20 disciplines of Sports.The 10th edition of SAF Games also marked the debut for Afghanistan...

, 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

Name	Event	Country	Record	Type
Priyangika Madumanthi	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
Azharul Islam	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...		44.98 m	NR Bangladeshi records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Bangladesh maintained by the Bangladesh Athletic Federation .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-External links:*...

Men

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	Sri Lanka	40.02	India	40.18	Maldives	41.39
4×400 metre relay	India	3:08.62	Sri Lanka	3:08.94	Pakistan	3:16.70
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 NR Bangladeshi records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Bangladesh maintained by the Bangladesh Athletic Federation .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-External links:*...
Javelin throw		74.27		73.38		71.65

Women

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	Sri Lanka	46.33	Bangladesh	46.80	Pakistan	47.16
4×400 metre relay	India	3:38.62	Sri Lanka	3:44.81	Bangladesh	3:52.29
High jump		1.81 =GR		1.79		1.72
Long jump		6.20		6.09		5.96

Medal table

Key:

1		10	11	8	29
2		8	8	6	22
3		4	2	4	10
4		1	0	0	1
5		0	2	4	6
6		0	0	1	1
Total		23	23	23	69

External links

• Official 2010 South Asian Games athletics page