At 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...

, the athletics events were held at the Sugathadasa Stadium

Sugathadasa Stadium

Sugathadasa Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is currently used mostly for football matches and athletic tournaments. The stadium holds 25,000 people. The 1991 and 2006 South Asian Games were held in this stadium. It also hosted the majority of matches for the 2010 AFC...

 in Colombo

Colombo

Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...

, 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...

 from 23 August to 27 August 2006

2006 in athletics (track and field)

The following events in athletics took place in 2006:-Championships:* March: 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships * March: 2006 Commonwealth Games...

. A total of 35 events were contested, of which 20 by male and 15 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...

 was the most successful country, medals-wise, with a total of 43 medals, 15 of which were gold. The hosts Sri Lanka were the next best medal winner, having taken 14 gold medals. A total of 5 Games records were broken during the competition, which included world medallist Anju Bobby George

Anju Bobby George

Anju Bobby George is an Indian athlete. Anju Bobby George made history when she won the bronze medal in Long Jump at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris. With this achievement, she became the first Indian athlete ever to win a medal in a World Championships in Athletics jumping...

's performance of 6.42 metres in the long jump

Long jump

The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...

. Susanthika Jayasinghe

Susanthika Jayasinghe

Susanthika Jayasinghe is a Sri Lankan sprint athlete specializing in the 100 and 200 metres....

 completed a 100

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...

 and 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...

 double, before going on to take the gold with the Sri Lankan relay team. Her male counterpart 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...

 achieved a similar feat, winning the 200 and 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...

 races, as well at the 400 m relay. Pinki Pramanik

Pinki Pramanik

Pinki Pramanik is an Indian track athlete who specialises in the 400 metres and 800 metres. She has had much success with the national 4×400 metres relay team, winning silver at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, gold at the 2006 Asian Games, and gold at the 2005 Asian Indoor Games...

 of India was another athlete to win two golds as she won the women's 400 and 800 metres

800 metres

The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...

 finals.

Rajendra Bhandari

Rajendra Bhandari

This is an article about the Nepali-language poet. For the athlete, see Rajendra Bahadur BhandariRajendra Bhandari is an Indian, Nepali language poet and academic at the Sikkim Government College in Gangtok....

 of Nepal

Nepal

Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...

 won a 5000 metres

5000 metres

The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...

 and 3000 metres steeplechase double, but his sample delivered at the Games tested positive for Norandrosterone. He was disqualified from the event and banned from competing for two years. 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...

, the 100 m silver medallist, was also banned for Norandrosterone. It is unclear whether medals have been reassigned.

Records

Name	Event	Country	Record	Type
Anju Bobby George Anju Bobby George Anju Bobby George is an Indian athlete. Anju Bobby George made history when she won the bronze medal in Long Jump at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris. With this achievement, she became the first Indian athlete ever to win a medal in a World Championships in Athletics jumping...	Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...		6.42 m	GR
Susanthika Jayasinghe Susanthika Jayasinghe Susanthika Jayasinghe is a Sri Lankan sprint athlete specializing in the 100 and 200 metres.... Buddika Sujani ? ?	4×100 metre relay		44.63	GR
Preej Sradeedharan	10,000 metres		34:27.13	GR
Chaminda Sampath	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...		16:26 m	GR
Surender Singh	10,000 metres		29:41.30	GR

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

Men

100 metres		10:52		10:53		10:61
200 metres		21.14		21.51		21.52
400 metres		46.33		46.40		47.77
800 metres		1:50:23		1:50:30		1:50:36
1500 metres		3:44.50		3:45.60		3:53.73
5000 metres		14:01.19		14:02.43		14:28.59
10,000 metres		29:41.30 GR		29:43.09		31:01.34
110 metre hurdles		14.19		14.26		14.62
400 metre hurdles		51.00		51.02		51.66
3000 metre steeplechase		8:51:76		9:00:99		9:02:15
4×100 metre relay	India	40.29	Pakistan	40.76	Afghanistan	43.91
4×400 metre relay	Sri Lanka	3:09:25	India	3:10:47	Pakistan	3:11:35
Marathon		2:25:40		2:28:10		2:29:16
High jump		2:19 m		2:19 m		2:16 m
Pole vault		4.78 m		4.70 m		4.50 m
Long jump		7.73 m		7.46 m		7.31 m
Triple jump		16:26 m GR		15:85 m		15:82
Shot put		17.43 m		16.75 m		16.63 m
Discus throw		55.10 m		52.89 m		52.69 m
Javelin throw		77.99		70.20		69.69

Women

100 metres		11.33		11.76		12:07
200 metres		22.99		24.24		24.62
400 metres		52.54		53.83		55.76
800 metres		2:03.81		2:04.77		2:08.04 NR
1500 metres		4:14.26		4:14.71		4:30.61
5000 metres		16:03.11		16:37.41		16:52.51
10,000 metres		34:27.13 GR		35:03.43		35:24.05
100 metre hurdles		14.28		14.36 NR		14.61
4×100 metre relay	Sri Lanka Susanthika Jayasinghe Susanthika Jayasinghe Susanthika Jayasinghe is a Sri Lankan sprint athlete specializing in the 100 and 200 metres.... Buddika Sujani ? ?	44.63 GR	India	46.37	Pakistan	47.28
4×400 metre relay	India	3:38:01	Sri Lanka	3:39:48	Pakistan	3:44:81
High jump		1.71 m		1.68 m		1.68 m
Long jump		6.42 m GR		6.07 m =NR		5.94 m
Shot put		14.96 m		14.45 m		14.07 m
Discus throw		47.50 m		45.67 m		43.29 m
Javelin throw		50.73 m		49.85 m		46.45 m

Medal table

Key:

1	India	15	14	14	43
2	Sri Lanka	14	12	7	33
3	Pakistan	3	4	13	20
4	Bangladesh	1	2	0	3
5	Nepal	0	2	0	2
6	Afghanistan	0	0	1	1
7	Bhutan	0	0	0	0
7	Maldives	0	0	0	0
Total		33	34	35	102

• Note: Table has been adjusted to discount medals by athletes who failed drugs tests

External links

• Official Games website