Archive · 26 Oct 2025
India Dominates SAAF Senior Championships
The SAAF Senior Championships, a sports competition for South Asian athletes, recently took place in India.
India won the most medals overall, with Sri Lanka coming in second.
Sri Lankan athlete Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage won the gold medal in javelin throwing, setting a new meet record.
The Indian women's relay team also secured a gold medal in the final event.
The championships involved athletes from several countries and returned after a 17-year gap, with India also topping the medal table in the previous event in 2008.
India topped the medal table with 58 medals.
Sri Lanka's Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage won gold in javelin throw, setting a meet record.
The Indian women's 4x400m relay team won gold.
Mohammad Yamick of Sri Lanka won the 200m race.
The championships were held after a 17-year gap.
- Who
- Athletes from India, Sri Lanka, and other South Asian countries
- What
- The SAAF Senior Championships
- When
- Concluded on Sunday
- Where
- Birsa Munda Stadium, Ranchi, India
- Why
- To compete in track and field events
- Event
- SAAF Senior Championships
- Location
- Ranchi, India
- India's Medal Count
- 58 (20 gold)
- Sri Lanka's Medal Count
- 40 (16 gold)
- Javelin Gold Winner
- Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage (Sri Lanka)
- 200m Winner (Women)
- Mohammad Yamick (Sri Lanka)
- Last Championship
- Kochi, 2008
