South Asian U20 Athletics Championships

Not to be confused with Southeast Asian Youth Athletics Championships or Asian U20 Athletics Championships.

The South Asian U20 Athletics Championships is a recurring athletics competition between under-20 athletes from South Asian nations. The event, first held in 2007, was formerly known as the South Asian Junior Athletics Championships.

The competition serves as a regional complement to the biennial, continental Asian Junior Athletics Championships.[1]

At the 2018 edition, seven countries participated, including Sri Lanka, India, and Bangladesh.[2][3]

Editions

Ed. Year Venue City Dates No. of
events 		No. of
athletes
1st 2007[4] Sugathadasa Stadium Sri Lanka Colombo 29–30 November
2nd 2013[5] Birsa Munda Sports Complex India Ranchi 10–12 November
3rd 2018[6] Sugathadasa Stadium Sri Lanka Colombo 4–5 May
4th 2024[7] Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium India Chennai 11–13 September 30 173[8]

References

  1. ^ Asian Junior Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  2. ^ "Zahir Raihan falls on track". The Daily Star. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  3. ^ "SOUTH ASIAN JUNIOR ATHLETICS C'SHIP 2018 MAY 5TH TO 6TH - SUGATHADASA STADIUM, COLOMBO, SRI LANKA". Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  4. ^ "India dominates inaugural South Asian junior championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  5. ^ "2nd SOUTH ASIAN JUNIOR ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS-2013". upathletics.in. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12908077". Tilastopaja.
  7. ^ "INTERNATIONAL EVENTS". Athletics Federation of India. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Indian team look to cash on home advantage at South Asian Junior Athletics Championships". Athletics Federation of India. Retrieved 10 September 2024.