Sri Lanka at the South Asian Games
Sri Lanka is a member of the South Asian Zone of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and has participated in the South Asian Games since the beginning of the game in 1984.
| Sri Lanka at the South Asian Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | SRI |
| NOC | Sri Lanka Olympic Association |
| Medals Ranked 3rd |
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| South Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
Sri Lanka has participated all 13 South Asian Games governed by South Asia Olympic Council.
Sri Lanka has performed quite good since 1984 Kathmandu. Sri Lanka has been second-ranked team 4 times, third-ranked team 7 times, fourth-ranked team 2 times.
At 2019 South Asian Games, Sri Lanka had finished highest total medals count 252 including 40 Gold Medals.[1]
Host Games[edit]
Sri Lanka has hosted South Asian Games 2 times : 1991 Colombo,[2] 2006 Colombo[3]
Detailed Medal Count[edit]
| Games | Host | Rank |  Gold
|
 Silver
|
 Bronze
|
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Kathmandu |  Nepal
|
2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 37 |
| 1985 Dhaka |  Bangladesh
|
4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 |
| 1987 Calcutta |  India
|
3 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 34 |
| 1989 Islamabad |  Pakistan
|
3 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 37 |
| 1991 Colombo |  Sri Lanka
|
2 | 44 | 34 | 40 | 118 |
| 1993 Dhaka | Bangladesh
|
3 | 20 | 22 | 39 | 81 |
| 1995 Madras | India
|
2 | 16 | 25 | 53 | 94 |
| 1999 Kathmandu | Nepal
|
3 | 16 | 42 | 62 | 120 |
| 2004 Islamabad | Pakistan
|
3 | 17 | 32 | 57 | 106 |
| 2006 Colombo | Sri Lanka
|
3 | 37 | 63 | 78 | 178 |
| 2010 Dhaka | Bangladesh
|
4 | 16 | 35 | 54 | 105 |
| 2016 Guwahati/Shillong | India
|
2 | 25 | 64 | 98 | 187 |
| 2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara/Janakpur | Nepal
|
3 | 40 | 84 | 128 | 252 |
| 2023 Lahore | Pakistan
|
Future Event | ||||
| Total | 250 | 436 | 681 | 1367 | ||
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Sportstar, Team. "South Asian Games 2019 medals tally: India tops with 312 medals". Sportstar. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
- ^ "OCA » Colombo 1991". www.ocasia.org. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
- ^ "OCA » Colombo 2006". ocasia.org. Retrieved 2021-11-17.