South 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
[edit]Ed. | Year | Venue | City | Country | Dates | No. of events | No. of athletes |
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1st | 2007[4] | Sugathadasa Stadium | Colombo | Stri Lanka | 29–30 November | ||
2nd | 2013[5] | Birsa Munda Sports Complex | Ranchi | India | 10–12 November | ||
3rd | 2018[6] | Sugathadasa Stadium | Colombo | Sri Lanka | 4–5 May | ||
4th | 2024[7] | Chennai | India | 11–13 September |
References
[edit]- ^ Asian Junior Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
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- ^ "SOUTH ASIAN JUNIOR ATHLETICS C'SHIP 2018 MAY 5TH TO 6TH - SUGATHADASA STADIUM, COLOMBO, SRI LANKA". Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "India dominates inaugural South Asian junior championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "2nd SOUTH ASIAN JUNIOR ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS-2013". upathletics.in. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
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- ^ "INTERNATIONAL EVENTS". Athletics Federation of India. Retrieved 25 July 2024.