# Athletics at the 2016 South Asian Games

Athletics at the 2016 South Asian Games were held in Guwahati, India from 9 to 12 February 2016.

## Medalists
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Himasha Eashan Sri Lanka | 10.28 GR | Saaid Hassan Maldives | 10.41 | Mohommed Ashraful Sri Lanka | 10.69 |
| 200 metres | M.V. Suranjaya De Silva Sri Lanka | 21.00 | Saaid Hassan Maldives | 21.15 | Liaquat Ali Pakistan | 21.53 |
| 400 metres | Arokia Rajiv India | 46.23 | Kunhu Muhammed India | 46.73 | Dilip Ruwan Sri Lanka | 47.30 |
| 800 metres | Indunil Herath Sri Lanka | 1:51.46 | Muhammad Ikram Pakistan | 1:51.86 | Ajay Kumar Saroj India | 1:52.04 |
| 1500 metres | Ajay Kumar Saroj India | 3:53.46 | Sanjeewa Lakmal Sri Lanka | 3:54.16 | Rahul Kumar Pal India | 3:55.07 |
| 5000 metres | Man Singh India | 14:02.04 GR | Suresh Kumar India | 14:02.70 | Hari Kumar Rimal Nepal | 14:32.18 |
| 10,000 metres | Gopi T India | 29:10.53 GR | Suresh Kumar India | 29:20.49 | Lionel Samarajeewa Sri Lanka | 30:22.54 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Jayakumar Surendhar India | 14.13 | Prem Kumar K India | 14.18 | Mohsin Ali Pakistan | 14.26 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Ayyasamy Dharun India | 50.54 | Jithin Paul India | 50.57 | Mehboob Ali Pakistan | 52.04 |
| 4×100 metres relay | Sri Lanka (SRI) | 39.96 | Umar Khayam Hameed Pakistan | 40.56 m | India (IND) | 41.09 |
| 4×400 metres relay | India (IND) | 3:06.74 | Sri Lanka (SRI) | 3:07.59 | Pakistan (PAK) | 3:14.82 |
| Marathon | Nitendra Singh Rawat India | 2:15:18 | Anuradha Cooray Sri Lanka | 2:15:19 | Khetha Ram India | 2:21:14 |
| High jump | Manjula Kumara Sri Lanka | 2.17 m | Tejaswin Shankar India | 2.17 m | Ajay Kumar India | 2.08 m |
| Pole vault | Ishara Sandaruwan Sri Lanka | 4.90 GR | Sonu Saini India | 4.80 | Rehan Anjum Pakistan | 4.60 m |
| Long jump | Ankit Sharma India | 7.89 m GR | K Prem Kumar India | 7.62 m | Amila Jayasiri Sri Lanka | 7.46 m |
| Triple jump | Renjith Maheshwary India | 16.45 m GR | J. Surendhar India | 15.89 m | Muhammad Afzal Pakistan | 15.76 m |
| Shot put | Om Prakash Karhana India | 18.45 m | Jasdeep Singh India | 17.56 m | Muhammad Waseem Pakistan | 16.28 m |
| Discus throw | Arjun India | 57.21 m | Kripal Singh India | 56.59 m | U.P. Jayawardana Sri Lanka | 53.52 m |
| Hammer throw | Neeraj Kumar India | 66.14 m | Shakeel Ahmed Pakistan | 63.67 m | Alansan Sri Lanka | 46.38 m |
| Javelin throw | Neeraj Chopra India | 82.23 m GR | Sumeda Ranasinghe Sri Lanka | 80.25 m | Arshad Nadeem Pakistan | 78.33 m |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Rumeshika Rathnayake Sri Lanka | 11.71 | Srabani Nanda India | 11.72 | Dutee Chand India | 11.75 |
| 200 metres | Srabani Nanda India | 23.91 | Dutee Chand India | 24.14 | Rumeshika Rathnayake Sri Lanka | 24.17 |
| 400 metres | M. R. Poovamma India | 54.10 | Chandrika Rasnayake Sri Lanka | 54.40 | Omaya Udayangani Sri Lanka | 54.70 |
| 800 metres | Nimali Liyanarachchi Sri Lanka | 2:09.40 | Gayanthika Abeyrathne Sri Lanka | 2:09.64 | Mrimuth Gomathy India | 2:10.99 |
| 1500 metres | PU Chitra India | 4:25.59 | Gayanthika Abeyrathne Sri Lanka | 4:25.75 | Nilani Rathnayake Sri Lanka | 4:26.70 |
| 5000 metres | L. Suriya India | 15:45.75 GR | Swati Haridas Gadhave India | 16:14.57 | Nilani Rathnayake Sri Lanka | 17:00.85 |
| 10,000 metres | L. Suriya India | 32:39.86 GR | Swati Haridas Gadhave India | 33:57.09 | S. A. Lama Hewage Sri Lanka | 36:11.39 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Gayathri Govindaraj India | 13.83 | Sajitha KV India | 14.26 | Ireshani Rajasinghe Sri Lanka | 14.37 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Jauna Murmu India | 57.69 | Ashwini Akkunji India | 58.92 | Kawshalya Madushani Sri Lanka | 59.87 |
| 4×100 metres relay | Sri Lanka (SRI) | 45.50 | India (IND) | 45.79 | Bangladesh (BAN) | 47.44 |
| 4×400 metres relay | India (IND) | 3:35.44 | Sri Lanka (SRI) | 3:38.89 | Bangladesh (BAN) | 3:53.27 |
| Marathon | Kavita Raut India | 2:38:38.00 | Niluka Geethani Rajasekara Sri Lanka | 2:50:47.00 | B. G. L. Anuradhi Sri Lanka | 2:52:15.00 |
| High jump | Sahana Kumari India | 1.78 m | Tharanga Vinodani Sri Lanka Swapna Barman India | 1.75 m | None awarded | None awarded |
| Long jump | Mayookha Johny India | 6.43 m GR | Shradha Bhaskar India | 6.19 m | Sarangi Silva Sri Lanka | 5.89 m |
| Triple jump | Mayookha Johny India | 13.85 m GR | Vidusha Lakshani Sri Lanka | 13.18 m | Prajusha M A India | 12.95 m |
| Shot put | Manpreet Kaur Sr. India | 17.94 m GR | Manpreet Kaur Jr. India | 15.94 m | Tharika Fernando Sri Lanka | 14.87 m |
| Javelin throw | Suman Devi India | 59.45 m GR | Annu Rani India | 57.13 m | Nadeeka Lakmali Sri Lanka | 54.82 m |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | India (IND) | 28 | 22 | 8 | 58 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka (SRI) | 9 | 11 | 17 | 37 |
| 3 | Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 4 | Maldives (MDV) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Bangladesh (BAN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Nepal (NEP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 37 | 38 | 36 | 111 |