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 an 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

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Ed. Year Venue City Country Dates No. of
events 		No. of
athletes
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

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  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.
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