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 codeSRI
NOCSri Lanka Olympic Association
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
250
Silver
436
Bronze
681
Total
1,367
South Asian Games appearances (overview)
  • 1984
  • 1985
  • 1987
  • 1989
  • 1991
  • 1993
  • 1995
  • 1999
  • 2004
  • 2006
  • 2010
  • 2016
  • 2019
  • 2023

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

Sri Lanka has hosted South Asian Games 2 times : 1991 Colombo,[2] 2006 Colombo[3]

Detailed Medal Count
Games Host Rank 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Total
1984 Kathmandu Nepal Nepal  2  7 11 19 37
1985 Dhaka Bangladesh Bangladesh 4 2 7 9 18
1987 Calcutta India India  3  4 7 23 34
1989 Islamabad Pakistan Pakistan  3  6 10 21 37
1991 Colombo Sri Lanka Sri Lanka  2  44 34 40 118
1993 Dhaka Bangladesh Bangladesh  3  20 22 39 81
1995 Madras India India  2  16 25 53 94
1999 Kathmandu Nepal Nepal  3  16 42 62 120
2004 Islamabad Pakistan Pakistan  3  17 32 57 106
2006 Colombo Sri Lanka Sri Lanka  3  37 63 78 178
2010 Dhaka Bangladesh Bangladesh 4 16 35 54 105
2016 Guwahati/Shillong India India  2  25 64 98 187
2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara/Janakpur Nepal Nepal  3  40 84 128 252
2023 Lahore Pakistan Pakistan Future Event
Total 250 436 681 1367

References
  1. Sportstar, Team. "South Asian Games 2019 medals tally: India tops with 312 medals". Sportstar. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  2. "OCA » Colombo 1991". www.ocasia.org. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  3. "OCA » Colombo 2006". ocasia.org. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
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