Not to be confused with Southeast Asian Youth Athletics Championships or Asian U20 Athletics Championships.

The South Asian U20 Athletics Championships is a recurring athletics competition between under-20 athletes from South Asian nations, governed by the South Asian Athletics Federation.[1] 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.

At the 2018 edition, seven countries participated, including Sri Lanka, India, and Bangladesh.[2][3]

Seven countries competed in the 2024 edition.[4]

Editions

Edition Year Venue City Dates Ref
1st 2007 Sugathadasa Stadium Sri Lanka Colombo 29–30 November [5]
2nd 2013 Birsa Munda Sports Complex India Ranchi 10–12 November [6]
3rd 2018 Sugathadasa Stadium Sri Lanka Colombo 4–5 May [7]
4th 2024 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium India Chennai 11–13 September [8][9]

References

  1. ^ https://events.indianathletics.in/SAJAC2024/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SAJR24_FactBook.pdf
  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. ^ "4th South Asian Junior Athletics Championships 2024". Retrieved 2024-11-09.
  5. ^ "India dominates inaugural South Asian junior championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  6. ^ "2nd SOUTH ASIAN JUNIOR ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS-2013". upathletics.in. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12908077". Tilastopaja.
  8. ^ "INTERNATIONAL EVENTS". Athletics Federation of India. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Indian team look to cash on home advantage at South Asian Junior Athletics Championships". Athletics Federation of India. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Asian_Junior_Athletics_Championships
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