At the

2006 South Asian Games The 2006 South Asian Games (also known as the 10th South Asian Games) were held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 18 August to 28 August 2006, in the Sugathadasa Stadium with more than 2000 sportspersons competing in the record 20 disciplines of Sports ...

, the athletics events were held at the

Sugathadasa Stadium Sugathadasa Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is currently used for football, rugby union, and athletics. The stadium holds 25,000 people and has an on-site hotel. History The concept of an outdoor sporting stadium was ...

in Colombo,

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from 23 August to 27 August

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. A total of 35 events were contested, of which 20 by male and 15 by female athletes. India was the most successful country, medals-wise, with a total of 43 medals, 15 of which were gold. The hosts Sri Lanka were the next best medal winner, having taken 14 gold medals. A total of 5 Games records were broken during the competition, which included world medallist

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's performance of 6.42 metres in the long jump.

Susanthika Jayasinghe Deshabandu Kameradin Susanthika Jayasinghe ( si, සුසන්තිකා ජයසිංහ; Tamil: சுசந்திகா ஜயசிங்ஹ, born December 17, 1975) is a Sri Lankan retired sprinter, who specialized in the 100 and ...

completed a

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and

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double, before going on to take the gold with the Sri Lankan relay team. Her male counterpart

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achieved a similar feat, winning the 200 and

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races, as well at the 400 m relay.

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of India was another athlete to win two golds as she won the women's 400 and 800 metres finals.

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of Nepal won a

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and

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double, but his sample delivered at the Games tested positive for Norandrosterone. He was disqualified from the event and banned from competing for two years.

Jani Chathurangani Silva Jani Chathurangani Chandra Silva Hondamuni (born August 21, 1981) is a Sri Lankan track and field athlete who competes mainly in sprinting. South Asian Games In 2006 the South Asian Games held in Colombo, she clocked 11.76 seconds to take the wo ...

, the 100 m silver medallist, was also banned for Norandrosterone.Jani found guilty likely to lose her medals
. ''Sri Lanka News First'' (2006-11-02). Retrieved on 2010-03-04.

Records

Medal summary

;Key:

Men

Women

Doping in Athletics at the 2006 South Asian Games

Updated Medal Summary after Doping test results (Medal Upgrade)

Medal table

*''Note: Table has been adjusted to discount medals by athletes who failed drugs tests''

References

;General
Athletics results
SAF Games 2006. Retrieved on 2010-03-04. *Weerawansa, Dinesh (2006-08-24)

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. Retrieved on 2010-03-04. *Weerawansa, Dinesh (2006-08-25)
South Asian Games – Day 2

. Retrieved on 2010-03-04. *Weerawansa, Dinesh (2006-08-26)
South Asian Games – Day 3

. Retrieved on 2010-03-04. *Weerawansa, Dinesh (2006-08-27)
Marathon ends South Asian Games – Final day

. Retrieved on 2010-03-04. ;Specific

External links

Official Games website
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