List of South Asian Games records in athletics

The South Asian Games is a biennial multi-sport event which began in 1984. Athletics has been one of the sports held at the Games since the inaugural edition. Records set by athletes who are representing one of the South Asian Sports Council's member states.

Men's records

Event	Record	Athlete	Nationality	Date	Games	Place	Ref.
100 m	10.26 NWI	Himasha Eashan	Sri Lanka	9 February 2016	2016 Games	Guwahati, India	[1]
	10.28 (−0.2 m/s)	Himasha Eashan	Sri Lanka	9 February 2016	2016 Games	Guwahati, India	[1]
200 m	20.99	Rohan Pradeep Kumara	Sri Lanka	2004	2004 Games	Islamabad, Pakistan
400 m	45.77	Rohan Pradeep Kumara	Sri Lanka	1999	1999 Games	Kathmandu, Nepal
800 m	1:47:56	S.A. Ranjit Subasinghe	Sri Lanka	1993	1993 Games	Dhaka, Bangladesh
1500 m	3:38:00	Bahadur Prasad	India	1995	1995 Games	Madras, India
5000 m	14:02.04	Man Singh	India	9 February 2016	2016 Games	Guwahati, India	[1]
10,000 m	29:10.53	Gopi T	India	10 February 2016	2016 Games	Guwahati, India	[1]
Marathon	2:15:03	Baikuntha Manandhar	Nepal	1987	1987 Games	Calcutta, India
110 m hurdles	14.11 NWI	Ghulam Abbas	Pakistan	1989	1989 Games	Islamabad, Pakistan
400 m hurdles	50.14	Ghulam Abbas	Pakistan	1991	1991 Games	Colombo, Sri Lanka
3000 m steeplechase	8:42.43	Abdul Muhammad Razzaq	Pakistan	1989	1989 Games	Islamabad, Pakistan
High jump	2.21 m	Sarvesh Anil Kushare	India	3 December 2019	2019 Games	Kathmandu, Nepal	[2]
Pole vault	4.90 m NR	M.H.I. Sandaruwan	Sri Lanka	10 February 2016	2016 Games	Guwahati, India	[1]
Long jump	7.89 m (±0.0 m/s)	Ankit Sharma	India	10 February 2016	2016 Games	Guwahati, India	[1]
Triple jump	16.45 m NWI	Renjith Maheshwary	India	11 February 2016	2016 Games	Guwahati, India	[1]
Shot put	20.03 m	Tejinder Pal Singh Toor	India	6 December 2019	2019 Games	Kathmandu, Nepal	[2]
Discus throw	57.78 m	Shakti Singh	India	1995	1995 Games	Madras, India
Hammer throw	66.94 m	Aqarab Abbas	Pakistan	1995	1995 Games	Madras, India
Javelin throw	86.29 m	Arshad Nadeem	Pakistan	7 December 2019	2019 Games	Kathmandu, Nepal	[2]
4 × 100 m relay	39.14	Himasha Eashan Chanuka Sandeepa Vinoj Suranjaya Yupun Abeykoon	Sri Lanka	6 December 2019	2019 Games	Kathmandu, Nepal	[2]
4 × 400 m relay	3:05.28		Sri Lanka	1999	1999 Games	Kathmandu, Nepal

Key:
WR World record	AR Asian record	NR National record	PB Athlete's personal best

Women's records

Event	Record	Athlete	Nationality	Date	Games	Place	Ref.
100 m	11.19 NWI	Damayanthi Dharsha	Sri Lanka	1999	1999 Games	Kathmandu, Nepal
200 m	22.68 NWI	Damayanthi Dharsha	Sri Lanka	1999	1999 Games	Kathmandu, Nepal
400 m	52.11	Damayanthi Dharsha	Sri Lanka	1999	1999 Games	Kathmandu, Nepal
800 m	1:59.85	Shiny Wilson	India	1995	1995 Games	Madras, India
1500 m	4:14.23	Sunita Rani	India	1999	1999 Games	Kathmandu, Nepal
5000 m	15:45.75	L Surya	India	9 February 2016	2016 Games	Guwahati, India	[1]
10,000 m	32:39.86	L Surya	India	11 February 2016	2016 Games	Guwahati, India	[1]
Marathon	2:38:10	Vally Satyabhama	India	1995	1995 Games	Madras, India
100 m hurdles	13.12 NWI	Sriyani Kulawansa	Sri Lanka	1999	1999 Games	Kathmandu, Nepal
High jump	1.81 m	Sangeetha Mohan	India	2004	2004 Games	Islamabad, Pakistan
		Priyangika Madumanthi	Sri Lanka	2010	2010 Games	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Long jump	6.43 m (+0.5 m/s)	Mayookha Johnny	India	9 February 2016	2016 Games	Guwahati, India	[1]
Triple jump	13.85 m (±0.0 m/s)	Mayookha Johnny	India	10 February 2016	2016 Games	Guwahati, India	[1]
Shot put	17.94 m	Manpreeth Kaur	India	9 February 2016	2016 Games	Guwahati, India	[1]
Discus throw	57.03 m	Seema Antil	India	2004	2004 Games	Islamabad, Pakistan
Javelin throw	59.45 m	Suman Devi	India	11 February 2016	2016 Games	Guwahati, India	[1]
4 × 100 m relay	44.63		Sri Lanka	2006		Colombo, Sri Lanka
4 × 400 m relay	3:32.35		India	1999	1999 Games	Kathmandu, Nepal