Saaf senior athletics championships

South Asian Senior Athletics Championships: India reaffirmed its regional athletic dominance by emerging as the overall champion in the 4th South Asian Senior Athletics Championships 2025, which concluded at the Birsa Munda Stadium in Ranchi on Sunday.

The Indian contingent topped the medals tally with 20 gold medals and a total of 58 medals, followed by Sri Lanka, which delivered an impressive performance with 16 gold medals in a total of 40. Nepal secured the third position with two silver and four bronze medals, while Bangladesh (3 bronze) and the Maldives (1 bronze) finished fourth and fifth, respectively. Bhutan concluded the championship without a medal.

The final day of the championships witnessed several outstanding performances and new meet records across multiple events. In the Men’s 400m Hurdles, India’s Ruchit Mori clinched gold with a new meet record time of 50.10 seconds, followed by Kuda Liyanage Ayoma (Sri Lanka) and Karna Bag (India).