The 2011 South Asian Beach Games will be held in Hambantota, Sri Lanka, from October 8 to October 14, 2011. A total of about 359 athletes representing 8 National Olympic Committees from South Asian countries participated in these Games. Overall, 26 events in 10 disciplines were contested. [1]
* Host nation (Sri Lanka)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India (IND) | 11 | 9 | 7 | 27 |
| 2 |  Sri Lanka (SRI)* | 9 | 10 | 9 | 28 |
| 3 |  Pakistan (PAK) | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 |  Nepal (NEP) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 |  Bangladesh (BAN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Maldives (MDV) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Afghanistan (AFG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Bhutan (BHU) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 27 | 26 | 28 | 81 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's team |  India |  Sri Lanka |  Maldives |
| Women's team | India | Maldives | Sri Lanka |
| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 34 | +25 | 6 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 4 |
 Bhutan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 57 | -23 | 2 |
| Maldives | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 63 | -20 | 0 |
| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 22 | +39 | 6 |
| Maldives | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 31 | +8 | 4 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 40 | -14 | 2 |
| Nepal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 43 | -23 | 0 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's team |  Bangladesh | Sri Lanka | Nepal |
| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Sri Lanka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10 | +20 | 9 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 6 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 3 |
| Maldives | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 20 | -10 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | 11 – 2 | Nepal |
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| Bangladesh | 8 – 3 | Maldives |
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| Sri Lanka | 12 – 4 | Bangladesh |
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| Maldives | 3 – 5 | Nepal |
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| Bangladesh | 5 - 1 | Nepal |
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| Sri Lanka | 7 - 4 | Maldives |
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| Nepal | 6 - 2 | Maldives |
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| Sri Lanka | 9 - 10 | Bangladesh |
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's team [2] |  Pakistan India |  Afghanistan | Not awarded |
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | Pts |
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| Pakistan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| India | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Nepal | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
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| Oct 11 | Sri Lanka | 2–0 | Nepal | 21–8 | 14–2 | |
| Oct 11 | India | 2–0 | Afghanistan | 12–8 | 14–8 | |
| Oct 11 | Pakistan | 2–0 | Nepal | 25–9 | 16–5 | |
| Oct 11 | India | 2–1 | Sri Lanka | 20–9 | 10–13 | 1–0 |
| Oct 12 | Afghanistan | 0–2 | Pakistan | 11–25 | 17–18 | |
| Oct 12 | Nepal | 0–2 | India | 5–10 | 4–14 | |
| Oct 12 | Pakistan | 2–0 | Sri Lanka | 21–9 | 22–13 | |
| Oct 12 | Nepal | 0–2 | Afghanistan | 14–18 | 6–16 | |
| Oct 13 | Sri Lanka | 0–2 | Afghanistan | 18–23 | 13–18 | |
| Oct 13 | India | 1–1 | Pakistan | 16–26 | 18–16 | 4–4 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's team | Pakistan | India | Sri Lanka |
| Nepal | |||
| Women's team | India | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh |
| Nepal |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| India | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Nepal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| October 9 8:00 | Nepal | 19 – 71 | Sri Lanka | Hambantota |
| October 9 16:00 | Sri Lanka | 32 – 52 | Pakistan | Hambantota |
| October 9 17:00 | India | 66 – 23 | Nepal | Hambantota |
| October 10 9:00 | India | 32 – 47 | Pakistan | Hambantota |
| October 10 17:00 | Nepal | 20 – 66 | Pakistan | Hambantota |
| October 11 9:45 | Sri Lanka | 32 – 40 | India | Hambantota |
| October 11 17:00 | Pakistan | 41 – 34 | India | Hambantota |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Nepal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| October 9 10:00 | Nepal | 34 – 71 | Sri Lanka | Hambantota |
| October 9 15:00 | India | 57 – 27 | Bangladesh | Hambantota |
| October 10 10:00 | Sri Lanka | 48 – 40 | Bangladesh | Hambantota |
| October 10 15:00 | India | 67 – 23 | Nepal | Hambantota |
| October 11 8:00 | Sri Lanka | 28 – 55 | India | Hambantota |
| October 11 8:45 | Bangladesh | 64 – 21 | Nepal | Hambantota |
| October 11 17:00 | India | 57 – 28 | Sri Lanka | Hambantota |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Women's team [3] | Sri Lanka | India | Pakistan |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's pair [4] | Wasantha Ratnapala Jude Mahesh Sri Lanka (SRI) | Naveen Sampath Pubudu Kumara Sri Lanka (SRI) | Sivabalan Dhara India (IND) |
| Women's pair [4] | Geethika Thaksila Sri Lanka (SRI) | Ganga Sagari Sujeewa Vithanage Sri Lanka (SRI) | Hemamalini Ragana India (IND) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual lance [5] | Jasvinder Singh Bhatt India (IND) | Jasvinder Singh India (IND) | Durga Prasad Nepal (NEP) |
| Rings and peg [6] | Durga Prasad Nepal (NEP) | Jaswinder Singh India (IND) | Khildhwat Khabka Nepal (NEP) |
| Individual sword [6] | Jaswinder Singh India (IND) | Nar Singh India (IND) | Sarath Kumara Sri Lanka (SRI) |
| Lemon and peg [6] | Krishan Yadar India (IND) | Jasvinder Singh Bhatt India (IND) | Sarath Kumara Sri Lanka (SRI) |
| Team lance [7] | India | Nepal | Pakistan |
| Lance and sword Pairs [6] | Haroon Bandyal Aamir Munnawar Pakistan (PAK) | Chaudri Rashid Shebaz Khan Pakistan (PAK) | Nar Singh Jaswinder Singh India (IND) |
| Team sword | India | Nepal | Sri Lanka |
| Indian file [7] | India | Pakistan | Sri Lanka |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Beach sprint [8] | R.M.K.L. Karunarathna Sri Lanka (SRI) | M.M.P.R. Mel Sri Lanka (SRI) | Rajesh Haldar India (IND) |
| Run swim run [8] | Sahan Rupasinghe Sri Lanka (SRI) | Shri Pola Chowdhury Bangladesh (BAN) | N.S. Priyasanka Sri Lanka (SRI) |
| Beach relay [8] | D.R.M.K.L. Karnarathna N.S. Priyasanka M.M.P.R. Mel J.A.L.D. Fernando Sri Lanka (SRI) | Zuber Ganchi Demudu Chodapulli Rajesh Haldar Yesvant Taware India (IND) | Dilshad Naeen Ahmed Mohommad Aslam Mohomad Ashraf Pakistan (PAK) |
| Board race [8] | W.P. Lahiru Fernando Sri Lanka (SRI) | Demudu Chodipalli India (IND) | Naeem Ahmed Pakistan (PAK) |
| Beach flag [8] | G.H.S. Kelum Sri Lanka (SRI) | Bhanuka Wijesundara Sri Lanka (SRI) | Rajesh Haldar India (IND) |
| Oceanman/woman [8] | Akila Watareka Sri Lanka (SRI) | Dilshan Samarathunga Sri Lanka (SRI) | Amreen Malik India (IND) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Open 5 km [6] | Mervin Roak Chen India (IND) | Manda Divas India (IND) | Pathum Edirishnghe Sri Lanka (SRI) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Mistral One - Open Heavyweight [9] | Sajjad Muhammad Pakistan (PAK) | Priyantha Gunawardana Sri Lanka (SRI) | Ram Lal India (IND) |
| Mistral One - Open Lightweight [9] | Qasim Abbas Rathore Pakistan (PAK) | Chameera Gunawardana Sri Lanka (SRI) | Nooman Aboobakuru Maldives (MDV) |
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