Triathlon at the 2019 South Asian Games

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Triathlon
at the 2019 South Asian Games
Triathlon pictogram.svg Duathlon pictogram.svg
VenuePokhara
Dates2–4 December 2019
  2016
2025  

Triathlon is among the sports which is being contested at the 2019 South Asian Games. [1] Triathlon is being hosted in the city of Pokhara between December 2 and 4, 2019. The discipline of duathlon was added to the sports program for this edition of the games.

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Medal table

  *   Host nation (Nepal)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal  (NEP)*2316
2Flag of India.svg  India  (IND)2215
3Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka  (SRI)1034
Totals (3 entries)55515

Medalists

Triathlon

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men Adarsha Sinimol
Flag of India.svg  India
Bishworjit Srikhom
Flag of India.svg  India
Basanta Tharu
Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal
Women [2] Sony Gurung
Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal
Thoudam Devi
Flag of India.svg  India
Pragnya Mohan
Flag of India.svg  India
Mixed relayFlag of India.svg  India  (IND)
Pragnya Mohan
Adarsha Sinimo
Thoudam Devi
Bishworjit Saikhom
Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal  (NEP)
Sony Gurung
Dipesh Chaudary
Keshari Magar
Basanta Tharu
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka  (SRI)
Puvini Kahandawala
Asanka Nilaweera
Gayani Dasanayake
Chalaka Wickramaarachchi

Duathlon

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men [3] Himal Tamata
Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal
Lakshman Malla
Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal
Jamuni Perera
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Women Eranga Dilrukshi
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Humi Magar
Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal
Udaya Kumari
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka

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