Asia Continental championships · since 1984 
Islamabad, Pakistan 20–28 Oct 1989
1989 South Asian Games
Islamabad, Pakistan 20–28 Oct 1989- events
- 31
- medals awarded
- 93
- nations on the podium
- 5
- world records
- 0
Podiums
200m
400m
800m
1500m
5000m
10,000m
Marathon
3000m steeplechase
110m hurdles
400m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
4x100m
4x400m
Medal table
5 nations · 93 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India IND | 18 | 16 | 9 | 43 | |
| 2 | Pakistan PAK | 11 | 8 | 8 | 27 | |
| 3 |  Sri Lanka SRI | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | |
| 4 |  Bangladesh BAN | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Nepal NEP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Records set
22 CR- CR Anand Natarajan (1969) 100m · Men 10.68
- CR Muhammad Sadaqat 400m · Men 47.01
- CR Nadir Khan 800m · Men 1:48.38
- CR Ram Niwas 1500m · Men 3:46.93
- CR Bahadur Prasad 5000m · Men 14:29.39
- CR Abdul Razzaq II 3000m steeplechase · Men 8:42.43
- CR Ghulam Abbas 110m hurdles · Men 14.11
- CR Ghulam Abbas 400m hurdles · Men 50.68
- CR M.A. Eldo Pole vault · Men 4.80
- CR Muhammad Urfaq (1963) Long jump · Men 7.79
- CR Manjeet Singh Discus throw · Men 55.02
- CR Raghubir Singh Bal Hammer throw · Men 62.18
- CR India 4x100m · Men 40.14
- CR Pakistan 4x400m · Men 3:08.72
- CR Ashwini Nachappa 100m · Women 11.95
- CR Ashwini Nachappa 200m · Women 23.85
- CR Shiny Abraham-Wilson 800m · Women 2:05.11
- CR Reeth Abraham 100m hurdles · Women 14.21
- CR Reeth Abraham Long jump · Women 5.99
- CR Rajwinder Kaur II Shot put · Women 13.99
- CR Vijitha Amarasekara Javelin throw · Women 53.06
- CR India 4x100m · Women 45.47