South Asian Games

South Asian Games

The South Asian Games Association logo
Abbreviation SAG
First event September 1984 Kathmandu, Nepal
Occur every 2 years
Last event 5 - 16 February 2016 Guwahati, Shillong, India (2019 in Kathmandu, Nepal)

The South Asian Games (SAF Games, SAG, or SA games, & formerly known as South Asian Federation Games) are a biennial multi-sport event held among the athletes from South Asia. The governing body of these games is South Asian Sports Council (SASC), formed in 1983. At present, SAG are joined by eight members namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.

The first South Asian Games were hosted by Kathmandu, Nepal in 1984 and have since been held every two years except for some occasions. In 2004, it was decided in the 32nd meeting of South Asian Sports Council to rename the games from South Asian Federation Games to South Asian Games as the officials believed the word Federation was diminishing the emphasis on event and acting as a barrier in attracting crowd.[1] These Games are often hyped as the South Asian version of Olympic Games. XII South Asian Games are being held at Guwahati and Shillong from 5 February to 16 February, 2016.

Venues

Year Games Host City Country
1984 I Kathmandu Nepal
Nepal
1985 II Dhaka Bangladesh
Bangladesh
1987 III Calcutta India
India
1989 IV Islamabad Pakistan
Pakistan
1991 V Colombo Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
1993 VI Dhaka Bangladesh
Bangladesh
1995 VII Madras India
India
1999 VIII Kathmandu Nepal
Nepal
2004 IX Islamabad Pakistan
Pakistan
2006 X Colombo Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
2010 XI Dhaka Bangladesh
Bangladesh
2016 XII Guwahati, Shillong [2] India
India
2018 XIII Kathmandu Nepal
Nepal

South Asian Beach Games

Year Games Host City Country
2011 I Hambantota Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka

South Asian Winter Games

Year Games Host City Country
2011[3] I Dehradun and Auli India
India

Gold medal tally

COUNTRY OVER-ALL CHAMPIONS 2nd GOLD 3rd GOLD
 India
12 Times
-
-
 Pakistan
-
7 Times
4 Times
 Sri Lanka
-
4 Times
7 Times
   Nepal
-
1 Time
-
 Bangladesh
-
-
2 Time

All-time medal table

Rank NOC Participated Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  India 12 1088 632 326 2046
2  Pakistan 12 323 412 393 1128
3  Sri Lanka 12 210 351 553 1114
4    Nepal 12 79 122 272 473
5  Bangladesh 12 67 177 403 647
6  Afghanistan 3 20 25 54 99
7  Bhutan 12 2 16 53 71
8  Maldives 12 0 3 9 12

See also

References

  1. It will be South Asian Games.Rediff news.April 2, 2004.
  2. "12th SAF Games Mantle Falls on State". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  3. "South Asian Winter Games to have two opening and closing". The Times of India. 2010-11-25. Retrieved 2011-08-01.

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