South Asia Olympic Council

South Asia Olympic CouncilAbbreviation| SAOC

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Formation| 1983; 41 years ago (1983)
Type| Regional Sports Federation

Membership

| 7 Members

Official language

| English

President

| Lieutenant-General Syed Arif Hasan

Secretary General

| Muhammad Khalid Mahmood
Affiliations| Olympic Council of Asia

The South Asia Olympic Council (SAOC) formerly known as South Asian Sports Federation, is a governing body of sports in South Asia, currently with 7 member National Olympic Committee. The South Asia Olympic Council is a sports body that looks after sports ties among the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.

## History

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South Asian Games Federation (SAGF) was formed officially in 1983.[1] In 2004, in 32nd meeting of South Asian Sports Federation held at Islamabad (Pakistan), it was decided to rename it to its current name i.e. South Asia Olympic Council.[2]

The SAOC headquarters is located in host city of future South Asian Games and the President of NOC hosting the SAG holds the position of SAOC President. Its current President is Lieutenant-General Syed Arif Hasan from Pakistan.

## Member nations

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Following is the list of member countries of SAOC:

Nation | Code | National Olympic Committee | President | Created | OCA Member  | IOC member | Ref.

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Bangladesh | BAN  | Bangladesh Olympic Association | Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq | 1979 | 1980  | Yes  | [3]
Bhutan | BHU  | Bhutan Olympic Committee | Prince Dasho Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck | 1983  | Yes  | [4]
India | IND  | Indian Olympic Association | P. T. Usha | 1927  | Yes  | [5]
Maldives | MDV  | Maldives Olympic Committee | Mohamed Shaweed  | 1985  | Yes  | [6]
Nepal | NEP  | Nepal Olympic Committee | Jeevan Ram Shrestha | 1962 | 1963  | Yes  | [7]
Pakistan | PAK  | Pakistan Olympic Association | Syed Arif Hasan | 1948  | Yes  | [8]
Sri Lanka | SRI  | National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka | Suresh Subramaniam | 1937  | Yes  | [9]

### Former members

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Following is the list of former member countries of SAOC:

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Afghanistan | AFG  | Afghanistan National Olympic Committee | Hafizullah Wali Rahimi | 1935 | 1936  | Yes  | [10]

Afghanistan joined South Asia Olympic Council in 2004 and was a member till 2016, when joined Central Asian Games.

## SAOC Presidents

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As per the Constitution of SAOC, the President of NOC hosting the next South Asian Games is the president of SAOC.

S. No. | Name | Country | Term

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1. | Sarad Chandra Shah |  Nepal | 1983 – 1984
2. | Lt. Gen Hussain Muhammad Ershad |  Bangladesh | 1984 – 1985
3. | Vidya Charan Shukla |  India | 1985 – 1987
4. | Syed Wajid Ali |  Pakistan | 1987 – 1989
5. | Data Unavailable |  Sri Lanka | 1989 – 1991
6. | Mushfekur Rahman |  Bangladesh | 1991 – 1991
7. | Abdur Rouf |  Bangladesh | 1991 – 1991
8. | Nurul Momen |  Bangladesh | 1992 – 1992
9. | Gias Kamal Chowdhury |  Bangladesh | 1992 – 1993
10. | Suresh Kalmadi |  India | 1993 – 1995
11. | Gavinda Raj Joshi |  Nepal | 1995 – 1998
12. | Rukma Shamsher Rana |  Nepal | 1998 – 1999
13. | Syed Wajid Ali |  Pakistan | 1999 – 2004
14. | Data Unavailable |  Sri Lanka | 2004 – 2006
15. | General Moeen U Ahmed |  Bangladesh | 2006 – 2009
16. | General Md Abdul Mubeen |  Bangladesh | 2009 – 2010
17. | Suresh Kalmadi |  India | 2010 – 2011
Acting | Vijay Kumar Malhotra |  India | 2011 – 2012
18. | Abhay Singh Chautala |  India | 2012 – 2014
19. | Narayana Ramachandran |  India | 2014 – 2016
20. | Jeevan Ram Shrestha |  Nepal | 2016 – 2019
21. | Lt. Gen Syed Arif Hasan |  Pakistan | 2019 – present

## Events

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* South Asian Games
* South Asian Winter Games
* South Asian Beach Games

Competition  | Edition  | Top rank  | Title  | Runners-up  | Most successful  | Next edition

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South Asian Games | Kathmandu - Pokhara 2019 |  India | 13th  |  Nepal |  India
(13)  | Lahore 2025
South Asian Winter Games | Dehradun - Auli 2011 |  India | 1st  |  Pakistan |  India
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South Asian Beach Games | Hambantota 2011 |  India | 1st  |  Sri Lanka |  India
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## Events Summary

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# | Games | Host | Nations | Competitors | Sports | Events | Champion

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1 | 1984 South Asian Games (1) |  Nepal | 7 | 373 | 5 | 62 |  India
2 | 1985 South Asian Games (2) |  Bangladesh | 7 | - | 7 | 94 |  India
3 | 1987 South Asian Games (3) |  India | 7 | - | 10 | 116 |  India
4 | 1989 South Asian Games (4) |  Pakistan | 7 | - | 10 | 114 |  India
5 | 1991 South Asian Games (5) |  Sri Lanka | 7 | - | 10 | 142 |  India
6 | 1993 South Asian Games (6) |  Bangladesh | 7 | - | 11 | 115 |  India
7 | 1995 South Asian Games (7) |  India | 7 | - | 14 | 143 |  India
8 | 1999 South Asian Games (8) |  Nepal | 7 | - | 12 | 163 |  India
9 | 2004 South Asian Games (9) |  Pakistan | 8 | - | 15 | 170 |  India
10 | 2006 South Asian Games (10) |  Sri Lanka | 8 | 1,554 | 20 | 197 |  India
11 | 2010 South Asian Games (11) |  Bangladesh | 8 | 2,000+ | 23 | 158 |  India
12 | 2011 South Asian Winter Games (1) |  India | 7 | 150 | 4 | 19 |  India
13 | 2011 South Asian Beach Games (1) |  Sri Lanka | 8 | 359 | 10 | 26 |  India
14 | 2016 South Asian Games (12) |  India | 8 | 2,672 | 22 | 226 |  India
15 | 2019 South Asian Games (13) |  Nepal | 7 | 2,715 | 26 | 317 |  India

* South Asian Summer Games (1984-2019) (13) 2,017 Events
* South Asian Winter Games (2011) (1) 19 Events
* South Asian Beach Games (2011) (1) 26 Events
* Total : 15 Games (1984-2019): 2,062 Events

## See also

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* Central Asian Games
* East Asian Games (now defunct)
* East Asian Youth Games
* South Asian Games
* Southeast Asian Games
* West Asian Games

## References

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1. ^ "About South Asia Olympic Council". 13SAG Nepal. 10 November 2019.
2. ^ "It will be south Asian Games". Rediff Sports. 2 April 2004.
3. ^ "Olympic Games Medals, Results, Sports, Athletes | Medailles, Resultats, Sports et Athletes des Jeux Olympiques". olympic.org. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
4. ^ "Bhutan | Bhutan Olympic Committee | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org. 8 August 2008. Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2008.
5. ^ "India | Indian Olympic Association | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2008.
6. ^ "Olympic Games Medals, Results, Sports, Athletes | Medailles, Resultats, Sports et Athletes des Jeux Olympiques". olympic.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
7. ^ "Olympic Games Medals, Results, Sports, Athletes | Medailles, Resultats, Sports et Athletes des Jeux Olympiques". olympic.org. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
8. ^ "Pakistan | Pakistan Olympic Association | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2008.
9. ^ "Olympic Games Medals, Results, Sports, Athletes | Medailles, Resultats, Sports et Athletes des Jeux Olympiques". olympic.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
10. ^ "Afghanistan | Afghanistan National Olympic Committee | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2008.

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