South Asian Games

Multi-sport event in South Asia

South Asian GamesAbbreviation| SAG

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Motto| Peace, Prosperity Progress
First event| 1984 South Asian Games, Kathmandu, Nepal
Occur every| Four years
Last event| 2019 South Asian Games, Kathmandu and Pokhara, Nepal
Next event| 2026 South Asian Games, Lahore, Pakistan
Purpose| Multi-sport event for nations in South Asia
Best performer| India

The South Asian Games is a quadrennial multi-sport event held among athletes from South Asia. The South Asia Olympic Council, which was formed in 1983, governs it. The Games consist of seven countries, namely Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Afghanistan had participated in the Games four times, but left the SAOC after participating in 2016.

The first South Asian Games were hosted by Kathmandu, Nepal in 1984. From 1984 to 1987 they were held every year except 1986, as it was a year of Commonwealth Games and Asian Games. From 1987 onwards, they have been held every two years except for some occasions. In 2004, the South Asian Sports Council decided to rename the games from the South Asian Federation Games to the South Asian Games as officials believed the word federation was diminishing the emphasis on the event and acting as a barrier to attracting spectators.[1]

These are often known as the South Asian version of Olympic Games. The XIII South Asian Games was held at Kathmandu, Pokhara and Janakpur from 1 December to 10 December 2019.

The South Asian Games is one of five subregional Games of the Olympic Council of Asia. The others are Central Asian Games, East Asian Youth Games, Southeast Asian Games, and West Asian Games.[2]

## Editions

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1984, 1999, 2019

1985, 1993, 2010

1987

1989, 2004, 2026

1991, 2006, 2027

1995

2016

2016

2019

2026

2026

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Host cities of the South Asian Games

Edition  | Year  | Host Cities  | Host Nation  | Nations  | Sports  | Events  | Ref

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1 | 1984  | Kathmandu |  Nepal | 7  | 5  | 62  | [3]
2 | 1985  | Dhaka |  Bangladesh | 7  | 7  | 94  | [4]
3 | 1987  | Calcutta |  India | 7  | 10  | 116  | [5]
4 | 1989  | Islamabad |  Pakistan | 7  | 10  | 114  | [6]
5 | 1991  | Colombo |  Sri Lanka | 7  | 10  | 142  | [7]
6 | 1993  | Dhaka |  Bangladesh | 7  | 11  | 115  | [8]
7 | 1995  | Madras |  India | 7  | 14  | 143  | [9]
8 | 1999  | Kathmandu |  Nepal | 7  | 12  | 163  | [10]
9 | 2004  | Islamabad |  Pakistan | 8  | 15  | 170  | [11]
10 | 2006  | Colombo |  Sri Lanka | 8  | 20  | 197  | [12]
11 | 2010  | Dhaka |  Bangladesh | 8  | 23  | 158  | [13]
12 | 2016  | Guwahati
Shillong |  India | 8  | 22  | 226  | [14]
13 | 2019  | Kathmandu
Pokhara
Janakpur |  Nepal | 7  | 26  | 317  | [15]
14 | 2026  | Lahore
Islamabad
Faisalabad |  Pakistan | 7  | 37  | TBD |

## List of sports

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Following 29 sports have been competed in South Asian Games history till latest edition:

* Archery (details)
* Athletics (details)
* Badminton (details)
* Baseball (details)
* Basketball (details)
* 3x3 basketball (details)
* Boxing (details)
* Canoeing (details)
* Cricket (details)
* Fencing (details)
* Field hockey (details)
* Football (details)
* Golf (details)
* Gymnastics (details)
* Handball (details)
* Judo (details)
* Kabaddi (details)
* Karate (details)
* Kho kho (details)
* Rowing (details)
* Sailing (details)
* Shooting (details)
* Squash (details)
* Swimming (details)
* Table tennis (details)
* Taekwondo (details)
* Tennis (details)
* Triathlon (details)
* Volleyball (details)
* Weightlifting (details)
* Wrestling (details)
* Wushu (details)

## Medal table

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Rank  | NOC | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze  | Total

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1  |  India | 1263  | 736  | 379  | 2378
2  |  Pakistan | 297  | 421  | 432  | 1150
3  |  Sri Lanka | 250  | 436  | 681  | 1367
4  |  Nepal | 124  | 186  | 380  | 690
5  |  Bangladesh | 86  | 210  | 493  | 789
6  |  Bhutan | 2  | 23  | 66  | 91
7  |  Maldives | 1  | 3  | 13  | 17
Former member 1
—  |  Afghanistan | 21  | 28  | 79  | 128

1 Left SAOC and joined CAG.

* Updated till 2019 South Asian Games

## Medals by year

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Rank  | NOC  | 1984  | 1985  | 1987  | 1989  | 1991  | 1993  | 1995  | 1999  | 2004  | 2006  | 2010  | 2016  | 2019

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1  |  India | 44  | 28  | 16  | 61  | 32  | 14  | 91  | 45  | 19  | 61  | 43  | 20  | 64  | 59  | 41  | 60  | 46  | 31  | 106  | 60  | 19  | 102  | 58  | 37  | 103  | 57  | 32  | 118  | 69  | 47  | 90  | 55  | 30  | 188  | 92  | 28  | 175  | 92  | 45
2  |  Pakistan | 5  | 3  | 2  | 21  | 26  | 12  | 16  | 36  | 14  | 42  | 33  | 22  | 28  | 32  | 25  | 23  | 22  | 20  | 10  | 33  | 36  | 10  | 36  | 30  | 38  | 55  | 50  | 43  | 44  | 71  | 19  | 25  | 36  | 12  | 35  | 57  | 30  | 41  | 57
3  |  Sri Lanka | 7  | 11  | 19  | 2  | 7  | 9  | 4  | 7  | 23  | 6  | 10  | 21  | 44  | 34  | 40  | 20  | 22  | 39  | 16  | 25  | 53  | 16  | 42  | 62  | 17  | 32  | 57  | 37  | 63  | 78  | 16  | 35  | 54  | 25  | 64  | 98  | 40  | 84  | 128
4  |  Nepal | 4  | 12  | 8  | 1  | 9  | 22  | 2  | 7  | 33  | 1  | 13  | 32  | 2  | 8  | 29  | 1  | 6  | 15  | 4  | 8  | 16  | 31  | 10  | 24  | 7  | 6  | 20  | 9  | 15  | 31  | 8  | 9  | 19  | 3  | 23  | 35  | 51  | 60  | 96
5  |  Bangladesh | 2  | 8  | 13  | 9  | 17  | 38  | 3  | 20  | 31  | 1  | 12  | 24  | 4  | 8  | 28  | 11  | 19  | 32  | 7  | 17  | 34  | 2  | 10  | 35  | 3  | 13  | 24  | 3  | 15  | 34  | 18  | 23  | 56  | 4  | 16  | 55  | 19  | 32  | 89
6  |  Bhutan | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 6  | 7  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 10  | 0  | 2  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 15  | 0  | 7  | 13
7  |  Maldives | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 4
Former Member
—  |  Afghanistan | Not part of SAOC | 1  | 3  | 28  | 6  | 7  | 16  | 7  | 9  | 16  | 7  | 9  | 19  | Not part of SAOC

## Performance table

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Country  | Top Ranked  | Second Ranked  | Third Ranked

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India | 13 times  | —  | —
Pakistan | —  | 7 times  | 4 times
Sri Lanka | —  | 4 times  | 7 times
Nepal | —  | 2 times  | —
Bangladesh | —  | —  | 2 times

## Related

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### South Asian Beach Games

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Edition  | Year  | Host City  | Host Nation  | Top Placed Team

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I | 2011 | Hambantota |  Sri Lanka |  India (IND)

### South Asian Winter Games

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Edition  | Year  | Host Cities  | Host Nation  | Top Placed Team

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I | 2011[16] | Dehradun and Auli |  India |  India (IND)

## See also

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* Traditional games of South Asia

* Events of the OCA (Continental)
* Asian Games
* Asian Winter Games
* Asian Youth Games
* Asian Beach Games
* Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

* Events of the OCA (Subregional)
* Central Asian Games
* East Asian Games (now defunct)
* East Asian Youth Games
* Southeast Asian Games
* West Asian Games

* Events of the APC (Continental)
* Asian Para Games
* Asian Winter Para Games
* Asian Youth Para Games
* Asian Youth Winter Para Games

* Events of the APC (Subregional)
* ASEAN Para Games

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## References

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1. ^ It will be South Asian Games Archived 2010-06-04 at the Wayback Machine.Rediff news.April 2, 2004.
2. ^ Games page Archived 2013-10-14 at the Wayback Machine of the website of the Olympic Council of Asia; retrieved 2010-07-09.
3. ^ "OCA » Kathmandu 1984". Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
4. ^ "OCA » Dhaka 1985". Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
5. ^ "OCA » Calcutta 1987". Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
6. ^ "OCA » Islamabad 1989". Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
7. ^ "OCA » Colombo 1991". Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
8. ^ "OCA » Dhaka 1993". Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
9. ^ "OCA » Madras 1995". Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
10. ^ "OCA » Kathmandu 1999". Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
11. ^ "OCA » Islamabad 2004". Archived from the original on 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
12. ^ "OCA » Colombo 2006". Archived from the original on 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
13. ^ "OCA » Dhaka 2010". Archived from the original on 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
14. ^ "Home". southasiangames2016.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
15. ^ "Home". 13sagnepal.com. Archived from the original on 2019-11-17. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
16. ^ "South Asian Winter Games to have two opening and closing". The Times of India. 2010-11-25. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2011-08-01.

## External links

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* South Asian Games – official website (archived)

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* Kathmandu 1984
* Dhaka 1985
* Kolkata 1987
* Islamabad 1989
* Colombo 1991
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* Chennai 1995
* Kathmandu 1999
* Islamabad 2004
* Colombo 2006
* Dhaka 2010
* Guwahati and Shillong 2016
* Kathmandu and Pokhara 2019
* Lahore 2026

South Asian Winter Games|

* Dehradun and Auli 2011

South Asian Beach Games|

* Hambantota 2011

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* Athletics
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