1985 South Asian Games

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II South Asian Games
Host cityBangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nations7
Athletes
Events7 sports
Opening20 December
Closing26 December
Opened byHussain Muhammad Ershad,
President of Bangladesh
Main venueBangabandhu National Stadium

The 1985 South Asian Games (or 2nd SAF Games) were held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 20 December to 26 December 1985.[1]

Participating nations[edit]

A total of 7 countries participated in the 1985 South Asian Games.

Sports[edit]

There were 7 official sports for the 2nd SAF Games. They were:

Kabaddi and Wrestling were included for the first time during the 1987 games.

Medal tally[edit]

  *   Host nation (Bangladesh)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 India613214107
2 Pakistan21261259
3 Bangladesh*9173864
4 Sri Lanka27918
5 Nepal192232
6 Bhutan0044
7 Maldives0000
Totals (7 entries)949199284

References[edit]

  1. ^ National Sports Council, Nepal "South Asian Games" Archived 2010-12-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 16 February 2011