South Asian Games
| File:SAOC.jpg The South Asian Games Association logo | |
| Abbreviation | SAG Games |
|---|---|
| First event | September 1984 Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Occur every | 2 years |
| Last event | 29 January - 9 February 2010 Dhaka, Bangladesh |
South Asian Games (SAF Games or SAG & formerly known as South Asian Federation Games also known as SA games) are a bi-annual 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.
Venues
| Year | Games | Host City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | I | Kathmandu |  Nepal |
| 1985 | II | Dhaka |  Bangladesh |
| 1987 | III | Calcutta |  India |
| 1989 | IV | Islamabad |  Pakistan |
| 1991 | V | Colombo |  Sri Lanka |
| 1993 | VI | Dhaka | Bangladesh |
| 1995 | VII | Madras | India |
| 1999 | VIII | Kathmandu | Nepal |
| 2004 | IX | Islamabad | Pakistan |
| 2006 | X | Colombo | Sri Lanka |
| 2010 | XI | Dhaka | Bangladesh |
| 2013 | XII | New Delhi | India |
| 2014 | XIII | Kathmandu[2] | Nepal |
| 2016 | XIV | Hambantota [3] | Sri Lanka |
South Asian Beach Games
| Year | Games | Host City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | I | Hambantota | Sri Lanka |
| 2013 | II | Male |  Maldives |
South Asian Winter Games
| Year | Games | Host City | Country |
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| 2011[4] | I | Dehradun and Auli | India |
Gold medal tally
| COUNTRY | OVER-ALL CHAMPIONS | 2nd GOLD | 3rd GOLD |
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All-time medal table
| Rank | NOC | Participated | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | India |
11 | 900 | 542 | 286 | 1728 |
| 2 | Pakistan |
11 | 311 | 375 | 336 | 1022 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka |
11 | 185 | 288 | 455 | 928 |
| 4 | Nepal |
11 | 76 | 99 | 238 | 413 |
| 5 | Bangladesh |
11 | 63 | 162 | 347 | 572 |
| 6 |  Afghanistan |
2 | 13 | 16 | 34 | 64 |
| 7 |  Bhutan |
11 | 2 | 15 | 38 | 55 |
| 8 | Maldives |
11 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
See also
- Asian Games
- Southeast Asian Games
- South American Games
- Athletics at the South Asian Games
- Basketball at the South Asian Games
References
- ^ It will be South Asian Games.Rediff news.April 2, 2004.
- ^ Govt emphasizes sports infrastructure development
- ^ Hambantota 2018 To Promote Commonwealth Bid At African Sports Summit
- ^ "South Asian Winter Games to have two opening and closing - Times Of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2010-11-25. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
