The 1989 South Asian Games, officially the IV South Asian Federation Games, were held in Islamabad, Pakistan from 20 October to 28 October 1989.[1][2]Muhammad Ali appeared as a special guest at the closing ceremony.[2]
1989, south, asian, games, officially, south, asian, federation, games, were, held, islamabad, pakistan, from, october, october, 1989, muhammad, appeared, special, guest, closing, ceremony, south, asian, gameshost, cityislamabad, pakistannations7events10, spor. The 1989 South Asian Games officially the IV South Asian Federation Games were held in Islamabad Pakistan from 20 October to 28 October 1989 1 2 Muhammad Ali appeared as a special guest at the closing ceremony 2 IV South Asian GamesHost cityIslamabad PakistanNations7Events10 SportsOpening20 OctoberClosing28 OctoberOpened byGhulam Ishaq Khan President of PakistanMain venueJinnah Stadium Calcutta 1987Colombo 1991 Contents 1 The Games 1 1 Participating nations 1 2 Sports 2 Medal tally 3 See also 4 ReferencesThe Games editParticipating nations edit Seven countries competed nbsp Bangladesh nbsp Bhutan nbsp India nbsp Maldives nbsp Nepal nbsp Pakistan nbsp Sri Lanka Sports edit Squash was introduced for the first time in 1989 games It replaced basketball from the previous games Aquatics nbsp Athletics nbsp Boxing nbsp Football details nbsp Kabaddi Circle style nbsp Squash debut nbsp Swimming nbsp Table tennis nbsp Volleyball nbsp Weightlifting nbsp WrestlingMedal tally editHost nation Pakistan finished in 2nd place with a total of 97 medals 42 gold 33 silver and 22 bronze Host nation Pakistan RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 nbsp India6143201242 nbsp Pakistan 423322973 nbsp Sri Lanka61021374 nbsp Nepal11332465 nbsp Bangladesh11224376 nbsp Bhutan00337 nbsp Maldives0000Totals 7 entries 111111122344See also editSouth Asian Games celebrated in Pakistan 1989 South Asian Games Islamabad 2004 South Asian Games Islamabad 2023 South Asian Games Lahore South Asian GamesReferences edit South Asian Federation Games SAF Games 1989 Islamabad Pakistan Archived from the original on 2008 09 15 Retrieved 2008 08 23 a b South Asian Games Athletes did Pakistan proud in 4th edition DAWN COM 2006 07 31 Retrieved 2020 07 28 nbsp This article about a sporting event is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1989 South Asian Games amp oldid 1149313561, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
