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South Asian Games

April 11, 2024

The South Asian Games (SAG or SA Games), formerly known as the South Asian Federation Games (SAFG or SAF Games), is a quadrennial multi-sport event held among the athletes from South Asia. The governing body of these games is South Asia Olympic Council (SAOC), formed in 1983. Currently, the SAOC comprises 7 member countries, namely Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Afghanistan participated 4 times in the SAF Games since 2004, but left the SAOC after participating in the 2016 edition and joined CAOC.

South Asian Games (SAG)
Logo of South Asia Olympic Council
AbbreviationSAG
MottoPeace, Prosperity and Progress
First event1984; 40 years ago (1984)
Occur every4 years
Next event2024 Lahore, Pakistan
PurposeMulti-sport event for nations in South Asia

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, it was decided in the 32nd meeting of South Asian Sports Council 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 Games are often hyped 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 (OCA). The others are the Central Asian Games, the East Asian Youth Games, the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), and the West Asian Games.[2]

List of South Asian Games edit

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Host cities of the South Asian Games
Edition Year Host City/Cities Host Nation Nations Sports Events
1 1984 Kathmandu     Nepal 7 5 62
2 1985 Dhaka   Bangladesh 7 7 94
3 1987 Calcutta   India 7 10 116
4 1989 Islamabad   Pakistan 7 10 114
5 1991 Colombo   Sri Lanka 7 10 142
6 1993 Dhaka   Bangladesh 7 11 115
7 1995 Madras   India 7 14 143
8 1999 Kathmandu     Nepal 7 12 163
9 2004 Islamabad   Pakistan 8 15 170
10 2006 Colombo   Sri Lanka 8 20 197
11 2010 Dhaka   Bangladesh 8 23 158
12 2016 Guwahati/Shillong   India 8 22 226
13 2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara/Janakpur     Nepal 7 26 317
14 2024 Lahore   Pakistan TBD

Sports edit

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

Overall performance edit

As of the conclusion of the 2019 South Asian Games.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]

Country Top Ranked Team Second-Ranked Team Third-Ranked Team
  India 13 times – –
  Pakistan – 7 times 4 times
  Sri Lanka – 4 times 7 times
  Nepal – 2 times –
  Bangladesh – – 2 times

All-time medal table edit

As of the conclusion of the 2019 South Asian Games. (Updated after doping results)

Rank NOC Participated Gold Silver Bronze Total
1   India 13 1263 736 379 2378
2   Pakistan 13 297 421 432 1150
3   Sri Lanka 13 250 436 681 1367
4   Nepal 13 124 186 380 690
5   Bangladesh 13 86 210 493 789
6   Bhutan 13 2 23 66 91
7   Maldives 13 1 3 13 17
Former Member
  Afghanistan1 4 21 28 79 128

1Left SAOC and joined CAG.

Original Articles edit

  1. India at the South Asian Games
  2. Pakistan at the South Asian Games
  3. Sri Lanka at the South Asian Games
  4. Nepal at the South Asian Games
  5. Bangladesh at the South Asian Games
  6. Afghanistan at the South Asian Games
  7. Bhutan at the South Asian Games
  8. Maldives at the South Asian Games

Detailed Medal Table by Years edit

Note : Medals not updated in official websites after doping results

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

Related Games edit

South Asian Beach Games edit

Edition Year Host City Host Nation Top Placed Team
I 2011 Hambantota   Sri Lanka   India (IND)

South Asian Winter Games edit

Edition Year Host City/Cities Host Nation Top Placed Team
I 2011[16] Dehradun and Auli   India   India (IND)

See also edit

References edit

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

External links edit

    April 11, 2024
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The South Asian Games SAG or SA Games formerly known as the South Asian Federation Games SAFG or SAF Games is a quadrennial multi sport event held among the athletes from South Asia The governing body of these games is South Asia Olympic Council SAOC formed in 1983 Currently the SAOC comprises 7 member countries namely Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan and Sri Lanka Afghanistan participated 4 times in the SAF Games since 2004 but left the SAOC after participating in the 2016 edition and joined CAOC South Asian Games SAG Logo of South Asia Olympic CouncilAbbreviationSAGMottoPeace Prosperity and ProgressFirst event1984 40 years ago 1984 Occur every4 yearsNext event2024 Lahore PakistanPurposeMulti sport event for nations in South AsiaThe 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 it was decided in the 32nd meeting of South Asian Sports Council 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 Games are often hyped 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 OCA The others are the Central Asian Games the East Asian Youth Games the Southeast Asian Games SEA Games and the West Asian Games 2 Contents 1 List of South Asian Games 2 Sports 3 Overall performance 4 All time medal table 4 1 Original Articles 4 2 Detailed Medal Table by Years 5 Related Games 5 1 South Asian Beach Games 5 2 South Asian Winter Games 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksList of South Asian Games edit nbsp nbsp 1984 1999 2019 nbsp 1985 1993 2010 nbsp 1987 nbsp 1989 2004 nbsp 1991 2006 nbsp 1996 nbsp 2016 nbsp 2016 nbsp 2019 nbsp 2024class notpageimage Host cities of the South Asian Games Edition Year Host City Cities Host Nation Nations Sports Events1 1984 Kathmandu nbsp Nepal 7 5 622 1985 Dhaka nbsp Bangladesh 7 7 943 1987 Calcutta nbsp India 7 10 1164 1989 Islamabad nbsp Pakistan 7 10 1145 1991 Colombo nbsp Sri Lanka 7 10 1426 1993 Dhaka nbsp Bangladesh 7 11 1157 1995 Madras nbsp India 7 14 1438 1999 Kathmandu nbsp Nepal 7 12 1639 2004 Islamabad nbsp Pakistan 8 15 17010 2006 Colombo nbsp Sri Lanka 8 20 19711 2010 Dhaka nbsp Bangladesh 8 23 15812 2016 Guwahati Shillong nbsp India 8 22 22613 2019 Kathmandu Pokhara Janakpur nbsp Nepal 7 26 31714 2024 Lahore nbsp Pakistan TBDSports editFollowing 29 sports have been competed in South Asian Games history till latest edition nbsp Archery details nbsp Athletics details nbsp Badminton details nbsp Basketball details nbsp Boxing details nbsp Cricket details nbsp Cycling details nbsp Diving details nbsp Fencing details nbsp Field hockey details nbsp Football details nbsp Golf details nbsp Handball details nbsp Judo details nbsp Kabaddi details nbsp Karate details nbsp Kho kho details nbsp Rowing details nbsp Shooting details nbsp Squash details nbsp Swimming details nbsp Table tennis details nbsp Taekwondo details nbsp Tennis details nbsp Triathlon details nbsp Volleyball details nbsp Weightlifting details nbsp Wrestling details nbsp Wushu details Overall performance editAs of the conclusion of the 2019 South Asian Games 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Country Top Ranked Team Second Ranked Team Third Ranked Team nbsp India 13 times nbsp Pakistan 7 times 4 times nbsp Sri Lanka 4 times 7 times nbsp Nepal 2 times nbsp Bangladesh 2 timesAll time medal table editAs of the conclusion of the 2019 South Asian Games Updated after doping results Rank NOC Participated Gold Silver Bronze Total1 nbsp India 13 1263 736 379 23782 nbsp Pakistan 13 297 421 432 11503 nbsp Sri Lanka 13 250 436 681 13674 nbsp Nepal 13 124 186 380 6905 nbsp Bangladesh 13 86 210 493 7896 nbsp Bhutan 13 2 23 66 917 nbsp Maldives 13 1 3 13 17Former Member nbsp Afghanistan1 4 21 28 79 1281Left SAOC and joined CAG Original Articles edit India at the South Asian Games Pakistan at the South Asian Games Sri Lanka at the South Asian Games Nepal at the South Asian Games Bangladesh at the South Asian Games Afghanistan at the South Asian Games Bhutan at the South Asian Games Maldives at the South Asian GamesDetailed Medal Table by Years edit Note Medals not updated in official websites after doping results Rank NOC 1984 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1999 2004 2006 2010 2016 2019 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 nbsp 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 92 452 nbsp 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 41 573 nbsp 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 1284 nbsp 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 60 965 nbsp 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 32 896 nbsp 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 7 137 nbsp 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 4Former Member nbsp Afghanistan Not part of SAOC 1 3 28 6 7 16 7 9 16 7 9 19 Not part of SAOCRelated Games editSouth Asian Beach Games edit Edition Year Host City Host Nation Top Placed TeamI 2011 Hambantota nbsp Sri Lanka nbsp India IND South Asian Winter Games edit Edition Year Host City Cities Host Nation Top Placed TeamI 2011 16 Dehradun and Auli nbsp India nbsp India IND See also editTraditional games of South AsiaEvents 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 GamesReferences edit It will be South Asian Games Archived 2010 06 04 at the Wayback Machine Rediff news April 2 2004 Games page Archived 2013 10 14 at the Wayback Machine of the website of the Olympic Council of Asia retrieved 2010 07 09 OCA Kathmandu 1984 Archived from the original on 2021 10 28 Retrieved 2021 10 28 OCA Dhaka 1985 Archived from the original on 2021 10 28 Retrieved 2021 10 28 OCA Calcutta 1987 Archived from the original on 2021 10 28 Retrieved 2021 10 28 OCA Islamabad 1989 Archived from the original on 2021 10 28 Retrieved 2021 10 28 OCA Colombo 1991 Archived from the original on 2021 10 28 Retrieved 2021 10 28 OCA Dhaka 1993 Archived from the original on 2021 10 28 Retrieved 2021 10 28 OCA Madras 1995 Archived from the original on 2021 10 28 Retrieved 2021 10 28 OCA Kathmandu 1999 Archived from the original on 2021 10 28 Retrieved 2021 10 28 OCA Islamabad 2004 Archived from the original on 2021 10 20 Retrieved 2021 10 28 OCA Colombo 2006 Archived from the original on 2021 10 20 Retrieved 2021 10 28 OCA Dhaka 2010 Archived from the original on 2021 10 20 Retrieved 2021 10 28 Home southasiangames2016 nic in Archived from the original on 2021 10 28 Retrieved 2021 10 28 Home 13sagnepal com Archived from the original on 2019 11 17 Retrieved 2021 10 28 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 editSAG official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title South Asian Games amp oldid 1211216580 South Asian Winter Games, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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