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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.

South Asian Games
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South Asian Games
AbbreviationSAG
MottoPeace, Prosperity Progress
First event1984 South Asian Games, Kathmandu, Nepal
Occur everyFour years
Last event2019 South Asian Games, Kathmandu and Pokhara, Nepal
Next event2025 South Asian Games, Lahore, Pakistan
PurposeMulti-sport event for nations in South Asia
Best performerIndia India

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 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. The others are Central Asian Games, East Asian Youth Games, Southeast Asian Games, and West Asian Games.[2]

Editions

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Host cities of the South Asian Games
Edition Year Host Cities Host Nation Nations Sports Events Ref
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 2025 Lahore   Pakistan 7 37 TBD
15 2027 Colombo   Sri Lanka 7 TBD TBD
16 2030 Dhaka   Bangladesh 7 TBD TBD
16 2034 TBA   India 7 TBD TBD

List of sports

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

Medal table

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Rank NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
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.

Medals by year

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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

Performance table

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Country Top ranked Second-ranked Third-ranked
  India 13 times — —
  Pakistan — 7 times 4 times
  Sri Lanka — 4 times 7 times
  Nepal — 2 times —
  Bangladesh — — 2 times
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South Asian Beach Games

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

South Asian Winter Games

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

See also

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References

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  2. ^ Games page Archived 2013-10-14 at the Wayback Machine of the website of the Olympic Council of Asia; retrieved 2010-07-09.
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  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.
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  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.
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