South Asian Games
South Asian Games
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SAG |
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First event |
September 1984 Kathmandu, Nepal |
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Occur every |
2 years |
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Last event |
5–16 February 2016 Guwahati, Shillong, India |
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The South Asian Games (SAF Games, SAG, or SA games, & formerly known as South Asian Federation Games) are a biennial 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. XII South Asian Games are being held at Guwahati and Shillong from 5 February to 16 February 2016.
List of South Asian Games
Host cities of the South Asian Games
Sports
Following sports were competed in South Asian Games history till latest edition.
Gold medal tally
All-time medal table
Others
South Asian Beach Games
South Asian Winter Games
See also
- Events of the OCA (Continental)
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- Events of the OCA (Regional)
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References
- ↑ It will be South Asian Games.Rediff news.April 2, 2004.
- ↑ "12th SAF Games Mantle Falls on State". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ↑ "South Asian Winter Games to have two opening and closing". The Times of India. 2010-11-25. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
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