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.
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.It will be South Asian Games .Rediff news.April 2, 2004.
These are often known 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.Games page of the website of the Olympic Council of Asia; retrieved 2010-07-09.
Editions
Edition Year Host Cities Host nation Nations Sports Events Top Nation Ref 1 1984 Kathmandu 7 5 62 India 2 1985 Dhaka 7 7 94 3 1987 Calcutta 7 10 116 4 1989 Islamabad 7 10 114 5 1991 Colombo 7 10 142 6 1993 Dhaka 7 11 115 7 1995 Madras 7 14 143 8 1999 Kathmandu 7 12 163 9 2004 Islamabad 8 15 170 10 2006 Colombo 8 20 197 11 2010 Dhaka 8 23 158 12 2016 GuwahatiShillong 8 22 226 13 2019 KathmanduPokhara 7 26 317 14 2027 IslamabadLahorePeshawar 7 37 TBD
List of sports Following 29 sports have been competed in South Asian Games history till latest edition:
Medal table RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal 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 17Former member 1 21 28 79 128 1 Left SAOC and joined CAG.
Updated through 2019 South Asian Games
Medals by year +RankNOC19841985198719891991199319951999200420062010201620191 India4428166132149145196143206459416046311066019102583710357321186947905530188922817592452 Pakistan5322126121636144233222832252322201033361036303855504344711925361235573041573 Sri Lanka7111927947236102144344020223916255316426217325737637816355425649840841284 Nepal412819222733113322829161548163110247620915318919323355160965 Bangladesh2813917383203111224482811193271734210353132431534182356416551932896 Bhutan0020040150030000000021671320310023011507137 Maldives001000000000010000001004000000002021104Former MemberNot part of SAOC1328671679167919Not part of SAOC
Performance table Country Top Ranked Second Ranked Third Ranked India13 times Pakistan7 times4 times Sri Lanka4 times7 times Nepal2 times 2 times
Related South Asian Beach Games EditionYearHost cityHost nationTop Placed TeamI2011Hambantota
South Asian Winter Games EditionYearHost CitiesHost nationTop Placed TeamI2011Dehradun and Auli
See also
Traditional games of South Asia
Events 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 Games
References
External links South Asian Games – official website (archived)