Multi-sport event in South Asia
South Asian Games (SAG)
Logo of South Asia Olympic Council
Abbreviation SAG Motto Peace, Prosperity and Progress First event 1984; 40 years ago (1984 ) Occur every 4 years Next event
2024
Lahore ,
Pakistan Purpose
Multi-sport event for nations in
South Asia
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 .
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 .
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List of South Asian Games
Host cities of the South Asian Games
Sports
Following 29 sports have been competed in South Asian Games history till latest edition:
Overall performance
As of the conclusion of the
2019 South Asian Games .
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All-time medal table
As of the conclusion of the
2019 South Asian Games . (Updated after
doping results )
1 Left
SAOC and joined
CAG .
Original Articles
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 Games
Detailed Medal Table by Years
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
South Asian Beach Games
South Asian Winter Games
See also
Events of the
OCA (Continental)
Events of the
OCA (Subregional)
Events of the
APC (Continental)
Events of the
APC (Subregional)
References
External links
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