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Nepal has Participated all 13 South Asian Games governed by South Asia Olympic Council. [1]Nepal has been 2nd-ranked 2 times. Best Performance by Nepal was in 2019 South Asian Games where they finished the medal tally 2nd with highest ever total medal counts of 207 including 51 Gold Medals.
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.
The 2019 South Asian Games, officially the XIII South Asian Games, was a major multi-sport event which was originally slated to be held from 9 to 18 March 2019 in Kathmandu and Pokhara, Nepal. [4] However, the dates were postponed and the event was held from 1–10 December 2019, coincidentally at the same time as the 2019 Southeast Asian Games ...
The Games were scheduled to be held in March 2023 but got postponed to March 2025 by the South Asian Olympic Council. [5] It is now expected to be hosted from April to May 2025. This will mark the third time that Pakistan has hosted the South Asian Games since 1989 and 2004 , and the first time Pakistan has hosted it outside of Islamabad .
Since the 2004 South Asian Games, the age limit for men's teams is under 23, plus up to three overaged players for each squad, which is the same as the age limit in football competitions at the Summer Olympics and Asian Games. Nepal and Pakistan are currently the most successful countries in the Men's event with 4 Gold Medals each while India ...
Nepal participated in the first edition of SAG, 1984 South Asian Games at Dasarath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal from 17 to 23 September 1984. A total of 105 competitors representing Nepal, participated in the games. Nepal was the host of the first South Asian Games. It finished fourth at the medal tally with a total medals count of 24 including 4 ...
The 1999 South Asian Games (or 8th SAF Games) were held in Kathmandu, Nepal (for the second time) from 25 September to 4 October 1999. King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev declared the games open amidst a grand ceremony. 1069 athletes of the different seven SAARC countries participated in the twelve sports.
Nepal participated in the 2016 South Asian Games in Guwahati and Shillong, India from 5 February to 16 February 2016. First Gold Medal for Nepal was given by Wushu player Nima Gharti Magar. Similarly, Judo Player Fupu Lahmu Khatri give second success for Nepal winning Gold medal in Judo. Later, Nepal won Men's Football Gold Medal.