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The biennial South Asian Federation Games (SAF Games) is a multi-sport event first held in 1984 in Nepal.
They are hosted in a south Asian country by any of the SAARC members. The idea of SAF games was initiated in 1981 and was initially planned to be an annual event but could not be held every year due to various reasons. The participating nations are Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
The SAF Games are yet to stabilize into being held regularly. The 1997 event was postponed until 1999, the 2001 event postponed several times, finally being staged in 2004 and the 2005 event postponed until 2006. From the latter date the event will be retitled the South Asian Games.
Track and field, swimming, field hockey, football, kabaddi and other smaller team sports are included in the games.
Medals Tally in SAF Games 2006
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Medal List |
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COUNTRY |
G |
S |
B |
TOTAL |
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India |
94
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53
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30
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177
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Pakistan |
26
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33
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49
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108
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Sri Lanka |
24
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46
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56
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126
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Nepal |
06
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08
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19
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33
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Afghanistan |
04
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05
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10
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19
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Bangladesh |
2
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10
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24
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36
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Bhutan |
00 |
00 |
07 |
07 |
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Maldives |
00
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00
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00
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00
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Venues of the SAF Games
1984 - Kathmandu, Nepal
1985 - Dhaka, Bangladesh
1987 - Calcutta, India
1989 - Islamabad, Pakistan
1991 - Colombo, Sri Lanka
1993 - Dhaka, Bangladesh
1995 - Madras, India
1999 - Kathmandu, Nepal
2004 - Islamabad, Pakistan
2006 - Colombo,Sri Lanka |
Other SAF Games Websites
SOUTH ASIAN FEDERATION GAMES
Directory for SAF games
8th SAF Games
1995 South Asian Federation Games-India |
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