1989 South Asian Games

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IV South Asian Games
Host cityPakistan Islamabad, Pakistan
Nations participating7
Events10 Sports
Opening ceremony20 October
Closing ceremony28 October
Officially opened byGhulam Ishaq Khan
President of Pakistan
Main venueJinnah Stadium
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The 1989 South Asian Games, officially the IV South Asian Federation Games, were held in Islamabad, Pakistan from 20 October to 28 October 1989.[1][2] Muhammad Ali appeared as a special guest at the closing ceremony.[2]

The Games[]

Participating nations[]

Seven countries competed.

Sports[]

Squash was introduced for the first time in 1989 games. It replaced basketball from the previous games.

  • Aquatics
    • Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming
  • Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics
  • Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing
  • Football pictogram.svg Football
  • Kabaddi pictogram.svg Kabaddi (Circle style)
  • Squash pictogram.svg Squash (debut)
  • Table tennis pictogram.svg Table tennis
  • Volleyball pictogram.svg Volleyball
  • Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting
  • Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling

Medal tally[]

Host nation Pakistan finished in 2nd place with a total of 97 medals (42 gold, 33 silver, and 22 bronze).

  *   Host nation (Pakistan)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 India614320124
2 Pakistan*42332297
3 Sri Lanka6102137
4   Nepal1133246
5 Bangladesh1122437
6 Bhutan0033
7 Maldives0000
Totals (7 nations)111111122344

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2008-08-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ a b "South Asian Games: Athletes did Pakistan proud in 4th edition". DAWN.COM. 2006-07-31. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
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