2004 South Asian Games

IX South Asian Games

Host city	Islamabad, Pakistan
Motto	Rising Above
Nations participating	8
Events	15 Sports
Opening ceremony	29 March
Closing ceremony	7 April
Officially opened by	Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan
Main venue	Jinnah Stadium
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The 2004 South Asian Games, officially known as the IX South Asian Federation Games, were held in Islamabad, Pakistan in 2004. Originally scheduled for 2001, the games were postponed in the wake of the 9/11 attacks on the United States in which the US later declared Pakistan a Major non-NATO ally.^[1] The slogan for the Games was Rising Above. For the first time, Afghanistan was included at the games.

Delay[]

The games in Islamabad were originally to be held in 2001, but they were inevitably rescheduled (with the location remaining unchanged) for March 29 through April 6, 2003, due to the invasion of Afghanistan. Afghanistan was invited for the games, however Bhutan and India withdrew.^[2]

The entire event was postponed once again due to the war against Iraq. Pakistan retained the organisational authority, despite Sri Lanka being offered to host the games for 2004. Nevertheless, the honour was returned to Sri Lanka as they were given the 10th edition for 2006 instead. The 9th edition was then rescheduled in Pakistan, for 29 March through 7 April 2004. Despite not entering in the previous schedule, Bhutan and India now entered, though the Maldives withdrew from the football tournament.^[3]

The Games[]

Participating nations[]

Eight countries competed.^[4]

Participating nations

Sports[]

• Athletics (details)
• Badminton ()
• Boxing ()
• Football (details)
• Kabaddi ()
• Judo ()
• Rowing (debut) ()
• Shooting ()
• Squash ()
• Swimming (details)
• Table tennis ()
• Taekwondo ()
• Volleyball ()
• Weightlifting ()
• Wrestling ()

Medal tally[]

  *   Host nation (Pakistan)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	India (IND)	103	57	32	192
2	Pakistan (PAK)*	38	55	50	143
3	(SRI)	17	32	57	106
4	(NEP)	7	6	20	33
5	(BAN)	3	13	24	40
6	(AFG)	1	3	28	32
7	(BHU)	1	3	2	6
8	(MDV)	0	0	0	0
Totals (8 nations)		170	169	213	552

See also[]

• South Asian Games celebrated in Pakistan
  • 1989 South Asian Games – Islamabad
  • 2004 South Asian Games – Islamabad
  • 2023 South Asian Games – Lahore
• South Asian Games

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