The 2016 South Asian Games, officially the XII South Asian Games will take place from 5 February to 16 February 2016 in Guwahati and Shillong,Assam,India
A total of 2,672 athletes are scheduled to compete in 228 events over 23 sports
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 2016 South Asian Games in Guwahati on Feb 05,2016
No of Sports Events
There are 228 events in 23 sports scheduled to be held
A total of 764 medals (228 gold, 228 silver and 308 bronze medals) are on offer
Participating Countries - Eight(8)
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- India
- Maldives
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
Logo and Mascot
On 19 December 2015, Tikhor the baby Rhino was unveiled to the public as the official mascot for the 2016 South Asian Games
The anthem of the games was chosen to be a famous Assamese song, "Ei Prithibi Ek Krirangan" (The world is a playground) by Bhupen Hazarika, an Indian lyricist, musician, singer, poet and film-maker from Assam
Note
The South Asian Games (SAF Games, SAG, or SA games, & formerly known as South Asian Federation Games) are a Biennial Multi Sport Event held among the athletes from South Asia
The first South Asian Games were hosted by Kathmandu,Nepal in 1984 and have since been held every two years except for some occasions
Year Games Host City Host Country
1984 1 Kathmandu Nepal
1985 2 Dhaka Bangladesh
1987 3 Calcutta India
1989 4 Islamabad Pakistan
1991 5 Colombo Sri Lanka
1993 6 Dhaka Bangladesh
1995 7 Madras India
1999 8 Kathmandu Nepal
2004 9 Islamabad Pakistan
2006 10 Colombo Sri Lanka
2010 11 Dhaka Bangladesh
2016 12 Guwahati &
Shillong India
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