1993 South Asian Games
Appearance
Host city | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
---|---|
Nations | 7 |
Events | 11 Sports |
Opening | December 20 |
Closing | December 27 |
Opened by | Abdur Rahman Biswas, President of Bangladesh |
Main venue | Bangabandhu National Stadium |
The 1993 South Asian Games, officially the 6th South Asian Games, took place from December 20 to December 27, 1993, in Dhaka,[1] Bangladesh and thus in SAF games history, Dhaka became the first city to host the event for second time.
Participating nations
[edit]A total of 7 countries participated in the 1993 South Asian Games.
Sports
[edit]There were 11 official sports for the 6th SAF Games. They were:[1]
- Athletics
- Boxing
- Football ( )
- Judo (debut)
- Kabaddi
- Shooting
- Swimming ( )
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Weightlifting
Medal tally
[edit]* Host nation (Bangladesh)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | India | 60 | 46 | 31 | 137 |
2 | Pakistan | 23 | 22 | 20 | 65 |
3 | Sri Lanka | 20 | 22 | 39 | 81 |
4 | Bangladesh* | 11 | 19 | 32 | 62 |
5 | Nepal | 1 | 6 | 15 | 22 |
6 | Bhutan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Maldives | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals (7 entries) | 115 | 115 | 137 | 367 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "News". Archived from the original on 2020-04-10. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
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