Pakistan at the South Asian Games
Pakistan is a member of the South Asian Zone of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and has participated in the South Asian Games since the inception of the game in 1984. The Pakistan Olympic Association (POA), formed in 1948, and was affiliated by the International Olympic Committee in the same year.
| Pakistan at the South Asian Games | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | PAK |
| NOC | Pakistan Olympic Association |
| Medals Ranked 2nd |
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| South Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
Pakistan has participated all 13 South Asian Games governed by South Asia Olympic Council.
Pakistan has performed reasonably well since 1984 Kathmandu. Pakistan has been second-ranked team 7 times, third ranked team 4 times, fourth ranked team 2 times.[1]
Best performance witnessed by Pakistan was in 2006 Colombo with 158 total Medals including 43 Gold Medals.[2]
Hosted Games[edit]
Islamabad, Capital of Pakistan has hosted this Multi-Sport Event 2 times : 1989 Islamabad, 2004 Islamabad[3][4]
Pakistan will host 2024 South Asian Games at Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Islamabad, Sialkot and Lahore[5][6]
Detailed Medals Count[edit]
A red box around the year indicates the games were hosted by Pakistan.
Note : Updated Medal Table after Doping Results
| Games | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1984 Kathmandu
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3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
 1985 Dhaka
|
2 | 21 | 26 | 12 | 59 |
 1987 Calcutta
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2 | 16 | 36 | 14 | 66 |
 1989 Islamabad
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2 | 42 | 33 | 22 | 97 |
 1991 Colombo
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3 | 28 | 32 | 25 | 85 |
| 1993 Dhaka
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2 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 65 |
| 1995 Madras
|
3 | 10 | 33 | 36 | 79 |
| 1999 Kathmandu
|
4 | 10 | 36 | 30 | 76 |
| 2004 Islamabad
|
2 | 38 | 55 | 50 | 143 |
| 2006 Colombo
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2 | 43 | 44 | 71 | 158 |
| 2010 Dhaka
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2 | 19 | 25 | 36 | 80 |
| 2016 Guwahati / Shillong
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3 | 12 | 35 | 57 | 104 |
| 2018 Kathmandu
|
4 | 30 | 41 | 57 | 128 |
| Total | 2 | 297 | 421 | 432 | 1150 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Pakistan Olympic Association". nocpakistan.org. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
- ^ "OCA » Colombo 2006". ocasia.org. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
- ^ "OCA » Islamabad 1989". ocasia.org. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
- ^ "OCA » Islamabad 2004". www.ocasia.org. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
- ^ "Four POA officials appointed to 2023 South Asian Games working group". www.insidethegames.biz. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
- ^ "OCA » Pakistan to use four cities to host 2021 South Asian Games". ocasia.org. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
- ^ "Three Pakistani medallists from 2019 South Asian Games flunk dope tests, face bans of up to four years". Firstpost. 2020-05-25. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
- ^ "Pakistan squash player Iqbal tests positive and negative". Daily Times. 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2021-11-17.