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{{Infobox games<br />
| Name = III South Asian Games<br />
| Logo = <br />
| Caption = <br />
| Host city = {{Flagicon|India}} [[Kolkata]], [[India]]<br />
| Optional caption = <br />
| Nations participating = 7<br />
| Athletes participating = <br />
| Events = * '''Medal sports:''' 10<br />
* '''Demonstration sport:''' 1<br />
| Opening ceremony = 20 November<br />
| Closing ceremony = 27 November<br />
| Officially opened by = [[R. Venkataraman]] <br> [[President of India]]<br />
| Queen's Baton = <br />
| Stadium = [[Salt Lake Stadium]]<br />
| Motto = <br />
| previous = [[1985 South Asian Games|1985]]<br />
| next = [[1989 South Asian Games|1989]]<br />
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The '''1987 South Asian Games''', officially the '''3rd South Asian Federation Games''' were a [[multi-sport]] event, held in [[Kolkata]], [[India]] from 20 November to 27 November 1987.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/safg87.html | title=3rd South Asian Federation Games 1987 (Calcutta, India) | publisher=rsssf.com | accessdate=10 November 2018}}</ref> It was the largest sporting event ever to be held in [[Kolkata]], and [[West Bengal]] as a whole. This was also the first time when [[India]] hosted these Games. <br />
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The games were opened by Indian president [[R. Venkataraman]] and the Games Flame was carried by Indian runner [[Milkha Singh]], with [[Leslie Claudius]] lighting the flame.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=N.M. 0113: The 3rd Saf Games (1998)|url=https://indiancine.ma/CVOF|access-date=2021-06-19|website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref> <br />
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A total of 10 disciplines were contested in these Games. [[India]] was the major medal winner at these events, garnering approximately 43% of all the medals. Seven nations participated in these Games.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Sports ==<br />
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;Medal sports (10)<br />
* [[File:Athletics pictogram.svg|20px]] Athletics<br />
* [[File:Basketball pictogram.svg|20px]] Basketball '''(debut)'''<br />
* [[File:Boxing pictogram.svg|20px]] Boxing<br />
* [[File:Football pictogram.svg|20px]] Football<br />
* [[File:Kabaddi pictogram.svg|20px]] Kabaddi <br />
* [[File:Swimming pictogram.svg|20px]] Swimming<br />
* [[File:Table tennis pictogram.svg|20px]] Table tennis '''(debut)'''<br />
* [[File:Volleyball pictogram.svg|20px]] Volleyball '''(debut)'''<br />
* [[File:Weightlifting pictogram.svg|20px]] Weightlifting<br />
* [[File:Wrestling pictogram.svg|20px]] Wrestling <br />
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; Demonstration sport (1)<br />
* [[File:Kho kho pictogram.svg|20px]] Kho kho<br />
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==Medal tally==<br />
{{Medals table<br />
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| host = IND<br />
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| team = <br />
| gold_IND = 91 | silver_IND = 45 | bronze_IND = 19 | host_IND = yes <br />
| gold_PAK = 16 | silver_PAK = 39 | bronze_PAK = 14<br />
| gold_SRI = 4 | silver_SRI = 7 | bronze_SRI = 23<br />
| gold_BAN = 3 | silver_BAN = 20 | bronze_BAN = 31<br />
| gold_NEP = 2 | silver_NEP = 7 | bronze_NEP = 33<br />
| gold_BHU = 0 | silver_BHU = 1 | bronze_BHU = 5<br />
| gold_MDV = 0 | silver_MDV = 0 | bronze_MDV = 0<br />
}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{South Asian Games}}<br />
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