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The '''2013 [[South Asian Games]]''', officially the '''XII South Asian Games''', was a scheduled [[multi-sport event]] to take place in [[Mizoram]] and [[Shillong]], [[India]]. With this edition of the Games, [[India]] became the second country to host the Games three times (the previous editions being held in [[Kolkata]] in [[1987 South Asian Games|1987]] and [[Chennai]] in [[1995 South Asian Games|1995]]), after [[Bangladesh]]. It was also the first time that Delhi hosted the Games. The Games witnessed a change in the original host country, and faced delays which pushed back the conduct of the Games by several months.

==Host change==

Originally, as per tradition of bringing the Games to each and every country of South Asia, [[Bhutan]] was selected to host the 12th edition of the Games. However, at the 41st [[South Asian Olympic Council]] held at [[Dhaka]] in February 2010, [[Bhutan]] expressed its inability to host the Games. So, to replace Bhutan, Delhi stepped in as host of the Games.<ref name=hsch/> [[Indian Olympic Association]] President [[Suresh Kalmadi]] officially received the SAG flag in Dhaka after the [[2010 South Asian Games|11th edition]] of the Games drew to a close on February 9, 2010.<ref name=hsch/> The Sports Ministry of India said, in an official press statement, that Delhi had been chosen as host so that the sport infrastructure built for the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] remains in use.<ref name=hsch/>

==Delay==

Initially, the Games were expected to be held in October, 2012.<ref name=hsch>{{cite web
|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/et-cetera/Delhi-to-host-2012-South-Asian-Games/articleshow/5556360.cms
|publisher=The Economic Times
|date=2010-02-10
|title=Delhi to host 2012 South Asian Games
|accessdate=2010-03-07
}}</ref> However, during the General Body meeting of the [[Indian Olympic Association]] (IOA) on December 16, 2011, it was decided to postpone the Games to February, 2013. The primary concern highlighted was that the original plan meant that the Games would be held only two months after the [[2012 Summer Olympics]], a fact which made athletes uncomfortable. In addition, the Delhi Government had stated that "accommodation would be a problem during October-November".<ref name="Del">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/ioa-postpones-south-asian-games/20111216.htm|publisher=Rediff|title=IOA postpones South Asian Games, scraps recent committees|date=December 16, 2011|accessdate=February 6, 2012}}</ref> In April 2012, the IOA sent letters to all the [[National Olympic Committee]]s (NOCs) of South Asia, announcing that the Games will be held for eight days beginning from February 13, 2013; further discussions would take place at an all-NOC meeting in [[Moscow]]. President of the [[Nepal Olympic Committee]] Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan also reported about the proposed additions of [[fencing]], [[equestrianism|equestrian]], [[gymnastics]] and the [[triathlon]] to the Games schedule.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=33797 | title=India proposes mid-Feb for hosting South Asian Games | publisher=My Republica | date=April 11, 2012 | accessdate=April 17, 2012 | author=Khatiwada, Nabin | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413003906/http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=33797 | archive-date=April 13, 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref> As of January 2013, host city and dates of the games were not yet confirmed.<ref>[http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-10-155789-SAG-may-be-shifted-from-India thenews.com.pk] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204001557/http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-10-155789-SAG-may-be-shifted-from-India |date=2015-02-04 }}</ref>

The [[International Olympic Committee]] banned the Indian Committee in March for political interference (the national government played a role in Olympic officials' selection). This delayed the event further as the ban was only lifted in May and the possibility of a low-cost edition of the games was raised among ongoing hosting discussions and poor relations with neighboring Pakistan due to the 2013 India–Pakistan border incidents.<ref>[http://www.sundaytimes.lk/sport-news/31789-athletics-south-asian-games-in-danger.html Athletics: South Asian Games in danger ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621145842/http://sundaytimes.lk/sport-news/31789-athletics-south-asian-games-in-danger.html |date=2013-06-21 }}. ''Sunday Times'' (Sri Lanka). Retrieved on 2013-06-19.</ref>

2 years later, on the 11 February 2014, the [[International Olympic Committee]] decided to lift the ban.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian athletes at Sochi 2014 able to compete under own flag after Olympic suspension lifted|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/winter-olympics/2014/1018336-indian-athletes-at-sochi-2014-able-to-compete-under-own-flag-after-olympic-suspension-lifted#.UvwO9ksaeME.facebook|accessdate=13 February 2014}}</ref> Up until now, the Indian side competed in Olympic events such as the [[Winter Olympic Games 2010|Winter Olympic Games]] as independent participants.

A year later, on 5 June 2015, the uncertainty over the venue to host the 12th South Asian Games ended with the Sports Ministry and Indian Olympic Association deciding to hold the regional multi-sporting event in [[Guwahati]] and [[Shillong]] in November-December 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Uncertainty over SAG ends; Guwahati, Shillong to co-host Games|url = http://zeenews.india.com/sports/others/uncertainty-over-sag-ends-guwahati-shillong-to-co-host-games_1608162.html|accessdate = 2015-07-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = South Asian Games to be held from Dec 10-20|url = http://zeenews.india.com/sports/others/south-asian-games-to-be-held-from-dec-10-20_1618814.html|accessdate = 2015-07-03}}</ref> However, this was postponed even further to a tentative date of February 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|title = 12th South Asian Games to be postponed further|url = http://zeenews.india.com/sports/others/12th-south-asian-games-to-be-postponed-further_1626839.html|accessdate = 2015-08-13}}</ref>

==References==
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