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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox country at games<br />
| NOC = IND<br />
| NOCname = [[Indian Olympic Association]]<br />
| games = South Asian Games<br />
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| rank = 1<br />
| gold = 1263<br />
| silver = 736<br />
| bronze = 379<br />
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| app_begin_year = 1984<br />
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[[India]] has participated in every edition of the [[South Asian Games]]. The country has been the best performer and the table topper back-to-back at every single Games.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-02-05 |title=2016 South Asian Games begin today: Facts on the event and India's achievements |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/2016-south-asian-games-307265-2016-02-05 |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Hosting history ==<br />
India has hosted the South Asian Games three times. The [[1987 South Asian Games|1987 edition]] in [[Calcutta]] was the first time the nation hosted the Games.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-02-17 |title=South Asian Games: 12th edition best ever, says IOC president |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/sports/other-sports/story/12th-south-asian-games-best-ever-ioc-president-309113-2016-02-17 |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> The next hosted SAG was the [[1995 South Asian Games|1995 edition]] hosted in [[Madras]]. This was followed by the [[2016 South Asian Games|2016 edition]] in [[Guwahati]] and [[Shillong]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-12-13 |title=Logo, mascot of South Asian Games 2016 launched |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/other-sports/logo-mascot-of-south-asian-games-2016-launched/article7983368.ece/amp/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Medal table==<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"<br />
|+<br />
! Games<br />
! Host<br />
! Rank<br />
! {{Asia1}} Gold<br />
! {{Asia2}} Silver<br />
! {{Asia3}} Bronze<br />
! Total<br />
|-<br />
|[[1984 South Asian Games|1984 Kathmandu]]<br />
|{{Flagicon|NEP}} Nepal<br />
|bgcolor=gold|'''1'''<br />
|44<br />
|28<br />
|16<br />
|88<br />
|-<br />
|[[1985 South Asian Games|1985 Dhaka]]<br />
|{{Flagicon|BAN}} Bangladesh<br />
|bgcolor=gold|'''1'''<br />
|61<br />
|32<br />
|14<br />
|107<br />
|- style="border: 3px solid red"<br />
|[[1987 South Asian Games|1987 Calcutta]]<br />
|{{Flagicon|IND}} India<br />
|bgcolor=gold|'''1'''<br />
|91<br />
|45<br />
|19<br />
|155<br />
|-<br />
|[[1989 South Asian Games|1989 Islamabad]]<br />
|{{Flagicon|PAK}} Pakistan<br />
|bgcolor=gold|'''1'''<br />
|61<br />
|43<br />
|20<br />
|124<br />
|-<br />
|[[1991 South Asian Games|1991 Colombo]]<br />
|{{Flagicon|SRI}} Sri Lanka<br />
|bgcolor=gold|'''1'''<br />
|64<br />
|59<br />
|41<br />
|164<br />
|-<br />
|[[1993 South Asian Games|1993 Dhaka]]<br />
|{{Flagicon|BAN}} Bangladesh<br />
|bgcolor=gold|'''1'''<br />
|60<br />
|46<br />
|31<br />
|137<br />
|- style="border: 3px solid red"<br />
|[[1995 South Asian Games|1995 Madras]]<br />
|{{Flagicon|IND}} India<br />
|bgcolor=gold|'''1'''<br />
|106<br />
|60<br />
|19<br />
|185<br />
|-<br />
|[[1999 South Asian Games|1999 Kathmandu]]<br />
|{{Flagicon|NEP}} Nepal<br />
|bgcolor=gold|'''1'''<br />
|102<br />
|58<br />
|37<br />
|197<br />
|-<br />
|[[2004 South Asian Games|2004 Islamabad]]<br />
|{{Flagicon|PAK}} Pakistan<br />
|bgcolor=gold|'''1'''<br />
|103<br />
|57<br />
|32<br />
|192<br />
|-<br />
|[[2006 South Asian Games|2006 Colombo]]<br />
|{{Flagicon|SRI}} Sri Lanka<br />
|bgcolor=gold|'''1'''<br />
|118<br />
|69<br />
|'''47'''<br />
|234<br />
|-<br />
|[[2010 South Asian Games|2010 Dhaka]]<br />
|{{Flagicon|BAN}} Bangladesh<br />
|bgcolor=gold|'''1'''<br />
|90<br />
|55<br />
|30<br />
|175<br />
|- style="border: 3px solid red"<br />
|[[2016 South Asian Games|2016 Guwahati–Shillong]]<br />
|{{Flagicon|IND}} India<br />
|bgcolor=gold|'''1'''<br />
|'''188'''<br />
|'''92'''<br />
|28<br />
|308<br />
|-<br />
|[[2019 South Asian Games|2019 Kathmandu–Pokhara]]<br />
|{{Flagicon|NEP}} Nepal<br />
|bgcolor=gold|'''1'''<br />
|175<br />
|'''92'''<br />
|45<br />
|'''312'''<br />
|-<br />
|''[[2026 South Asian Games|2026 Lahore]]''<br />
|{{Flagicon|PAK}} Pakistan<br />
| colspan="5" |''Upcoming event''<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="2" |'''Total'''<br />
| bgcolor=gold|'''1'''<br />
|'''1263'''<br />
|'''736'''<br />
|'''379'''<br />
|'''2378'''<br />
|}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Sport in India]]<br />
*[[India at the Olympics]]<br />
*[[India at the Deaflympics]]<br />
*[[India at the Paralympics]]<br />
*[[India at the World Games]]<br />
*[[India at the Asian Games]]<br />
*[[India at the Asian Para Games]]<br />
*[[India at the Commonwealth Games]]<br />
*[[India at the Lusofonia Games]]<br />
*[[India at the Youth Olympics]]<br />
*[[India at the Asian Youth Games]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:India at the South Asian Games| ]]<br />
[[Category:Nations at the South Asian Games]]<br />
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