1984 South Asian Games

none August 2025 I South Asian Games Logo of the 1984 South Asian Games.png Stamped logo of the tournament Kathmandu Nepal 7 373 62 Events in 5 sports 17 September 23 September Birendra, King of Nepal Dasarath Stadium Dhaka 1985 The 1984 South Asian Games (or 1st SAF Games) was the first edition of South Asian Games. It was held in Kathmandu, Nepal from 17 to 23 September 1984.South Asian (Federation) Games http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/safg.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20041112090550/http://www.gbrathletics.com:80/ic/safg.htm 12 November 2004 11 April 2022 Athletics Weekly The number of disciplines were restricted to five only. India topped the medal tally, winning 88 medals. Half of these medals were golds. There were 28 silvers and 16 bronze medals won by India. Sri Lanka followed India by winning 7 golds, 11 silvers and 19 bronze medals whereas Pakistan got 5 golds, 3 silvers and 2 bronze medals. As the games were held for the first time, all the gold medalists created new games records which were shattered in the subsequent editions. However, the two records created in swimming remain intact till date. Bula Choudhary of India won the 100-metre freestyle event clocking 1:2:81 whereas the Indian relay team won the 4x100 metre freestyle event which continue to find place in the record books. Football was the only team game which could fit into the scheme of the games. Its gold was claimed by Nepal.http://www.sports.gov.pk/Participation/1st_SAF_Games.htm Sports Dept. Pakistan Official 11 April 2022 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090903071300/http://www.sports.gov.pk/Participation/1st_SAF_Games.htm 3 September 2009 Wayback Machine Majesty King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev declared the first South Asian Federation Games open amidst at colorful ceremony.http://www.nocnepal.org.np/games1.htm Nepal Olympic Committee 11 April 2022 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070827061103/http://www.nocnepal.org.np/games1.htm 27 August 2007 Wayback Machine Venue Dasarath Stadium, Kathmandu hosted all events of 5 sports. The Games Participating nations Seven countries competed. A total of 373 athletes competed. BAN 1984 South Asian Games 53 athletes BHU 1984 South Asian Games 35 IND 1984 South Asian Games 98 MDV 1984 South Asian Games 24 NEP 1984 South Asian Games 105 PAK 1984 South Asian Games 16 SRI 1984 South Asian Games 41 Sports There were 5 official sports for the 1st SAF Games. They were : 20px Athletics 20px Boxing 20px Football (Football at the 1984 South Asian Games) 20px Swimming 20px Weightlifting Medal tally Medal Tallyhttps://www.ocasia.org/games/34-kathmandu-1984.html Kathmandu 1984 https://web.archive.org/web/20200804204002/https://www.ocasia.org/games/34-kathmandu-1984.html 4 August 2020 NEP flagcountry 44 28 16 7 11 19 5 3 2 4 12 8 yes 2 8 13 0 0 2 0 0 1 References Category:South Asian Games S S South Asian Games, 1984 Category:September 1984 sports events in Asia Category:Multi-sport events in Nepal Category:Sport in Kathmandu Category:1984 in Asian international sport