2004 South Asian Games

none IX South Asian Games 9th South Asian Games 2004 Islamabad Logo.png 250px PAK Islamabad, Pakistan 8 15 Sports 29 March 2004 7 April 2004 Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan Jinnah Stadium "Rising Above" 1999 Kathmandu 2006 Colombo 2004 Islamabad 9 Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Pakistan Olympic Association The 2004 South Asian Games, officially known as the IX South Asian Federation Games, were held in Islamabad, Pakistan from 29 March to 7 April 2004. Originally scheduled for 2001, the games were postponed in the wake of the 9/11 attacks on the United States in which the US later declared Pakistan a major non-NATO ally.2001-09-23 South Asian Games cancelled en-GB BBC News https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/front_page/1559162.stm 2022-09-19OCA » Islamabad 2004 https://ocasia.org/games/26-islamabad-2004.html 2022-04-06 ocasia.org 2020-05-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20200510233122/https://ocasia.org/games/26-islamabad-2004.html dead Asghar Raja rediff.com: sports channel - South Asian Federation Games cancelled in Afghan crisis https://www.rediff.com/sports/2001/sep/24asian.htm 2022-04-06 www.rediff.com The slogan for the Games was Rising Above. For the first time, Afghanistan participated in the Games. Postponements The games in Islamabad were originally to be held from 6 to 15 October 2001, but they were inevitably rescheduled (with the location remaining unchanged) for 30 March 2002 due to the invasion of Afghanistan. They were postponed again due to tensions between Pakistan and India. They were the set to be held from 29 March to 6 April 2003.2002-03-31 SAF Games from March 29, 2003 https://www.dawn.com/news/27943/saf-games-from-march-29-2003 2022-09-19 Dawn en Afghanistan was invited for the games, however Bhutan and India withdrew.9th South Asian Federation Games 2004 (Pakistan) https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/safg01.html 2022-09-20 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation The entire event was postponed for the third time due to the war against Iraq.2003-04-11 SAF Games in Islamabad cancelled https://www.dawn.com/news/93860/saf-games-in-islamabad-cancelled 2022-04-06 Dawn en2003-09-18 KUNA : SAF Games rescheduled again in Pakistan - General - 18/09/2003 https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1398547&language=en 2022-09-19 Kuwait News Agency Pakistan retained the organisational authority, despite Sri Lanka being offered to host the games for 2004. Sri Lanka received the honour when they hosted the 10th edition of the Games in 2006. The 9th edition was then rescheduled in Pakistan, for 29 March through 7 April 2004. Despite not entering in the previous schedule, Bhutan and India now joined the Games, though the Maldives withdrew from the football tournament. The Games Participating nations The following eight countries competed. right|thumb|Participating nations * AFG 2004 South Asian Games BAN 2004 South Asian Games BHU 2004 South Asian Games IND 2004 South Asian Games MDV 2004 South Asian Games NEP 2004 South Asian Games PAK 2004 South Asian Games SRI 2004 South Asian Games Sports 20px Athletics (Athletics at the 2004 South Asian Games) 20px Badminton (Badminton at the 2004 South Asian Games) 20px Boxing (Boxing at the 2004 South Asian Games) 20px Football (Football at the 2004 South Asian Games) 20px Kabaddi (Kabaddi at the 2004 South Asian Games) 20px Judo (Karate at the 2004 South Asian Games) 20px Rowing (debut) (Rowing at the 2004 South Asian Games) 20px Shooting (Shooting at the 2004 South Asian Games) 20px Squash (Squash at the 2004 South Asian Games) 20px Swimming (Swimming at the 2004 South Asian Games) 20px Table tennis (Table tennis at the 2004 South Asian Games) 20px Taekwondo (Taekwondo at the 2004 South Asian Games) 20px Volleyball (Volleyball at the 2004 South Asian Games) 20px Weightlifting (Weightlifting at the 2004 South Asian Games) 20px Wrestling (Wrestling at the 2004 South Asian Games) Medal tally Host nation Pakistan finished in 2nd place with a total of 143 medals (38 gold, 55 silver, and 50 bronze). PAK flagIOC2team 2004 South Asian Games 103 57 32 38 55 50 yes 17 32 57 7 6 20 3 13 24 1 3 28 1 3 2 0 0 0 See also South Asian Games celebrated in Pakistan 1989 South Asian Games – Islamabad 2004 South Asian Games – Islamabad 2027 South Asian Games – Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar South Asian Games References Category:South Asian Games South Asian Games South Asian Games South Asian Games South Asian Games South Asian Games South Asian Games, 2004 South Asian Games, 2004 Category:Multi-sport events in Pakistan