1989 South Asian Games

none IV South Asian Games 1989 saf logo.png Pakistan Islamabad, Pakistan 7 10 Sports 20 October 28 October Ghulam Ishaq Khan, President of Pakistan Jinnah Stadium Calcutta 1987 1989 Islamabad Colombo 1991 The 1989 South Asian Games, officially the IV South Asian Federation Games, were held in Islamabad, Pakistan from 20 October to 28 October 1989.http://www.tomorrowsrilanka.com/4th_saf_games/index.htm South Asian Federation Games (SAF Games 1989) :: Islamabad, Pakistan 2008-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20080915165947/http://www.tomorrowsrilanka.com/4th_saf_games/index.htm 2008-09-15 dead 2006-07-31 South Asian Games: Athletes did Pakistan proud in 4th edition https://www.dawn.com/news/203901/south-asian-games-athletes-did-pakistan-proud-in-4th-edition 2020-07-28 DAWN.COM en Muhammad Ali appeared as a special guest at the closing ceremony. The Games Participating nations Seven countries competed. * BAN 1989 South Asian Games BHU 1989 South Asian Games IND 1989 South Asian Games MDV 1989 South Asian Games NEP 1989 South Asian Games PAK 1989 South Asian Games SRI 1989 South Asian Games Sports Squash was introduced for the first time in 1989 games. It replaced basketball from the previous games. Aquatics 20px Athletics 20px Boxing 20px Football (Football at the 1989 South Asian Games) 20px Kabaddi (Circle style) 20px Squash (debut) 20px Swimming 20px Table tennis 20px Volleyball 20px Weightlifting 20px Wrestling Medal tally Host nation Pakistan finished in 2nd place with a total of 97 medals (42 gold, 33 silver, and 22 bronze). PAK flagcountry 61 43 20 42 33 22 yes 6 10 21 1 12 24 1 13 32 0 0 3 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 S S South Asian Games, 1989 Category:1989 in Asian sport Category:Multi-sport events in Pakistan Category:Sports competitions in Islamabad