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1985 South Asian Games
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II South Asian Games 2nd SAF Games Dhaka 1985 Logo.svg 100px Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh 7 – 7 sports 20 December 26 December Hussain Muhammad Ershad, President of Bangladesh Bangabandhu National Stadium Kathmandu 1984 Calcutta 1987
The 1985 South Asian Games (or 2nd SAF Games) were held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 20 December to 26 December 1985.National Sports Council, Nepal "South Asian Games" https://web.archive.org/web/20101217073120/http://nsc.gov.np/South%20Asian%20Games-Total%20Medal%20tally.pdf 2010-12-17 . Retrieved on 16 February 2011
Participating nations
A total of 7 countries participated in the 1985 South Asian Games.
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Sports
There were 7 official sports for the 2nd SAF Games. They were:
20px Athletics (Athletics at the 1985 South Asian Games)
20px Boxing (Boxing at the 1985 South Asian Games)
20px Football (Football at the 1985 South Asian Games)
20px Kabaddi (debut)
20px Swimming
20px Weightlifting
20px Wrestling (debut)
Kabaddi and Wrestling were included for the first time during the 1987 games.
Medal tally
BAN
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61 32 14
21 26 12
9 17 38 yes
2 7 9
1 9 22
0 0 4
0 0 0
References
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