1987 South Asian Games

none November 2018 November 2018 III South Asian Games India Kolkata, India 7 * Medal sports: 10 Demonstration sport: 1 20 November 27 November R. Venkataraman President of India Salt Lake Stadium Dhaka 1985 Islamabad 1989 The 1987 South Asian Games, officially the 3rd South Asian Federation Games were a multi-sport event, held in Kolkata, India from 20 November to 27 November 1987.https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/safg87.html 3rd South Asian Federation Games 1987 (Calcutta, India) RSSSF 10 November 2018 It was the largest sporting event ever to be held in Kolkata, and West Bengal as a whole. This was also the first time India hosted these Games. The games were opened by Indian president R. Venkataraman and the Games Flame was carried by Indian runner Milkha Singh, with Leslie Claudius lighting the flame.N.M. 0113: The 3rd Saf Games (1998) https://indiancine.ma/CVOF 2021-06-19 Indiancine.ma A total of 10 disciplines were contested in these Games. India was the major medal winner at these events, garnering approximately 43% of all the medals. Seven nations participated in these Games. Sports Medal sports (10) 20px Athletics 20px Basketball (debut) 20px Boxing 20px Football (Football at the 1987 South Asian Games) 20px Kabaddi 20px Swimming 20px Table tennis (debut) 20px Volleyball (debut) 20px Weightlifting 20px Wrestling Demonstration sport (1) 20px Kho kho Medal tally IND flagcountry 91 45 19 yes 16 36 14 4 7 23 3 20 31 2 7 33 0 1 5 0 0 0 References Category:South Asian Games S South Asian Games, 1987 Category:1987 in Asian sport Category:Multi-sport events in India Category:International sports competitions hosted by India Category:Sports competitions in Kolkata