2006 South Asian Games

none X South Asian Games 2006 South Asian Games logo.jpg Colombo 8 1554 197 (in 20 Sports) 18 August 2006 28 August 2006 Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka Sugathadasa Stadium 2004 Islamabad 2010 Dhaka Sri Lanka The 2006 South Asian Games (also known as the 10th South Asian Games) were held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 18 August to 28 August 2006, in the Sugathadasa Stadium with more than 2000 sportspersons competing in the record 20 disciplines of Sports. The 10th edition of SAF Games also marked the debut for Afghanistan.http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GameParticular.aspx?GPCode=96 COLOMBO 2006 2011-07-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20100213164730/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GameParticular.aspx?GPCode=96 2010-02-13 dead Another highlight of 2006 SAF Games was unprecedented high levels of security for officials & players amid violent clashes between the Sri Lankan Government's troops and LTTE."Colombo shifts focus to SAF Games". The Times of India. August 17, 2006. Earlier in 2005, the Games, originally scheduled to be held in 2005, had been postponed following the Indonesian tsunami wave devastated the northern and eastern region.South Asian Games Postponed. The Hindu. January 07 2005. Mascots Pora-Pol (an ancient sport of coconut fighting) and Wali kukula (a jungle fowl) were chosen as the official logo and mascot for the 2006 SAF Games, respectively. Sports The 2006 South Asian Games encompassed a record 20 disciplines with hockey being reintroduced after several years. 22em Archery 4 Athletics 35 Badminton 5 Boxing 11 Cycling 6 Field hockey 1 Football 1 Judo 11 Kabaddi 2 Karatedo 14 Rowing 7 Shooting 10 Squash 4 Swimming 38 Table tennis 7 Taekwondo 16 Volleyball 2 Weightlifting 8 Wrestling 8 Wushu 6 Participating nations Athletes from eight countries competed at 2006 South Asian Games.http://www.kaputa.com/sports/saf_2006/com_countries.htm Competing countries 2011-07-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20110928182759/http://www.kaputa.com/sports/saf_2006/com_countries.htm 2011-09-28 dead Afghanistan 2004 (86) (192) (54) (293) (59) (216) (288) (366) Medal table Note : This Section Needs to be Updated after Doping Tests SRI flagIOC2team 2006 South Asian Games 118 69 47 43 44 71 37 63 78 yes 9 15 31 6 7 16 3 15 34 0 3 10 0 0 0 https://ocasia.org/games/25-colombo-2006.html OCA » Colombo 2006 2021-10-28 2021-10-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20211020062131/https://ocasia.org/games/25-colombo-2006.html dead Schedule Highlights Nagalingm Edirith Weeresinghe and Sriyani Kulawansa (both former Sri Lankan athletes) lit the Games torch at the opening ceremony. India made a clean sweep at Archery, Badminton, Rowing, Wushu. The Women's Kabaddi event was introduced. Maldives failed to claim any medal for the second consecutive time. Sri Lanka Swimmer Mayumi Raheem wins 10 medals (3 Gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze) a record for any athlete at a single games. Doping at the 2006 South Asian Games The 10th SAF games could not be freed from infamous trend of steroid-using by athletes to boost their performance, as a group of athletes were reportedly tested positive for the use of banned performance-enhancing substance. Nine positive cases reported after more than 200 urine samples taken during the eight-nation Games were tested at an IOC ratified laboratory in Malaysia. Sport http://archives.dailynews.lk/2006/09/20/spo01.asp 2022-03-28 archives.dailynews.lk Prominent athletes tested positive included Nepal's double gold-medalist athlete Rajendra Bahadur Bhandari,2012-10-02 iaaf.org - Doping Rule Violation http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=1073741824/newsId=38928.html 2022-03-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20121002141607/http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=1073741824/newsId=38928.html 2 October 2012 dead Pakistani boxers Nauman Karim (Fly Weight 51Kgs), Mehrullah Lasi (Feather Weight 57Kgs), Faisal Karim (Light Welter 64Kgs) and Sri Lanka's athlete Jani Chathurangani Silva."Nepalese gold medalist among four South Asian Games athletes tested positive for drugs".International Herald Tribune. September 23, 2006. It rumoured on Media Reports that an Indian athlete have failed a dope test."India returns positive dope tests from South Asian Games". The Hindu. September 21, 2006. Accessed 2009-05-30. Archived 2009-06-01. Later Hemasiri Fernando, SriLankan Olympic Committee President said "No Indian Athlete has tested Positive".Four athletes test positive at South Asian Games https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/doping/20060922.htm 2021-11-16 Rediff en NameNOCSportBanned SubstanceStripped Off MedalBan DurationAwardedNauman KarimPAK PakistanBoxing (51kgs)Anabolic Steroids Gold2 YearsSRI Harsha KumaraMehrullah LasiPAK PakistanBoxing (57kgs)Cannabis Gold6 MonthsIND Anthresh Lalit LakraFaisal KarimPAK PakistanBoxing (64Kgs)Cannabis Gold6 MonthsNEP Sushil GhimireRajendra Bahadur BhandariNEPNepal Athletics (3000m)Norandrosterone Gold2 YearsIND Om PrakashAthletics (5000m) GoldIND Surendra Kumar SinghJani Chathurangani SilvaSRISri LankaAthletics (100m)Nandrolone Silver2 YearsPAK Sadaf SiddiquiAthletics (4×100m Relay) GoldIND India References External links Info. 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