1989 South Asian Games

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IV South Asian Games
1989 saf logo.png
Host city Flag of Pakistan.svg Islamabad, Pakistan
Nations7
Events10 Sports
Opening20 October
Closing28 October
Opened by Ghulam Ishaq Khan
President of Pakistan
Main venue Jinnah Stadium

The 1989 South Asian Games, officially the IV South Asian Federation Games, were held in Islamabad, Pakistan from 20 October to 28 October 1989. [1] [2] Muhammad Ali appeared as a special guest at the closing ceremony. [2]

Contents

The Games

Participating nations

Seven countries competed.

Sports

Squash was introduced for the first time in 1989 games. It replaced basketball from the previous games.

Medal tally

Host nation Pakistan finished in 2nd place with a total of 97 medals (42 gold, 33 silver, and 22 bronze).

  *   Host nation (Pakistan)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of India.svg  India 614320124
2Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan*42332297
3Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 6102137
4Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal 1133246
5Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1122437
6Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 0033
7Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 0000
Totals (7 entries)111111122344

See also

References

  1. "South Asian Federation Games (SAF Games 1989) :: Islamabad, Pakistan". Archived from the original on 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
  2. 1 2 "South Asian Games: Athletes did Pakistan proud in 4th edition". DAWN.COM. 2006-07-31. Retrieved 2020-07-28.