Fencing at the South Asian Games | |
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Host | South Asia |
Nations participating | 7 |
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Fencing at the South Asian Games was first introduced during the 2019 South Asian Games held in Kathmandu, Nepal. [1] [2]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | India (IND) | 11 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
2 | Bangladesh (BAN) | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
3 | Nepal (NEP) | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
4 | Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
5 | Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (5 entries) | 12 | 12 | 24 | 48 |
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