| Handball at the 2016 South Asian Games | |
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| Venue | 1 |
| Dates | 10 February 2016–15 February 2016 |
| Nations | 7 |
| Handball at the 2016 South Asian Games | ||
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Handball event at the 2016 South Asian Games was held at the Indoor Hall of North-East Regional Centre of LNIPE, Guwahati (India) from 10 February to 15 February 2016. [1] In this tournament, 6 teams participated in the men's competition while 7 teams participated in the women's competition.
7 referee pairs were selected by South Asian Handball Federation while 1 pair was nominated by Asian Handball Federation.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men |  India |  Pakistan |  Bangladesh |
| Women | India | Bangladesh | Pakistan |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  India (IND) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Bangladesh (BAN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
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| Rank | Team |
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 | India (1st Title) (Host) |
 | Pakistan (Defending Champion) |
 | Bangladesh |
| 4 |  Nepal |
| 5 |  Afghanistan |
| 6 |  Sri Lanka |
| Rank | Team |
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| India (1st Title) (Host) |
| Bangladesh |
| Pakistan |
| 4 | Nepal |
| 5 |  Maldives |
| 6 | Sri Lanka |
| 7 | Afghanistan |
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