| India at the South Asian Games | |
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| IOC code | IND |
| NOC | Indian Olympic Association |
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| South Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
India has participated in every edition of the South Asian Games. The country has been the best performer and the table topper back-to-back at every single Games.
India has hosted this Multi-Sport Event three times: 1987 Calcutta, 1995 Madras, 2016 Guwahati–Shillong. [1] [2] [3]
| Games | Host | Rank |  Gold |  Silver |  Bronze | Total |
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| 1984 Kathmandu |  Nepal | 1 | 44 | 28 | 16 | 88 |
| 1985 Dhaka |  Bangladesh | 1 | 61 | 32 | 14 | 107 |
| 1987 Calcutta |  India | 1 | 91 | 45 | 19 | 155 |
| 1989 Islamabad |  Pakistan | 1 | 61 | 43 | 20 | 124 |
| 1991 Colombo |  Sri Lanka | 1 | 64 | 59 | 41 | 164 |
| 1993 Dhaka | Bangladesh | 1 | 60 | 46 | 31 | 137 |
| 1995 Madras | India | 1 | 106 | 60 | 19 | 185 |
| 1999 Kathmandu | Nepal | 1 | 102 | 58 | 37 | 197 |
| 2004 Islamabad | Pakistan | 1 | 103 | 57 | 32 | 192 |
| 2006 Colombo | Sri Lanka | 1 | 118 | 69 | 47 | 234 |
| 2010 Dhaka | Bangladesh | 1 | 90 | 55 | 30 | 175 |
| 2016 Guwahati–Shillong | India | 1 | 188 | 92 | 28 | 308 |
| 2019 Kathmandu–Pokhara | Nepal | 1 | 175 | 92 | 45 | 312 |
| 2024 Lahore | Pakistan | Future event | ||||
| Total | 1 | 1263 | 736 | 379 | 2378 | |
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