| Nepal at the South Asian Games | |
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| IOC code | NEP |
| NOC | Nepal Olympic Committee |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| South Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
Nepal has Participated all 13 South Asian Games governed by South Asia Olympic Council. [1]
Nepal has been 2nd-ranked 2 times. Best Performance by Nepal was in 2019 South Asian Games where they finished the medal tally 2nd with highest ever total medal counts of 207 including 51 Gold Medals. [2]
Nepal has hosted South Asian Games three times : 1984 Kathmandu, [3] 1999 Kathmandu, [4] 2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara/Janakpur. [5]
| Games | Host | Rank |  Gold |  Silver |  Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Kathmandu |  Nepal | 4 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 24 |
| 1985 Dhaka |  Bangladesh | 5 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 32 |
| 1987 Calcutta |  India | 5 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 42 |
| 1989 Islamabad |  Pakistan | 4 | 1 | 13 | 32 | 46 |
| 1991 Colombo |  Sri Lanka | 5 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 39 |
| 1993 Dhaka | Bangladesh | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 22 |
| 1995 Madras | India | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 28 |
| 1999 Kathmandu | Nepal | 2 | 31 | 10 | 24 | 65 |
| 2004 Islamabad | Pakistan | 4 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 33 |
| 2006 Colombo | Sri Lanka | 4 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 55 |
| 2010 Dhaka | Bangladesh | 5 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 36 |
| 2016 Guwahati/Shillong | India | 6 | 3 | 23 | 35 | 61 |
| 2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara/Janakpur | Nepal | 2 | 51 | 60 | 96 | 207 |
| 2023 Lahore | Pakistan | Future Event | ||||
| Total | 124 | 186 | 380 | 690 | ||
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