Squash at the South Asian Games

Squash at the South Asian Games

First event	1998 Islamabad
Occur every	Four years
Last event	2019 Lalitpur
Next event	2026 Karachi

Squash was first hosted at the South Asian Games in 1989 and has been regularly hosted since the 2016 edition. ^[1]

History

Squash was first contested in 1989 at the South Asian Games but a men's only event was hosted. Its second appearance at the multi-sport event came in 2004 where matches for both men and women were held. Squash has since featured in the 2006, 2010 (men's matches only), 2016, and 2019. ^[2]

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Pakistan	12	6	7	25
2	India	9	12	8	29
3	Sri Lanka	0	2	10	12
4	Bangladesh	0	1	1	2
5	Nepal	0	0	6	6
6	Bhutan	0	0	0	0
	Maldives	0	0	0	0
Totals (7 entries)		21	21	32	74

References

1. "India start off brightly in squash at South Asian Games". The Times of India. 2019-12-07. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2024-12-14.
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20080828220616/http://www.tomorrowsrilanka.com/4th_saf_games/4th_saf_game_squash.html