 | |
| First event | 1998  Islamabad |
|---|---|
| Occur every | Four years |
| Last event | 2019  Lalitpur |
| Next event | 2025 Karachi |
Squash was first hosted at the South Asian Games in 1989 and has been regularly hosted since the 2016 edition. [1]
| | |
| First event | 1998 Islamabad |
|---|---|
| Occur every | Four years |
| Last event | 2019 Lalitpur |
| Next event | 2025 Karachi |
Squash was first hosted at the South Asian Games in 1989 and has been regularly hosted since the 2016 edition. [1]
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]
| 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 | |
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