Pakistan at the South Asian Games explained

Pakistan is a member of the South Asian Zone of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and has participated in the South Asian Games since the inception of the game in 1984. The Pakistan Olympic Association (POA), formed in 1948, and was affiliated by the International Olympic Committee in the same year.

Noc:	PAK
Games:	South Asian Games
Gold:	297
Silver:	421
Bronze:	432
Rank:	2
Nocname:	Pakistan Olympic Association
Appearances:	1984 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1999 2004 2006 2010 2016 2019 2024

Pakistan has participated all 13 South Asian Games governed by South Asia Olympic Council.

Pakistan has performed reasonably well since 1984 Kathmandu. Pakistan has been second-ranked team 7 times, third ranked team 4 times, fourth ranked team 2 times.^[1]

Best performance witnessed by Pakistan was in 2006 Colombo with 158 total Medals including 43 Gold Medals.^[2]

Hosted Games

Islamabad, Capital of Pakistan has hosted this Multi-Sport Event 2 times : 1989 Islamabad, 2004 Islamabad^{[3] [4]}

Pakistan will host 2024 South Asian Games at Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Islamabad, Sialkot and Lahore^{[5] [6]}

Detailed Medals Count

A red box around the year indicates the games were hosted by Pakistan.

Note : Updated Medal Table after Doping Results

Games	Rank	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1984 Kathmandu	3	5	3	2	10
1985 Dhaka	2	21	26	12	59
1987 Calcutta	2	16	36	14	66
1989 Islamabad	2	42	33	22	97
1991 Colombo	3	28	32	25	85
1993 Dhaka	2	23	22	20	65
1995 Madras	3	10	33	36	79
1999 Kathmandu	4	10	36	30	76
2004 Islamabad	2	38	55	50	143
2006 Colombo	2	43	44	71	158
2010 Dhaka	2	19	25	36	80
2016 Guwahati / Shillong	3	12	35	57	104
2019 Kathmandu–Pokhara	4	30	41	57	128
2025 Lahore	Future event
Total	2	297	421	432	1150

See also

• Doping at the South Asian Games^{[7] [8]}

External links

• https://www.nocpakistan.org/

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pakistan Olympic Association. 2021-11-17. nocpakistan.org.
2. Web site: OCA » Colombo 2006. 2021-11-17. ocasia.org.
3. Web site: OCA » Islamabad 1989. 2021-11-17. ocasia.org.
4. Web site: OCA » Islamabad 2004. 2021-11-17. www.ocasia.org.
5. Web site: 8 March 2021. Four POA officials appointed to 2023 South Asian Games working group. 2021-11-17. www.insidethegames.biz.
6. Web site: OCA » Pakistan to use four cities to host 2021 South Asian Games. 2021-11-17. ocasia.org.
7. Web site: 2020-05-25. Three Pakistani medallists from 2019 South Asian Games flunk dope tests, face bans of up to four years. 2021-11-17. Firstpost. en.
8. Web site: 2016-03-16. Pakistan squash player Iqbal tests positive and negative. 2021-11-17. Daily Times. en-US.