1987 South Asian Games
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Host city | Kolkata, India |
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Nations participating | 7 |
Events | 10 Sports |
Officially opened by | R. Venkataraman |
The 1987 South Asian Games, officially the 3rd South Asian Federation Games were a multi-sport event, held in Kolkata, India in 1987.[1] It was the largest sporting event ever to be held in Kolkata, and West Bengal as a whole. This was also the first time when India hosted these Games. India would host the Games one more in 1995.
A total of 10 disciplinees were contested in these Games. India was the major medal winner at these events, garnering approximately 43% of all the medals. Seven nations participated in these Games.
Medal tally
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | India | 91 | 45 | 19 | 155 |
2 | Pakistan | 16 | 39 | 14 | 66 |
3 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 7 | 23 | 34 |
4 | Bangladesh | 3 | 20 | 31 | 54 |
5 | Nepal | 2 | 7 | 33 | 42 |
6 | Bhutan | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
7 | Maldives | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- ↑ 3rd South Asian Federation Games 1987 (Calcutta, India) at rsssf.com
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