1993 South Asian Games

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VI South Asian Games
৬ষ্ঠ দক্ষিণ এশীয় গেমস
Host cityBangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nations7
Events11 Sports
OpeningDecember 20
ClosingDecember 27
Opened byAbdur Rahman Biswas,
President of Bangladesh
Main venueBangabandhu National Stadium

The 1993 South Asian Games, officially the 6th South Asian Games, took place from December 20 to December 27, 1993, in Dhaka,[1] Bangladesh and thus in SAF games history, Dhaka became the first city to host the event for second time.

Participating nations[edit]

A total of 7 countries participated in the 1993 South Asian Games.

Sports[edit]

There were 11 official sports for the 6th SAF Games. They were:[1]

  • Athletics
  • Boxing
  • Football (details)
  • Judo (debut)
  • Kabaddi
  • Shooting
  • Swimming (details)
  • Table Tennis
  • Tennis
  • Volleyball
  • Weightlifting

Medal tally[edit]

  *   Host nation (Bangladesh)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 India604631137
2 Pakistan23222065
3 Sri Lanka20223981
4 Bangladesh*11193262
5 Nepal161522
6 Bhutan0000
 Maldives0000
Totals (7 entries)115115137367

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "News". Archived from the original on 2020-04-10. Retrieved 2010-01-31.