The 13th edition of the South Asian Games is set to commence on the 1st of December and will go on until the 10th, in Kathmandu – Pokhara, Nepal. This is Nepal’s third time hosting the event, having done so previously in 1984 and then in 1999.

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The South Asian Games were scheduled to begin on 9th March, but the competition was rescheduled after an Olympic Council Executive Board meeting held in Bangkok.

The previous edition of the South Asian Games event was held in Guwahati and Shillong, back in 2016 and in this edition of the competition, apart from hosts Nepal, the other seven countries participating will be India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

India have a total of 1100 gold medals, ahead of Pakistan’s 329 gold medals in the event history thus far and will certainly come into the tournament as the favourites to finish with the top honours.

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However, Sri Lanka will also be sending a team of over 600 athletes to tip the scales and pose a real threat to the other seven nations.

The event is set to host 26 games, with Paragliding set to make a debut at SAG 2019. Golf and Karate have been added by the hosts, while Cricket will be returning after eight long years. Paragliding and Wushu are also two exciting games that will be a part of this edition.

Below is the full schedule of the 2019 South Asian Games to be held in Nepal, beginning on the 1st December.

Opening Ceremony: 1st December 2019

  1. Archery: 3rd December 2019 – 7th December 2019
  2. Athletics: 3rd December 2019 – 7th December 2019
  3. Basketball: 5th December 2019 – 10th December 2019
  4. 3xBasketball: 7th December 2019 – 9th December 2019
  5. Badminton: 1st December 2019 – 6th December 2019
  6. Boxing: 6th December 2019 – 10th December 2019
  7. Cricket (M): 2nd December 2019 – 9th December 2019
  8. Cricket (F): 2nd December 2019 – 9th December 2019
  9. Cycling: 3rd December 2019 – 7th December 2019
  10. Fencing: 6th December 2019 – 9th December 2019
  11. Football (M): 1st December 2019 – 10th December 2019
  12. Football (F): 3rd December 2019 – 10th December 2019
  13. Golf: 2nd December 2019 – 6th December 2019
  14. Handball: 4th December 2019 – 9th December 2019
  15. Judo: 7th December 2019 – 10th December 2019
  16. Kabaddi: 4th December 2019 – 9th December 2019
  17. Karate: 1st December 2019 – 4th December 2019
  18. Kho-Kho: 1st December 2019 – 4th December 2019
  19. Paragliding: 30th November 2019 – 9th December 2019
  20. Swimming: 5th December 2019 – 9th December 2019
  21. Shooting: 3rd December 2019 – 8th December 2019
  22. Squash: 5th December 2019 – 9th December 2019
  23. Table Tennis: 2nd December 2019 – 6th December 2019
  24. Tennis: 1st December 2019 – 9th December 2019
  25. Taekwondo: 2nd December 2019 – 5th December 2019
  26. Triathlon: 2nd December 2019 – 4th December 2019
  27. Volleyball: 27th November 2019 – 3rd December 2019
  28. Beach Volleyball: 5th December 2019 – 8th December 2019
  29. Weightlifting: 5th December 2019 – 8th December 2019
  30. Wrestling: 6th December 2019 – 9th December 2019
  31. Wushu: 29th November 2019 – 5th December 2019

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Closing Ceremony: 10th December 2019

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