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SAG'16

South Asian Games 2016


XII South Asian Games took place from 5 February to 16 February 2016 in Guwahati and Shillong, India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 2016 South Asian Games in Guwahati on 5 February
2016.

India continued its dominance in the game's medal tally with a staggering 308 medals including 188 gold
medals.

Venues:
 Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium (Guwahati)
 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)

Tikhor
Official Mascot and Motto
On 19 December 2015, Tikhor the baby Rhino was unveiled to the public as the official mascot for the
2016 South Asian Games. Tikhor carries the message of Peace, Progress, and Prosperity in the South
Asian region.

This is in line with the official motto, "Play for Peace, Progress and Prosperity".

Official Anthem
The anthem of the games was chosen to be a famous Assamese song, "Ei Prithibi Ek Krirangan" (The
world is a playground) by Bhupen Hazarika, an eminent lyricist, musician, singer, poet and film-maker
from Assam.

Flag bearer for India


1. Saurav Ghosal (In Guwahati)
2. P. V. Sindhu (In Shilong)

Saurav Ghosal is associated with Squash.

PV Sindhu is associated with Badminton.

India's top 3 sports fetching most gold medals:


1. Athletics - 28
2. Shooting - 25
3. Swimming – 23

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SAG'16

Games Played in the Event: MEDAL’S TALLY


1. Archery
Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
2. Athletics
3. Badminton
1 India 188 90 30 308
4. Boxing
5. Cycling 2 Sri Lanka 25 63 98 186
6. Fieldhockey
7. Football 3 Pakistan 12 37 57 106
8. Handball
9. Judo 4 Afghanistan 7 9 19 35
10. Kabaddi
11. Kho-Kho 5 Bangladesh 4 15 56 75
12. Shooting
13. Squash 6 Nepal 3 23 34 60
14. Swimming
15. Tabletennis 7 Maldives 0 2 1 3
16. Taekwondo
17. Tennis 8 Bhutan 0 1 15 16
18. Triathlon
19. Volleyball Total 239 239 310 788
20. Weightlifting
21. Wrestling
22. Wushu

13th South Asian Games will be held in Kathmandu, Nepal in 2019.

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