Prime Minister Narendra Modi Kickstarts 12th South Asian Games

A colorful March- Past by players of participating countries enthralled the audience.

The events related to South Asian Games are to be held in Guwahati & Shillong till 16-Feb-2016.

This is the biggest sporting extravaganza ever held in the North East India and the first ever gender equal South Asian Games with men and women participation in all the sports.

For conduct of the games an organizing committee has been set up under the Chairmanship of Sarbananda Sonowal, Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports (I/C) Government of India and
N. Ramachandran President Indian Olympic Association as co - chairman.

SAARC nations namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are participating in the games.

SAARC is a platform for the people of South Asia to work together in a spirit of friendship, trust and understanding so as to achieve lasting peace and prosperity of its member nations. South Asian Games play a vital role in achieving this objective.

228 events in 23 Sports disciplines will be played during the games. Total No. of medals for medal tally – 228 Gold, 228 Silver and 308 Bronze medals. 16 Sports Disciplines will be played at Guwahati – Athletics, Basketball, Volleyball, Swimming, Triathlon, Hockey, Weightlifting, Wrestling, Squash, Shooting, Kho Kho, Kabaddi, Handball, Cycling and Tennis. 7 Sports Disciplines will be played at Shillong – Archery, Badminton, Boxing, Judo, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Wushu. Men Football will be played at Guwahati and Women football at Shillong.