1985 South Asian Games

II South Asian Games

Host city	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nations participating	7
Athletes participating	-
Events	7 Sports
Opening ceremony	December 20
Closing ceremony	December 26
Officially opened by	Hussain Muhammad Ershad
Main venue	Bangabandhu National Stadium

The 1985 South Asian Games (or 2nd SAF Games) were held in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1985.^[1]

Participating nations

A total of 7 countries participated in the 1985 South Asian Games.

Sports

There were 7 official sports for the 2nd SAF Games. They were :-

Kabaddi

Medal talley

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	India	61	32	14	107
2	Pakistan	21	26	12	59
3	Bangladesh	9	17	38	64
4	Sri Lanka	2	7	9	18
5	Nepal	1	9	22	32
6	Bhutan	0	0	4	4
7	Maldives	0	0	0	0

^ National Sports Council, Nepal "South Asian Games". Retrieved on 16 February 2011

South Asian Games

South Asian Summer Games	Kathmandu 1984 Dhaka 1985 Kolkata 1987 Islamabad 1989 Colombo 1991 Dhaka 1993 Chennai 1995 Kathmandu 1999 Islamabad 2004 Colombo 2006 Dhaka 2010 Delhi 2013 Kathmandu 2014 Hambantota 2016

South Asian Winter Games	Dehradun-Auli 2011

South Asian Beach Games	Hambantota 2011 Male 2013

Events of the Olympic Council of Asia

Sports NOCs Mascots

Continental	Asian Games Asian Winter Games Asian Youth Games Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Asian Beach Games

Regional	Central Asian Games East Asian Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games

Defunct	Asian Indoor Games¹ Asian Martial Arts Games¹ Afro-Asian Games²

¹ Merged to form Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.² Inter-continental event involving Asia and Africa.

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1985 South Asian Games