1999 South Asian Games
south asian game th saf game held kathmandu nepal second time september october king birendra bir bikram shah dev declared game open amidst grand ceremony athlete different seven saarc country participated twelve sport final medal count india took first position taking advantage host country nepal amazingly took second position followed sri lanka pakistan bangladesh bhutan maldives medal india gold silver bronze nepal took gold silver bronze sri lanka gold silver bronze pakistan gold silver bronze bangladesh gold silver bronze bhutan gold silver bronze maldives bronze none participant country went back empty hand without medal even bhutan maldives benefit medal sport including new sport karate taekwondo athletics boxing football kabaddi karate debut shooting swimming table tennis taekwondo debut volleyball weightlifting wrestling total medal comprising gold medal silver medal bronze medal awarded athlete host nepal performance best ever yet south asian game placed second india host nation nepal note gold nepal came taekwondo karate gold medal pramila thapa taekwondo first gold medal nepal taekwondo history sport council history