2016 South Asian Games
south asian game officially xii south asian game major multisport event took place february february guwahati shillong india total athlete competed event sport indian prime minister narendra modi inaugurated south asian game guwahati february india continued dominance game medal tally staggering medal including gold medal game originally scheduled held kathmandu postponed delhi postponed late suspension indian olympic association decided postpone competition early participating country felt december date present enough time preparation december tikhor baby indian rhino unveiled public official mascot south asian game according organising committee tikhor carry message peace progress prosperity south asian region line official motto play peace progress prosperity anthem game chosen famous assamese song ei prithibi ek krirangan world playground bhupen hazarika indian lyricist musician singer poet filmmaker assam event sport scheduled held total medal gold silver bronze medal offer south asian game country competed south asian game doping test result host nation india competition scheduled accurate february initially game expected held october however general body meeting indian olympic association ioa december decided postpone game february primary concern highlighted original plan meant game would held two month summer olympics fact made athlete uncomfortable addition delhi government stated accommodation would problem october–november april ioa sent letter national olympic committee noc south asia announcing game held eight day beginning february discussion would take place allnoc meeting moscow president nepal olympic committee dhruba bahadur pradhan also reported proposed addition fencing equestrian gymnastics triathlon game schedule january host city date game yet confirmed international olympic committee banned indian committee march political interference national government played role olympic official selection delayed event ban lifted may possibility lowcost edition game raised among ongoing hosting discussion poor relation neighboring pakistan due india–pakistan border incident year later february international olympic committee decided lift ban indian side competed olympic event winter olympic game independent participant year later june uncertainty venue host th south asian game ended sport ministry indian olympic association deciding hold regional multisporting event guwahati shillong november–december however postponed even tentative date february ulfa antitalks faction also pledged support south asian game opposite stand national game india held guwahati february international basketball federation fiba stated recognise competition unacceptable interference indian olympic association affair basketball federation india pakistani womens volleyball team returning south asian game two decade first time participation south asian game madras finished bronze medal afghanistan pakistan basketball team participate union home ministry sanctioned ₹ crore u million police authority upgrade security apparatus south asian game india granted special concession pakistani athlete taking part th south asian game declaring guwahati kolkata designated entry point initially basketball event scheduled take place february however fiba basketball world governing body decided derecognise tournament ground political interference indian government indian olympic association resulted entire event cancelled rather event sport competition change event sport causing scrutiny organization game february completion squash event nasir iqbal asked give sample world anti doping agency wada first sample tested positive later day another test got result negative although challenged significant evaluation wada decided dismiss appeal banned year february february nasir iqbal also stripped squash men single goldmedalist title south asian game official website video catchup event final result archived october wayback machine