2013 South Asian Games
south asian game officially xii south asian game scheduled multisport event take place guwahati shillong india edition game india became second country host game three time previous edition held kolkata madras bangladesh also first time delhi hosted game game witnessed change original host country faced delay pushed back conduct game several month originally per tradition bringing game every country south asia bhutan selected host th edition game however st south asian olympic council held dhaka february bhutan expressed inability host game replace bhutan delhi stepped host game indian olympic association president suresh kalmadi officially received sag flag dhaka th edition game drew close february sport ministry india said official press statement delhi chosen host sport infrastructure built commonwealth game remains use 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 two 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