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SOUTH ASIAN GAMES 2016 Harpal Singh Bedi

SOUTH ASIAN GAMES 2016 Harpal Singh Bedi

VOL. XL NO. 45 PAGES 32 NEW DELHI 6 - 12 FEBRUARY 2016 ` 12.00 SOUTH 2016 Harpal Singh Bedi

ndia, the sporting powerhouse of the region, is all set held in .Sixteen events -Athletics ,, SriLanka ( 1991,2006) has conducted them Ito reassert its dominance once again in the 12th edi- Cycling ,Football (M) , Hockey,, twice each. tion of the South Asian Games (SAG) to be held for , , Shooting, , , While four countries have held these games in their the first time at two venues- and Shillong - , , Weightlifting and are capitals , is holding them in different states. from February 5 to 16. scheduled to be conducted in Guwahati. India This time North Eastern states will be hosting the The official motto of the Games is, "Play for Peace, first international event and it will help in showcasing Progress and Prosperity".The Logo – eight petals and the potential of the region. This is also for the first time the Mascot of the Games-- Tikhor, the baby Rhino were in the 32-year history of the Games that it is being held selected from around 450 entries each. Kolhapur’s at two different places. At the launch of the Torch Anant Khasbardar and Abhijeet Krishna of NIFT Patna Relay at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New created the mascot and logo respectively. Delhi on 18th January, 2016 Sports Minister In the logo, eight petals represent the countries Sarbananda Sonowal said "It's a very good begin- participating in the Games. The petals are seen to be ning. The torch relay has been successfully launched moving in a clockwise direction showing the positive and this torch will first go to Shillong and then come spirit of the games. The look also resembles a head down to Guwahati." gear that was given to the winners of games during the "We are very happy with whatever support we have ancient times in Europe .The Orchid represents the fla- received so far from the Government of Assam and vor of the region and a welcome stem to all participants Meghalaya and the people of North East. So we are of the Games. The Orchid symbolizes the blooming of firmly of the opinion that this SAG will be a grand suc- the synergy between these eight nations. Progress is cess. These Games will help North East to focus on the the clockwise movement of the petals. potentialities, probabilities and prosperity of the The Mascot -Tikhor is the motivator, friend and region," said the Minister, who is also the chairman of familiar to sports lovers of the region. He is carrying the Games Organising Committee. the message of peace, stability, amity and progress After lighting the torch, Sonowal passed it on to in the region. will take part in all the events and as per the list avail- Olympic hockey gold medallist Zafar Iqbal and The anthem of the games is a famous Assamese able with the organizers.it will field the largest contin- champion weightlifter N. song, "Ei Prithibi Ek Krirangan" (The world is a play- gent of 519 sports persons and officials. Srilanka Kunjarani Devi to begin the relay. “The South Asian ground) by Bhupen Hazarika, the legendary lyricist, has send the tentative list of 484 participants and offi- Games is the symbol of the cohesion, peace and har- musician, singer, poet and film-maker from Assam. cials, followed by (409) mony. The sportspersons are the sports ambassadors Over 4500 sport persons and officials from eight (398), (337), (254), of their respective countries. These Games will ener- countries- Afghanistan, Bangladesh, , (184) and Bhutan (87). gize the youth,” said the minister. Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and host India India is hosting these games for the third time- hav- Initially, these Games were to be held in India are scheduled to compete in 228 events over 23 ing earlier held them in a (1984, and in October, 2012. However, it was decided to postpone sports in this regional sporting extravaganza. 1990). Bangladesh has also held these games thrice-In the Games because the Indian Olympic Association Seven events- , , , Football 1985,1993,2010). While Nepal ( felt that it was not feasible to conduct the Games (W) , and , -will be 1984,1999),Pakistan ( 1989,2004),and Continued on page 32 JOB HIGHLIGHTS CAREERS IN REAL ESTATE ISRO Usha Albuquerque and Nidhi Prasad Indian Space Research Organisation he Real Estate sector is the back- tion, outgoings of payments, insurance clients find neighbourhoods and homes requires 185 Junior Personal Assistants, T bone of Indian economy. In a coun- payments, managing payment of main- offering the best balance between their Stenoghraphers & Assistants try where millions are still without a tenance staff, and negotiating while lifestyles, concerns and budgets. Last Date : 11.02.2016 (pg. 12-13) home, and millions more are looking for using current and prospective tenants. 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SOUTH ASIAN GAMES ... to 2004) saw participation by seven countries and champion Pakistan has announced that it will field its Continued from page 1 Afghanistan became the eight member of these Games strong side. In squash also, battle for gold will be when it made its debut in 2006 at Colombo. The Games between these two countries. only two months after the London Olympics, a fact started at modest note with only five sports- Athletics, In football, Afghanistan has emerged as strong title which made athletes uncomfortable. In April 2012, the Swimming, Boxing, Football and Weightlifting- being contender. In this sport India will also face a tough chal- IOA announced that the games will be held for eight held at Kathmandu. The second edition held at Dhaka in lenge from Bangladesh and Pakistan.In Archery Bhutan days beginning from February 13, 2013 1985 saw inclusion of two more sports is likely to put up some challenge while in contact but that was not approved by several Kabaddi and wrestling-taking the number of sports, like Boxing, Wrestling Taekwondo and Wushu, member countries. Soon after the discipline to seven. though the hosts will have an upper hand, they are like- International Olympic Committee (IOC) In 1987, at Kolkata, the number of sports ly to face some opposition from Pakistan , Afghanistan suspended the IOA for alleged political discipline was raised to ten and that number and Nepal. It is going to be easy for Indians in interference by the national government continued for next two Games. The number Women’s Hockey and Football. The hosts are in its affairs. Two years later, on the 11 of sports went up to 11 in 1993 and in expected to have smooth sailing in Badminton, Cycling, February 2014, the IOC revoked the 2006 at Colombo seven new discipline Table-Tennis, Tennis ,Handball, Swimming, Weightlifting, suspension and a year later, on 5 June were added and four years later at Kho Kho, Kabaddi, Volleyball and Triathlon. 2015, the uncertainty over the venue to Dhaka the number went up to 23. It has In athletics, Sri lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh and host the Games ended with the Sports been noticed that barring Men’s football Nepal are likely to snatch some medals away from the Ministry and Indian Olympic Association competition in most of the team events hosts but they are unlikely to make any major difference deciding to hold the regional multi-sport- tends to be lopsided. Even men’s hockey is India- to India’s tally which is likely to be better than the last ing event in Guwahati and Shillong in November- Pakistan affair with other teams like Bangladesh, Sri edition held in Dhaka where the Games champion had December 2015 However, this was postponed even Lanka and Nepal are just thereto add to the numbers won 175 medals(90 gold, 55 silver and 33 bronze). further to finally hold it in February this year. without contributing to the growth of the sports in the Pakistan is expected to retain its second position but History of the SAG: region. India’s overwhelming authority in the Games is the main focus will no doubt be on Afghanistan. Most of Proposal of the South Asian (SAF) proved by the fact that country has so far won staggering the Afghani sports persons are not based in their country Games was first Mooted in Germany by India 1728 medals in the 11 editions of the Games which given the turbulent political and security situation. They Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka in 1981. In 1982, it was include 900 Gold medals. train either in Pakistan or in European countries and decided that the SAF Games would be an yearly event The following chart (source SAG office records) clear- have emerged as a force to reckon with in this South which in turn, all the member countries would host. ly shows the gap between India and the rest. Afghanistan Asian region. Next year (1983) the South Asian Sports Council made a very impressive debut winning six gold and fol- Afghani sports persons will be serious threat to (SASC), was formed to govern these games and it was lowed it by seven gold medals in their second appear- Nepal,Bangladesh and Sri Lanka who have improved in decided to make it a bi-annual event. On ance. Maldives is the only country which has yet to win various sports and hopefully they will show in their September 17, 1984 amidst pomp, pageantry and a gold in these Games. performances . It is also hoped that Maldives will also paraphernalia, at the Dashartha Stadium in Kathmandu, Gold Silver Bronze Total break the jinx and win its first Gold in the games. King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev and Queen (Author is a Senior sports journalist based in New Aishwarya Rajya Laxmi Devi of Nepal inaugurated the 1 India 11 900 542 286 1728 Delhi, e-mail :[email protected] ) games .The first nine editions were known as the 2 Pakistan 11 311 375 336 1022 South Asian Federation Games.In 2004, at the 32nd 3 Sri Lanka 11 185 288 455 928 meeting of SASC, it was decided to rename the games 4 Nepal 11 76 99 238 413 from South Asian Federation Games(SAF) to South Asian Games(SAG) as the officials were of the view 5 Bangladesh 11 63 162 347 572 that the word Federation was diminishing the empha- 6 Afghanistan 2 13 16 34 64 sis on event and acting as a barrier in attracting crowd. 7 Bhutan 11 2 15 38 55 Since its inception, the Games have been dominated by India with Pakistan finishing second to their arch 8 Maldives 11 0 1 8 9 rivals seven times while Sri Lanka came second three In this edition of the Games, India is fielding a relative- times and Nepal once. The first nine editions (from 1984 ly inexperienced men’s hockey team while defending

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