south asian games were held in february 2016 at guwahati and shillong, india.
where were south asian games held in february 2016?
guwahati and shillong , india
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the 2016 south asian games, officially the xii south asian games, is a major multi-sport event which took place from 5 february to 16 february 2016 in guwahati and shillong, india. a total of 2,672 athletes competed in 226 events over 22 sports. indian prime minister narendra modi inaugurated the 2016 south asian games in guwahati on 5 february 2016. the sporting giant of the region, india continued its dominance in the game's medal tally with a staggering 308 medals including 188 gold medals.





























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2016 south asian games
the first south asian games were hosted by kathmandu, nepal in 1984. from 1984 to 1987 they were held every year except 1986, as it was a year of commonwealth games and asian games. from 1987 onwards, they have been held every two years except for some occasions. in 2004, it was decided in the 32nd meeting of south asian sports council to rename the games from south asian federation games to south asian games as the officials believed the word "federation" was diminishing the emphasis on event and acting as a barrier in attracting crowd. these games are often hyped as the south asian version of olympic games. the xii south asian games was held at guwahati and shillong from 5 february to 16 february 2016.
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