Logos and mascots of the South Asian Games
The South Asian Games (SAF Games, SAG, or SA games, and formerly known as South Asian Federation Games) are a biennial multi-sport event held among the athletes from South Asia. The governing body of these games is South Asian Sports Council (SASC), formed in 1983. At present, SAG are joined by eight members namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.
| Year | Games | Host city | Country | Logo | Mascot |
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| 1984 | I | Kathmandu |  Nepal |
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| 1985 | II | Dhaka |  Bangladesh |
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| 1987 | III | Calcutta |  India |
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| 1989 | IV | Islamabad |  Pakistan |
A dancing horse | |
| 1991 | V | Colombo |  Sri Lanka |
An elephant | |
| 1993 | VI | Dhaka | Bangladesh |
অদম্য, the Bengal tiger | |
| 1995 | VII | Madras | India |
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| 1999 | VIII | Kathmandu | Nepal |
Him Kancha, the snow leopard | |
| 2004 | IX | Islamabad | Pakistan |
Bholu, a Himalayan brown bear &
Sassi, the Indus dolphin | |
| 2006 | X | Colombo | Sri Lanka |
Pora-Pol, an ancient sport &
Wali kukula, a jungle fowl | |
| 2010 | XI | Dhaka | Bangladesh |
Kutumb, a doel | |
| 2016 | XII | Guwahati and Shillong | India |
Tikhor, the rhino | |
| 2019 | XIII | Kathmandu | Nepal |
Bluebull |
South Asian Beach Games
| Year | Games | Host City | Country | Logo | Mascot |
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| 2011 | I | Hambantota | Sri Lanka |
Salu Paaliya, one of the 12 Palis |
South Asian Winter Games
| Year | Games | Host City | Country | Logo | Mascot |
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| 2011 | I | Dehradun and Auli | India |
The bharal, the Himalayan blue-sheep |
References
- ^ "Logo & Mascot SAF". aldaver.com. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ "South Asian Games". Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved 20 September 2016.