2006 South Asian Games

The 2006 South Asian Games (also known as the 10th South Asian Games) were held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 18 August to 28 August 2006, in the Sugathadasa Stadium with more than 2000 sportspersons competing in the record 20 disciplines of Sports.

X South Asian Games
Logo of the 2006 SAG
Host cityColombo
CountrySri Lanka
Nations8
Athletes1554
Events197 (in 20 Sports)
Opening18 August 2006
Closing28 August 2006
Opened byMahinda Rajapaksa,
President of Sri Lanka
Main venueSugathadasa Stadium

The 10th edition of SAF Games also marked the debut for Afghanistan.[1] Another highlight of 2006 SAF Games was unprecedented high levels of security for officials & players amid violent clashes between the Sri Lankan Government's troops and LTTE.[2] Earlier in 2005, the Games, originally scheduled to be held in 2005, had been postponed following the Indonesian tsunami wave devastated the northern and eastern region.[3]

Mascots

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Pora-Pol (an ancient sport of coconut fighting) and Wali kukula (a jungle fowl) were chosen as the official logo and mascot for the 2006 SAF Games, respectively.

Sports

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The 2006 South Asian Games encompassed a record 20 disciplines with hockey being reintroduced after several years.

Participating nations

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athletes from eight countries competed at 2006 South Asian Games.[4]

Medal table

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Note : This Section Needs to be Updated after Doping Tests

  *   Host nation (Sri Lanka)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  India (IND)1186947234
2  Pakistan (PAK)434471158
3  Sri Lanka (SRI)*376378178
4  Nepal (NEP)9153155
5  Afghanistan (AFG)671629
6  Bangladesh (BAN)3153452
7  Bhutan (BHU)031013
8  Maldives (MDV)0000
Totals (8 entries)216216287719

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Schedule

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OC Opening ceremony Event competitions 1 Event finals CC Closing ceremony
August 14th
Mon
15th
Tue
16th
Wed
17th
Thu
18th
Fri
19th
Sat
20th
Sun
21st
Mon
22nd
Tue
23rd
Wed
24th
Thu
25th
Fri
26th
Sat
27th
Sun
28th
Mon
Events
  Ceremonies OC CC
  Archery 2 2 4
  Athletics 10 14 10 1 35
  Badminton 5 2 7
  Boxing 11 11
  Cycling 2 2 2 6
  Field hockey 1 1
  Football 1 1
  Judo 6 5 11
  Kabbadi 2 2
  Karate 4 2 2 3 3 14
  Rowing 4 3 7
  Shooting 2 4 6 2 6 4 2 26
  Squash 2 2 4
  Swimming 7 7 7 8 9 38
  Table tennis 2 2 1 2 2 7
  Taekwondo 5 5 3 13
  Volleyball 2 2
  Weightlifting 2 2 2 2 8
  Wrestling 4 3 7
  Wushu 12 6
Total events 5 13 13 22 42 19 18 32 42 9 3 218
Cumulative total 5 18 31 53 95 114 132 164 206 215 218
August 14th
Mon
15th
Tue
16th
Wed
17th
Thu
18th
Fri
19th
Sat
20th
Sun
21st
Mon
22nd
Tue
23rd
Wed
24th
Thu
25th
Fri
26th
Sat
27th
Sun
28th
Mon
Events


Highlights

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  • Nagalingm Edirith Weeresinghe and Sriyani Kulawansa (both former Sri Lankan athletes) lit the Games torch at the opening ceremony.
  • India made a clean sweep at Archery, Badminton, Rowing, Wushu.
  • The Women's Kabaddi event was introduced.
  • Maldives failed to claim any medal for the second consecutive time.
  • Sri Lanka Swimmer Mayumi Raheem wins 10 medals (3 Gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze) a record for any athlete at a single games.

Doping at the 2006 South Asian Games

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The 10th SAF games could not be freed from infamous trend of steroid-using by athletes to boost their performance, as a group of athletes were reportedly tested positive for the use of banned performance-enhancing substance. Nine positive cases reported after more than 200 urine samples taken during the eight-nation Games were tested at an IOC ratified laboratory in Malaysia.[6] Prominent athletes tested positive included Nepal's double gold-medalist athlete Rajendra Bahadur Bhandari,[7] Pakistani boxers Nauman Karim (Fly Weight 51Kgs), Mehrullah Lasi (Feather Weight 57Kgs), Faisal Karim (Light Welter 64Kgs) and Sri Lanka's athlete Jani Chathurangani Silva.[8] It rumoured on Media Reports that an Indian athlete have failed a dope test.[9] Later Hemasiri Fernando, SriLankan Olympic Committee President said "No Indian Athlete has tested Positive".[10]

Name NOC Sport Banned Substance Stripped Off Medal Ban Duration Awarded
Nauman Karim   Pakistan Boxing (51kgs) Anabolic Steroids   Gold 2 Years   Harsha Kumara
Mehrullah Lasi   Pakistan Boxing (57kgs) Cannabis   Gold 6 Months   Anthresh Lalit Lakra
Faisal Karim   Pakistan Boxing (64Kgs) Cannabis   Gold 6 Months   Sushil Ghimire
Rajendra Bahadur Bhandari  Nepal Athletics (3000m) Norandrosterone   Gold 2 Years   Om Prakash
Athletics (5000m)   Gold   Surendra Kumar Singh
Jani Chathurangani Silva  Sri Lanka Athletics (100m) Nandrolone   Silver 2 Years   Sadaf Siddiqui
Athletics (4×100m Relay)   Gold   India

References

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  1. ^ "COLOMBO 2006". Archived from the original on 2010-02-13. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
  2. ^ "Colombo shifts focus to SAF Games". The Times of India. August 17, 2006.
  3. ^ South Asian Games Postponed[usurped]. The Hindu. January 07 2005.
  4. ^ "Competing countries". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
  5. ^ "OCA » Colombo 2006".
  6. ^ "|| Sport". archives.dailynews.lk. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  7. ^ "iaaf.org - Doping Rule Violation". 2012-10-02. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  8. ^ "Nepalese gold medalist among four South Asian Games athletes tested positive for drugs".International Herald Tribune. September 23, 2006.
  9. ^ "India returns positive dope tests from South Asian Games". The Hindu. September 21, 2006. Accessed 2009-05-30. Archived 2009-06-01.
  10. ^ "Four athletes test positive at South Asian Games". Rediff. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
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