Squash at the South Asian Games

Squash was first hosted at the South Asian Games in 1989 and has been regularly hosted since the 2016 edition.[1]

Squash at the South Asian Games
First event1998 Pakistan Islamabad
Occur everyFour years
Last event2019 Nepal Lalitpur
Next event2025 Pakistan Karachi

History

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Squash was first contested in 1989 at the South Asian Games but a men's only event was hosted. Its second appearance at the multi-sport event came in 2004 where matches for both men and women were held. Squash has since featured in the 2006, 2010 (men's matches only), 2016, and 2019.[2]

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Pakistan126725
2  India912829
3  Sri Lanka021012
4  Bangladesh0112
5    Nepal0066
6  Bhutan0000
  Maldives0000
Totals (7 entries)21213274

References

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  1. ^ "India start off brightly in squash at South Asian Games". The Times of India. 2019-12-07. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  2. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20080828220616/http://www.tomorrowsrilanka.com/4th_saf_games/4th_saf_game_squash.html