12th South Asian Games inaugurated in Guwahatiby Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Important points :-
Important points :-
Venue- The Indira Gandhi Athletics Stadium in Guwahati, Assam.
Date of inauguration- 05 February 2016 for next eleven days.
Participants- Total 08 Nations, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives will be part of the games.
Total events - 228 in 23 sports disciplines.
Games slogan - is ‘Play for Peace, Progress and Prosperity’.
Mascot of the game-
Tikhor, a one-horned rhino that represents endangered fauna of Assam found in Kaziranga National Park is the official mascot of the event.
Flag bearer-
Squash Player Gaurav Ghoshal was the flag bearer of the 521-member Indian contingent.
Athletes to participate - 2500
Tikhor, a one-horned rhino that represents endangered fauna of Assam found in Kaziranga National Park is the official mascot of the event.
Flag bearer-
Squash Player Gaurav Ghoshal was the flag bearer of the 521-member Indian contingent.
Athletes to participate - 2500
It is third time when India is hosting asian games. First was in Calcutta 1987, second was in Chennai Tamilnadu 1995,
