Guwahati, February 4, 2016: Guwahati and Shillong are all
set to host 12th South Asian Games commencing tomorrow. The games will be
inaugurated by Hon'ble Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi at 5:30
pm and the opening ceremony will see cultural performances by local
artists and school children.
The SAG will see participation of nearly 3500 athletes from
eight countries competing against each other in 23 disciplines. The
participating countries are hosts India ,
Pakistan , Sri Lanka , Nepal ,
Bhutan , Afghanistan , Maldives
and Bangladesh .
Amongst all the participating nations, the hosts India are fielding maximum number
of its players nearly 700 including most of the top sportspersons.
Indian Olympic Association Secretary General, Secretary
General- South Asian Federation Games and Co-Convener Executive Committee of
OC-SAG Mr. Rajeev Mehta who arrived this morning in Guwahati said “All the
preparations for the SAG are done and all 12 stadiums are ready to host this
mega event commencing tomorrow. The technical preparations for the conduct of
the games are already and test events have been conducted at various venues to
ensure smooth conduct of games. I am confident that with the efforts of Union
Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, State Governments, we will be able to
deliver best games in the north east region and the games will be remembered
for long. I would like to wish goodluck to all the athletes and coaches
participating in this mega event”.
“As this time we are fielding highest number of our
contingent in the game, I am hopeful that India
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