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The 2025 South Asian Games, officially the XIV South Asian Games, will be a major multi-sport event held in Pakistan. Lahore will be the main host city of the Games. Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Islamabad and Sialkot will support Lahore in hosting some of the sports. The Games were scheduled to be held in March 2023 but got postponed to March 2025 by the South Asian Olympic Council members at the Olympic Council of Asia conference in Cambodia.
This will mark the third time that Pakistan has hosted the South Asian Games since 1989 and 2004, and the first time Pakistan has hosted it outside of Islamabad.




Host selection


In 2019, the Sri Lankan Ministry of Sports announced that Sri Lanka had bid in a partnership with the Maldives. However, Pakistan was announced as host by the South Asian Olympic Council in December 2019. On 10 December, POA President Arif Hassan received the games flag.




Background






= Venues and infrastructure

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It was reported that the Government of Pakistan designated around Rs 2 billion for infrastructure. In July 2020, it was announced that the federal government had set forth more than Rs 3.5 billion for the South Asian Games.
The Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) wants to base these Games in Lahore while holding selected sports in other cities which are hubs within the country for each one. Gujranwala is being considered for weightlifting and wrestling competitions while Sialkot and Narowal for volleyball. Faisalabad is under consideration for handball while along with it, Gojra is under consideration for field hockey. Kasur may also be one of the venues. It was also reported that the POA intends to organise the football competition in Karachi, Sindh. In May 2020, Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, expressed hosting events at a gymnasium, despite not being a host city. Syed Aqil Shah, President of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Olympic Association requested that the POA should include Peshawar as one of the host cities for the Games.
"We will place athletes in these sports in these cities which are about two hours away by road from Lahore,” Hasan, Vice President of Olympic Council of Asia added. Pakistan has hosted the South Asian Games twice before – in 2004 and 1989, both times in Islamabad. “We are looking forward to hosting the South Asian Games again. It is our turn and we hope that all countries including India will turn up. We will ensure that security is high and we will be inviting India. I’m very confident that India will accept our invitation".
On 11 January 2021, Prime Minister Imran Khan gave a go-ahead signal to the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) and the Federal Sports Ministry to host the Games. On 15 January 2021, POA President Syed Arif Hasan further said that the venues have almost been finalised and in the next meeting with the federal sports minister on 18 January in Islamabad, several other key decisions would be taken with respect to holding the Games.
On 12 July 2021, it was confirmed that certain sports will be held in other cities including Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Islamabad and Sialkot. On 11 February 2022, it was announced that the government wanted the opening ceremony and closing ceremonies in Islamabad and Lahore, respectively, and for football competitions to be held in Lahore. On 13 February 2022, the government announced plans to hold the event by March 2023 in Lahore, Faisalabad and Islamabad.




The Games






= Participating nations

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Seven countries are expected to compete.




= Sports

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Venues


TBA




Calendar


TBA




See also



South Asian Games celebrated in Pakistan
1989 South Asian Games – Islamabad
2004 South Asian Games – Islamabad
2025 South Asian Games – Lahore
South Asian Games




References

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• Pesta Olahraga Asia 2018
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• Pesta Olahraga Dalam Ruangan dan Bela Diri Asia 2013
• Pesta Olahraga Asia 2014
• Pesta Olahraga Pantai Asia 2014
• Wushu pada Pesta Olahraga Asia Tenggara 2023
• Daftar acara RCTI
• Seoul
• 2025 South Asian Games
• 2025 Asian Winter Games
• 2025 SEA Games
• South Asian Games
• SEA Games
• 2025 in sports
• India at the South Asian Games
• Asian Youth Games
• 2025 in video games
• 2025 World Games