First event | 1998 Islamabad |
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Occur every | Four years |
Last event | 2019 Lalitpur |
Next event | 2025 Karachi |
Squash was first hosted at the South Asian Games in 1989 and has been regularly hosted since the 2016 edition.
History
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.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Pakistan | 12 | 6 | 7 | 25 |
2 | India | 9 | 12 | 8 | 29 |
3 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
4 | Bangladesh | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
5 | Nepal | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
6 | Bhutan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Maldives | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals (7 entries) | 21 | 21 | 32 | 74 |
References
- "India start off brightly in squash at South Asian Games". The Times of India. 2019-12-07. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080828220616/http://www.tomorrowsrilanka.com/4th_saf_games/4th_saf_game_squash.html