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| Host city | |
|---|---|
| Country | Pakistan |
| Motto | Let's Celebrate the Games |
| Organizer | South Asian Olympic Council |
| Nations | 7 |
| Athletes | 2,672 |
| Events | 37 sports |
| Opening | 1 February 2025 |
| Closing | 12 February 2025 |
| Opened by | Asif Ali Zardari |
| Closed by | Aitzaz Ahsan |
| Athlete's Oath | Umar Khayam Hameed |
| Judge's Oath | Wasim Akram |
| Torch lighter | |
| Main venue | |
The 2025 South Asian Games, officially the XIV South Asian Games, will be a major multi-sport event held in Pakistan.[1] Lahore will be the main host city of the Games.[2] Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Islamabad and Sialkot will support Lahore in hosting some of the sports.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5]
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- ^ "14th South Asian Games to be held in Lahore, Sialkot, Faisalabad, Gujranwala and Islamabad in March 2023". Daily Times. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.