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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 and postponed of March 2024, but got re-scheduled to Feb. 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.