11th South Asian Games

The 11^th South Asian Games a sporting festival of eight nations in23 disciplines over 12days, came to an end with a splendid closing ceremony at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka on February 9, 2010. This was the third time that the Bangladeshi capital hosted the games, thus becoming the first city to hold thgames three times. For the first time, Twenty20 cricket was included in the programme. All of the eight participating nations sent under-21 teams for the cricket tournament. Sri Lanka's Shehan Abeypitiya becomes the fastest man while Pakistan's Naseem Hamid was crowned the fastest woman of the region winning 100-meter sprint.. It is The logo of the 11^th SAF Games was 'Kutumb': a flying doel, known in English as the Oriental Magpie Robin. the National Bird of Bangladesh. The mascot of the games also featured a magpie robin, which was holding the torch to begin the games.The next South Indian Games will be hosted by India in 2012.

RANK	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	India	90	55	30	175
2	Pakistan	19	25	36	80
3	Bangladesh	18	23	56	97
4	Sri Lanka	16	35	54	105
5	Nepal	8	9	19	36
6	Afghanistan	7	9	16	32
7	Bhutan	0	2	3	5
8	Maldives	0	0	2	2
Total		157	157	214	528