The 12th South Asian Federation (SAF) Games 2016 will be hosted by which state of India?
The 12th South Asian Federation (SAF) Games 2016 will be hosted by which state of India?
[A]Mizoram
[B]Manipur
[C]Arunachal Pradesh
[D]Meghalaya
Meghalaya
The Indian states, Assam and Meghalaya will jointly host the 12th edition of South Asian Federation (SAF) Games 2016 from January 10 to 20, 2016. It is confirmed by the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Mr. Sarbananda Sonowal. This is the first time that such a mega event of International level is taking place in North East India. Out of 23 sports disciplines in the 12th SAF Games, 8 disciplines will be held in Shillong while the other 15 disciplines will be held at Guwahati, Assam. The SAG would see participation of around 2,500 athletes from the 8 member-countries viz. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, the Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.The 2019 South Asian Games will be hosted by Kathmandu, Nepal. The last edition of the SAG was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2010.