Handball at the South Asian Games
Handball has been a South Asian Games event since 2010 for men's and since 2016 for women's.
Pakistan is most successful team in men's handball event winning 2 gold and 1 silver medal, ahead of their arch rivals India. Pakistan won gold in the 2010 and 2019 edition of the South Asian Games beating India by 37–31 and 30–29 respectively.[1][2] In the 2016 edition, Pakistan lost to the hosts India, score being 32–31.[3]
In women's handball event, India is at top winning 2 gold medals.
Summary
Men
Handball event for men was added to the South Asian Games in its 11th edition held at Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
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Champion | Score | Runner Up | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
2010 Details | ![]() Dhaka | ![]() Pakistan | 37–31 | ![]() India | ![]() Bangladesh | 42–11 | ![]() Nepal | ||
2016 Details | ![]() Guwahati & Shillong | ![]() India | 32–31 | ![]() Pakistan | ![]() Bangladesh | 37–25 | ![]() Nepal | ||
2019 Details | ![]() Kathmandu & Pokhara | ![]() Pakistan | 30–29 | ![]() India | ![]() Sri Lanka | 26–23 | ![]() Bangladesh |
Women
Handball event for women was added to the South Asian Games in its 12th edition held at Guwahati, India.
Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
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Champion | Score | Runner Up | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
2016 Details | ![]() Guwahati & Shillong | ![]() India | 45–25 | ![]() Bangladesh | ![]() Pakistan | 28–24 | ![]() Nepal | ||
2019 Details | ![]() Kathmandu & Pokhara | ![]() India | 35–21 | ![]() Nepal | ![]() Bangladesh | 31–15 | ![]() Pakistan |
Medal table
Men
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (4 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Women
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
References
- ^ "South Asian Games Handball: Final results". www.teamhandballnews.com. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
- ^ "Pakistan men's Handball team labours to Gold over India in 13th South Asian Games". www.khilari.com.pk. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ "SAG Handball: India clinches gold in men's and women's event". www.sportstar.thehindu.com. 15 February 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2016.