The 2006 South Asian Games (also known as the 10th South Asian Games) were held in

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from 18 August to 28 August 2006, in the Sugathadasa Stadium with more than 2000 sportspersons competing in the record 20 disciplines of Sports. The 10th edition of

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also marked the debut for

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. Another highlight of 2006 SAF Games was unprecedented high levels of security for officials & players amid violent clashes between the Sri Lankan Government's troops and

LTTE The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE; ta, தமிழீழ விடுதலைப் புலிகள், translit=Tamiḻīḻa viṭutalaip pulikaḷ, si, දෙමළ ඊළාම් විමුක්ති කොටි, t ...

. Earlier in 2005, the Games, originally scheduled to be held in 2005, had been postponed following the

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wave devastated the northern and eastern region.

Mascots

Pora-Pol (an ancient sport of coconut fighting) and Wali kukula (a

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) were chosen as the official

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and

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for the 2006 SAF Games, respectively. However they drew some criticism for the lack of creativity particularly in the case of mascot.

Sports

The 2006 South Asian Games encompassed a record 20 disciplines with hockey being reintroduced after several years. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Participating nations

athletes from eight countries competed at 2006 South Asian Games. * (86) * (192) * (54) * (293) * (59) * (216) * (288) * (366)

Medal table

''Note : This Section Needs to be Updated after Doping Tests''

Schedule

Highlights

* Nagalingm Edirith Weeresinghe and Sriyani Kulawansa (both former Sri Lankan athletes) lit the Games torch at the opening ceremony. *

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made a clean sweep at Archery, Badminton, Rowing, Wushu. *The Women's Kabaddi event was introduced. *

Maldives Maldives (, ; dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ, translit=Dhivehi Raajje, ), officially the Republic of Maldives ( dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ, translit=Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa, label=none, ), is an archipelag ...

failed to claim any medal for the second consecutive time. *Sri Lanka Swimmer Mayumi Raheem wins 10 medals (3 Gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze) a record for any athlete at a single games.

Doping at the 2006 South Asian Games

The 10th SAF games could not be freed from infamous trend of

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-using by athletes to boost their performance, as a group of athletes were reportedly tested positive for the use of banned performance-enhancing substance. Nine positive cases reported after more than 200 urine samples taken during the eight-nation Games were tested at an IOC ratified laboratory in Malaysia. Prominent athletes tested positive included Nepal's double gold-medalist athlete

Rajendra Bahadur Bhandari Rajendra Bahadur Bhandari ( ne, राजेन्द्र बहादुर भण्डारी) (born 14 November 1975) is a Nepalese long-distance runner and soldier who has won two silver medals at the 9th Asian Games and two gold me ...

, Pakistani boxers

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(Fly Weight 51Kgs), Mehrullah Lasi (Feather Weight 57Kgs), Faisal Karim (Light Welter 64Kgs) and Sri Lanka's athlete Jani Chathurangani Silva. It rumoured on Media Reports that an Indian athlete have failed a dope test. Later Hemasiri Fernando, SriLankan Olympic Committee President said "No Indian Athlete has tested Positive".

References

External links

Info. About 2006 SAF Games
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