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The Games must go on

A total of 2,715 athletes from hosts Nepal alongside Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Bhutan and Bangladesh competed at the regional sporting spectacle. The Games must go on

Nepali fans during the men's football final at the 13th South Asian Games at Dashrath Stadium. Keshav Thapa/TKP

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Published at : December 11, 2019

Updated at : December 11, 2019 09:30

The 13th edition of the South Asian Games concluded at the Dashrath Stadium on Tuesday.

A total of 2,715 athletes from hosts Nepal alongside Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Bhutan and Bangladesh competed at the regional sporting spectacle for 316 gold medals in 26 disciplines.

India finished at the top of the standings with 312 medals, including 174 top podium finishes. Hosts Nepal finished second with 51 gold, 60 silver and 95 bronze medals.

Sanil Shahi of Nepal (right) lands a punch on Varinder Singh of India during the 13th South Asian Games men’s 60kg final bout of boxing in Satdobato on Tuesday. Shahi won the fight to add third boxing gold for Nepal. Elite Joshi/TKP

Nepali fans during the South Asian Games men’s football final match between Nepal and Bhutan at the Dashrath Stadium on Tuesday. Kiran Panday/TKP

Football fans watch Nepal’s match against Bhutan on a giant screen outside Dashrath Stadium on Tuesday. Sujan Dangol/TKP

Artists perform during the closing ceremony of the 13th South Asian Games at the Dashrath Stadium on Tuesday. Hemanta Shrestha/TKP

International journalists express solidarity with Nepali reporters after Nepal Police personnel brutally beat up sports journalist SumanChapagain at Tripureshwor on Tuesday. Police thrashed Chapagain after he took photos of police baton charging Nepali spectators. Post Photo