DHAKA, Jan 28, 2026 (BSS) - The South Asian Olympic Council (SAOC) hasretained Pakistan as the host nation for the 14th South Asian Games scheduledto be held from March 23 to 31 next year, said a Bangladesh OlympicAssociation (BOA) press release today. The SAOC meeting was chaired by Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck, vice presidentof the OCA and president of the Bhutan Olympic Committee. The meeting was attended by the president of Pakistan Olympic Association(POA) and SAOC Arif Saeed and Federal Secretary of Pakistan's Sports MinistryMr Mohyuddin Ahmad Wani. At the SAOC executive committee meeting held in Lahore February 25 last year,it was decided to retain the disciplines and events scheduled for the SouthAsian Games in the Games. The 14th SA Games were originally scheduled to be held March in 2023, beforebeing successively pushed back to March 2024, then January 2026 and now 2027.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha January 28, 2026 14:38 UTC