Consider the following statements regarding the South Asian Federation (SAF) Games and identify which are correct: 1) The first edition was held in Kathmandu, Nepal, in 1984 with participation from all seven SAARC nations. 2) India has hosted the SAF Games more times than any other country up to 2016.
Only 1 is correct
Statement 1 (correct): The first South Asian Federation Games were held in Kathmandu, Nepal, in September 1984 with the seven founding South Asian nations — India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives — participating. (SAARC itself was formally established the following year, in 1985, with the same seven members.)
Statement 2 (incorrect): Up to 2016 India had hosted three editions (Calcutta 1987, Madras 1995, Guwahati-Shillong 2016) but Bangladesh had also hosted three editions (Dhaka 1985, 1993 and 2010). Therefore India had not hosted “more times than any other country.”
Hence only Statement 1 is correct — option (2).
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