KATHMANDU: India has climbed atop the medal tally with a total of 179 medals in the 13th South Asian Games (SAG) as of Friday.
In the mega regional sports event being held in Kathmandu and two other venues – Pokhara and Janakpur – since December 1, India has so far won 93 gold medals, 61 silver and 25 bronze.
Host country Nepal stands second in the medal tally with 124 medals comprising 41 gold, 28 silver and 55 bronze. Sri Lanka has the third highest medals with 23 gold, 47 silver and 73 bronze.
Pakistan is in the fourth position with 19 gold medals, 25 silver and 29 bronze while Bangladesh is ranked fifth in the medal tally with 4 gold medals, 18 silver and 51 bronze.
Maldives has secured sixth position with one gold medal, two bronze while Bhutan is at the bottom of the medal tally with only 6 bronze medals. The SAG will conclude on December 10.
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