Pakistan was the host nation for the 4th South Asian Games held in its capital, Islamabad between 20 and 27 October 1989. The country participated in all of the 10 sports: athletics, boxing, kabaddi, squash, swimming, table tennis, volleyball, weightlifting and wrestling. Its medal tally of 97 placed it second amongst the seven nations.4th SAF Games Pakistan Sports Board Retrieved 14 February 2014 Weightlifting was again its most successful event, where it won 28 medals (10 gold, 14 silver, 4 bronze) with athletics a close second with 27 medals (11 gold, 8 silver, 8 bronze).
Notable Athletes
Athletics: Jamshed Awan, Fatima Daud, Ibrahim Latif Boxing: TJ Jilani, Sultan Nasir, Abdul Qayum Haider Football: Kabaddi: Saeen Ishfaaq, Qutubudin Awan, Nasir Ali rizwi Squash: Jansher Khan, Jehangir Khan Swimming: Furqaan Ahmaed Table Tennis: Samina Jaffery, Quratul-ain Volleyball: Qaiser Mustafa Weightlifting: Shujja Hashmi, Ali Azam Pasha Wrestling: Shahid Pervaiz Butt
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