Pakistan will host next South Asian games in 2021, i... - Solved MCQs & Answer

2153Pakistan Current AffairsMedium

Pakistan will host next South Asian games in 2021, in which year Pakistan hosted these games last time?

A1999

B2010

C2004

D2006

Correct answer

C. 2004

Explanation

The next South Asian Games will be hosted by Pakistan in 2021. The South Asian Olympic Council (SAOC) president Jeevan Ram Shrehtha handed over the official flag of the Games to the Pakistan Olympic Association’s (POA) president Lt Gen (retd) Syed Arif Hasan. This will be the third time for Pakistan to host the region’s biggest sports event. Pakistan previously hosted the Games in 1989 and 2004, in Islamabad.