10th SA Game – 2006

Medal table

Note : This Section Needs to be Updated after Doping Tests 

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	India (IND)	118	69	47	234
2	Pakistan (PAK)	43	44	71	158
3	Sri Lanka (SRI)*	37	63	78	178
4	Nepal (NEP)	9	15	31	55
5	Afghanistan (AFG)	6	7	16	29
6	Bangladesh (BAN)	3	15	34	52
7	Bhutan (BHU)	0	3	10	13
8	Maldives (MDV)	0	0	0	0
Totals (8 nations)		216	216	287	719

Doping at the 2006 South Asian Games

The 10th SAF games could not be freed from infamous trend of steroid-using by athletes to boost their performance, as a group of athletes were reportedly tested positive for the use of banned performance-enhancing substance. Nine positive cases reported after more than 200 urine samples taken during the eight-nation Games were tested at an IOC ratified laboratory in Malaysia.^[6] Prominent athletes tested positive included Nepal’s double gold-medalist athlete Rajendra Bahadur Bhandari,^[7] Pakistani boxers Nauman Karim (Fly Weight 51Kgs), Mehrullah Lasi (Feather Weight 57Kgs), Faisal Karim (Light Welter 64Kgs) and Sri Lanka’s athlete Jani Chathurangani Silva.^[8] It rumoured on Media Reports that an Indian athlete have failed a dope test.^[9] Later Hemasiri Fernando, SriLankan Olympic Committee President said “No Indian Athlete has tested Positive”.^[10]

Name	NOC	Sport	Banned Substance	Stripped Off Medal	Ban Duration	Awarded
Nauman Karim	Pakistan	Boxing (51kgs)	Anabolic Steroids	Gold	2 Years	Harsha Kumara
Mehrullah Lasi	Pakistan	Boxing (57kgs)	Cannabis	Gold	6 Months	Anthresh Lalit Lakra
Faisal Karim	Pakistan	Boxing (64Kgs)	Cannabis	Gold	6 Months	Sushil Ghimire
Rajendra Bahadur Bhandari	Nepal	Athletics (3000m)	Norandrosterone	Gold	2 Years	Om Prakash
		Athletics (5000m)		Gold		Surendra Kumar Singh
Jani Chathurangani Silva	Sri Lanka	Athletics (100m)	Nandrolone	Silver	2 Years	Sadaf Siddiqui
		Athletics (4×100m Relay)		Gold		India