Kathmandu, Dec. 11 -- Taekwondo, karate and swimming were among the big winners for hosts Nepal who wrapped up the 13th South Asian Games with a record haul of 206 medals on Tuesday, including 51 golds surpassing their previous best mark in 1999, when Nepal won 31 golds.

As the Games returned to Nepal for the third time, they finished runners up for the second time behind regional powerhouse India who bagged 312 medals, including 174 golds. India have secured top finish in all editions of the Games since its inception in 1984.

Nepal's previous best run in the Games was during the eighth edition when Nepal played host in 1999. They won 31 gold, 10 silver and 21 bronze medals then.

For Nepal, taekwondo accounted for the highest number of...