KATHMANDU, Dec. 2 -- The 13th edition of South Asian Games (SAG) officially began amid fanfare during the opening ceremony at the Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu on Sunday.

Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari declared the largest ever Games, in terms of sports disciplines and number of participating athletes, open at the three-hour program at the newly renovated and retrofitted stadium.

The president of the organizing committee and Minister of Youth and Sports Jagat Bahadur Bishwakarma, President of South Asian Olympic Council (SAOC) and Nepal Olympic Committee (NOC) Jeevan Ram Shrestha and National Sports Council (NSC) Member Secretary and SAG Executive Committee Chairman Ramesh Kumar Silwal addressed at the program promising the grand...