13th South Asian Games will be held from December 1st to 10th

Host Nepal unveils 13th South Asian Games logo, mascot. 13th South Asian Games will be held from December 1-10 in Pokhara

Organizers of the 13th South Asian Games in Nepal at the end of this year reached another major milestone with the announcement of the official mascot and logo in Kathmandu.

The mascot is a blackbuck, also known as the Indian antelope, carrying the Olympic flame and the logo is a dove of peace.

The Minister of Youth and Sport, Jagat Bahadur Sunar, released the logo and mascot during a program hosted by the Ministry of Youth and Sport.

The Games will run from December 1-10 in Kathmandu and Pokhara and will feature eight South Asian National Olympic Committees: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal.

The host nation will field 625 athletes in all 29 sports disciplines.

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