Pakistan's capital Islamabad was the venue for the fourth SAF Games. The games were held there from October, 20 to 27 1989. The number of disciplines remained 10. Playing hosts, Pakistan improved it's performance considerably taking its tally of medals near the 100 mark. It managed to win 97, including 42 gold, 33 silver and 22 bronze. India retained its supremacy in the medals count with a tally of 124, including 61 gold, 43 silver and 20 bronze. The Maldives failed to get any medal for the third time in succession. Several records went off the board especially in the athletic events. Many new records were created and some of them are still to be broken. These include the 110-metre hurdles record created by Ghulam Abbas of Pakistan, clocking 14.11 seconds, and the 3000 metres record created by Abdul Razzak, clocking a time of 8 min 42.43 seconds. The SAF games record of long jump (7.79 metres) was also created by Mohammad Urfaq of Pakistan during the Islamabad games. Vijay Amarsekhra - a woman athlete from Sri Lanka - set up a new mark in javelin throw by clearing 53.06 metres. Pakistan won the gold medal in Football and Volleyball whereas India won the gold in Kabaddi and Table Tennis both men and women.
Participating Nations
7
Sports/Events
10
Athletics, Boxing, Football, Kabbadi, Squash, Swimming, Table Tennis, Volleyball, Weightlifting and Wrestling
The top three winners were: India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
Medal Tally of IV SAF Games
Rank
|
Nation
|
Medals
|
Gold
|
Silver
|
Bronze
|
Total
|
1
|
India |
61
|
43
|
20
|
124
|
2
|
Pakistan |
42
|
33
|
22
|
97
|
3
|
Sri Lanka |
6
|
10
|
21
|
37
|
4
|
Nepal |
1
|
13
|
32
|
46
|
5
|
Bangladesh |
1
|
12
|
24
|
37
|
6
|
Bhutan |
0
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
7
|
Maldives |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Total
|
111
|
111
|
122
|
344
|
Pakistan Medal Tally in IV SAF Games
S.No.
|
Discipline
|
Medals
|
Gold
|
Silver
|
Bronze
|
Total
|
1.
|
Athletics
|
11
|
8
|
8
|
27
|
2.
|
Boxing
|
10
|
-
|
2
|
12
|
3.
|
Football
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
01
|
4.
|
Kabaddi
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
01
|
5.
|
Squash
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
03
|
6.
|
Swimming
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
08
|
7.
|
Table Tennis
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
06
|
8.
|
Volleyball
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
01
|
9.
|
Weightlifting
|
10
|
14
|
04
|
28
|
10.
|
Wrestling
|
3
|
5
|
2
|
10
|
Total
|
42
|
33
|
22
|
97
|
S.No.
|
Player
|
Name of Event
|
Medal
|
Athletics
|
1.
|
Mr. Muhammad Sadaqat
|
400 Meters
|
Gold
|
2.
|
Mr. Nadir Khan
|
800 Meters
|
Gold
|
3.
|
Mr. Manik Khan
|
10000 Meters
|
Gold
|
4.
|
Mr. Abdul Razzaq
|
3000 M/S
|
Gold
|
5.
|
Relay Team (Men)
|
4 x 400 M R
|
Gold
|
6.
|
Mr. Ghulam Abbas
|
110 M H
|
Gold
|
7.
|
Mr. Ghulam Abbas
|
400 M H
|
Gold
|
8.
|
Mr. Muhammad Urfaq
|
Long Jump
|
Gold
|
9.
|
Mr. Haider Ali Shah
|
Triple Jump
|
Gold
|
10.
|
Mr. Kafayat Hussain
|
Shot Put
|
Gold
|
11.
|
Mr. Muhammad Rashid
|
Javelin Throw
|
Gold
|
12.
|
Mr. Muhammad Fayyaz
|
400 Meters
|
Silver
|
13.
|
Mr. Nadir Khan
|
1500 Meters
|
Silver
|
14.
|
Mr. Manik Khan
|
5000 Meters
|
Silver
|
15.
|
Mr. Naheed Raza
|
10000 Meters
|
Silver
|
16.
|
Mr. Muhammad Yar
|
110 M H
|
Silver
|
17.
|
Mr. Ghafran Hussain
|
Shot Put
|
Silver
|
18.
|
Mr. Salman Butt
|
Discus Throw
|
Silver
|
19.
|
Mr. Muhammad Aslam
|
Pole Vault
|
Silver
|
20.
|
Mr. Naheed Raza
|
5000 Meters
|
Bronze
|
21.
|
Mr. Muhammad Siddique
|
3000 M/S
|
Bronze
|
22.
|
Mr. Muhammad Rauf
|
High Jump
|
Bronze
|
23.
|
Mr. Muhammad Munir
|
Javelin Throw
|
Bronze
|
24.
|
Mr. Israr Gul
|
Discus Throw
|
Bronze
|
25.
|
Mr. Ghulam Bari
|
Hammer Throw
|
Bronze
|
26.
|
Mr. Javed Iqbal
|
Pole Vault
|
Bronze
|
27.
|
Women Team
|
4x100 M Relay
|
Bronze
|
Boxing |
1
|
Mr. Majid Qumbrani
|
48 KG
|
Gold
|
2
|
Mr. Muhammad Latif
|
51 Kg
|
Gold
|
3
|
Mr. Zeghum Masil
|
57 Kg
|
Gold
|
4
|
Mr. Arshad Hussain
|
60 Kg
|
Gold
|
5
|
Mr. Azeem Jan
|
63.5 Kg
|
Gold
|
6
|
Mr. Ibrar Hussain
|
71 Kg
|
Gold
|
7
|
Mr. Hussain Shah
|
75 Kg
|
Gold
|
8
|
Mr. Asghar Ali
|
81 Kg
|
Gold
|
9
|
Mr. Kausar Abbas
|
91 Kg
|
Gold
|
10
|
Mr. Dildar Ahmed
|
Over 91 Kg
|
Gold
|
11
|
Mr. Samson
|
54 Kg
|
Bronze
|
12
|
Mr. Yousaf
|
67 Kg
|
Bronze
|
Football |
1.
|
Pakistan Team
|
Football(Men)
|
Gold
|
Kabaddi |
1.
|
Pakistan Team
|
Kabaddi(Men)
|
Silver
|
Squash |
1
|
Mr. Maqsood Hanif
|
Individual
|
Gold
|
2
|
M/s. Maqsood Hanif, Ahmed Gul & Shamshad
|
Team
|
Gold
|
3
|
Mr. Ehsanullah
|
Individual
|
Bronze
|
Swimming |
1
|
Mr. Liaquat Ali
|
100 M Back Stroke
|
Gold
|
2
|
Mr. Muhammad Taz
|
200 M Back Stroke
|
Gold
|
3
|
Mr. Bashir Ahmed
|
100 M Back Stroke
|
Silver
|
4
|
Mr. Liaquat Ali
|
200 M Back Stroke
|
Silver
|
5
|
Relay Team (Men)
|
4 x 200 M Free Style Relay
|
Silver
|
6
|
Mr. Asad Khan
|
400 M Medley
|
Bronze
|
7
|
Relay Team (Men)
|
4 x 100 M Free Style Relay
|
Bronze
|
8
|
Relay Team (Men)
|
4 x 100 M Medley Relay
|
Bronze
|
Table Tennis |
1
|
Mr. Arif Khan
|
Men's Single
|
Gold
|
2
|
M/s. Arif Khan & Nazo
|
Mixed Doubles
|
Gold
|
3
|
M/s. Arif Khan & Farjad Saif
|
Men's Double
|
Silver
|
4
|
Team
|
Men's Team
|
Silver
|
5
|
Mr. Farjad Saif
|
Men's Single
|
Bronze
|
6
|
Team
|
Women's Team
|
Bronze
|
Volleyball |
1.
|
Pakistan Team
|
Volleyball (Men)
|
Gold
|
Weightlifting |
1
|
Mr. Arshad Dar
|
Snatch - 67.5 Kg
|
Gold
|
2
|
Mr. Ghulam Dastgir Butt
|
Snatch - 75 Kg
|
Gold
|
3
|
Mr. Rafey Saeed Butt
|
Snatch - 82.5 Kg
|
Gold
|
4
|
Mr. Muhammad Idrees
|
Snatch - 90 Kg
|
Gold
|
5
|
Mr. Atif Dar
|
Snatch - 110 Kg
|
Gold
|
6
|
Mr. Atif Dar
|
Clean & Jerk - 110 Kg
|
Gold
|
7
|
Mr. Atif Dar
|
Total - 110 Kg
|
Gold
|
8
|
Ch. Muhammad Amin
|
Snatch - Over 110 Kg
|
Gold
|
9
|
Ch. Muhammad Amin
|
Clean & Jerk - Over 110 Kg
|
Gold
|
10
|
Ch. Muhammad Amin
|
Total - Over 110 Kg
|
Gold
|
11
|
Mr. Abid Yousaf
|
Snatch - 52 Kg
|
Silver
|
12
|
Mr. Abid Yousaf
|
Clean & Jerk - 52 Kg
|
Silver
|
13
|
Mr. Abid Yousaf
|
Total - 52 Kg
|
Silver
|
14
|
Mr. Amjad Ali
|
Clean & Jerk - 56 Kg
|
Silver
|
15
|
Mr. Amjad Ali
|
Total - 56 Kg
|
Silver
|
16
|
Mr. Muhammad Sharif
|
Clean & Jerk - 60 Kg
|
Silver
|
17
|
Mr. Arshad Dar
|
Clean & Jerk - 67.5 Kg
|
Silver
|
18
|
Mr. Arshad Dar
|
Total - 67.5 Kg
|
Silver
|
19
|
Mr. Ghulam Dastgir Butt
|
Clean & Jerk - 75 Kg
|
Silver
|
20
|
Mr. Ghulam Dastgir Butt
|
Total - 75 Kg
|
Silver
|
21
|
Mr. Rafey Saeed Butt
|
Clean & Jerk - 82.5 Kg
|
Silver
|
22
|
Mr. Rafey Saeed Butt
|
Total - 82.5 Kg
|
Silver
|
23
|
Mr. Muhammad Idrees
|
Clean & Jerk - 90 Kg
|
Silver
|
24
|
Mr. Muhammad Idrees
|
Total - 90 Kg
|
Silver
|
25
|
Mr. Amjad Ali
|
Snatch - 56 Kg
|
Bronze
|
26
|
Mr. Asif Amin
|
Snatch - 100 Kg
|
Bronze
|
27
|
Mr. Asif Amin
|
Clean & Jerk - 100 Kg
|
Bronze
|
28
|
Mr. Asif Amin
|
Total - 100 Kg
|
Bronze
|
Wrestling |
1
|
Mr. Muhammad Yousaf
|
82 Kg
|
Gold
|
2
|
Mr. Abdul Majid
|
90 Kg
|
Gold
|
3
|
Mr. Shahid Butt
|
130 Kg
|
Gold
|
4
|
Mr. M. Nasarullah
|
52 Kg
|
Silver
|
5
|
Mr. Muhammad Azim
|
57 Kg
|
Silver
|
6
|
Mr. Muhammad Latif
|
62 Kg
|
Silver
|
7
|
Mr. Muhammad Ashraf
|
68 Kg
|
Silver
|
8
|
Mr. Akhtar Ayub
|
100 Kg
|
Silver
|
9
|
Mr. Muhammad Aslam
|
48 Kg
|
Bronze
|
10
|
Mr. Akbar Ali
|
74 Kg
|
Bronze
|
|