Kathmandu, December 10 Nepal defeated Bhutan 2-1 to defend the U-23 football tournament title to bring the 13th South Asian Games curtain down here at the Dasharath Stadium today. Abhishek Rijal and Sunil Bal scored for the home team, while skipper Chencho Gyeltshen scored for Bhutan. With the second straight and fourth overall title in SA Games, Nepal took the gold medal tally to record 51. Nepal had also won football gold medal in 1984, 1993 and 2016 editions of the regional sporting extravaganza. On Tuesday, Rijal opened the scoring for the home team in the 16th minute with his third goal of the tournament. Rijal collected a long throwin from Bikash Khawas and made a quick turn to slot home from close range. Rijal had also scored in the group stage matches against Bhutan and Maldives. Bhutan levelled the scores in the 36th minute silencing the sold-out 15,000 crowd at the stadium when skipper Gyeltshen outpaced as many as two defenders and slammed home past diving goalkeeper Bikesh Kuthu. Bal restored the lead in the 53rd minute with a header following a free kick from Ananta Tamang. The football final was followed by glittering closing ceremony that saw a set of 150 drones forming the images of national flag, map, Pashupatinath temple, Gautam Buddha 13th SAG 2019 and its mascot, among others. The most successful Nepali player of the 13th SA Games with nine medals including four golds, swimmer Gaurika Singh carried the national flag at the march-pass. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli addressed the gathering through teleconference and expressed his happiness for the grand success of the SA Games. Deputy PM Ishwor Pokhrel brought the curtains down before the performance from various groups including dances from Nepali Army’s khukuri troop, school children and Guruju Paltan. Youth and Sports Minister Jagat Bahadur Sunar thanked all the athletes, team managers and officials. President of Nepal Olympic Committee Jeevan Ram Shrestha handed over the South Asian Olympic Council flag to his counterpart from Pakistan, the hosts of the next edition of SA Games. National Sports Council Member Secretary Ramesh Kumar Silwal thanked all the stakeholders to make SA Games a grand success. Nepal’s gold medallists Taekwondo (12 gold) 1     Kamal Shrestha — poomsae (23-29yrs) 2     Sina Maden Limbu — poomsae (17-23yrs) 3     Parbati Gurung — poomsae (23-29yrs) 4     Ayasha Shakya— poomsae (above-29yrs) 5     Ayasha Shakya, Sanji Kumar Pandey — poomsae 6     Nisha Darnal, Swastika Tamang, Sanjila Timalsina — poomsae team (17-23yrs) 7     Nita Gurung, Prasansa Chhetri, Shusila Rai — poomsae team (23-29yrs) 8     Kajal Shrestha — below-46kg 9     Bir Bahadur Mahara — below-68kg 10   Sangita Bashyal — below-62kg 11   Saksham Karki — above-87kg 12   Bhupen Shrestha — below-87kg Karate (10 golds) 13   Manday Kaji Shrestha — single kata 14   Manday Kaji Shrestha, Mahasus Tamang, Prabin Manandhar — men’s team kata 15   Nirmala Tamang, Sangina Magar, Saru Karki — women’s team kata 16   Laxman Tamang — below-55kg 17   Biplab Lal Shrestha — above-84kg 18   Kushuma Khadka — below-45kg 19   Anu Adhikari — below-50kg 20   Nabin Rashaili — below-67kg 21   Sunita Maharjan— below-68kg 22   Anupama Magar — above-68kg Wushu (five golds) 23   Bijay Sinjali — taolu 24   Sushmita Tamang — taolu 25   Deepak Hamal — taolu 26   Nima Gharti Magar — taulo 27   Juni Rai — 56kg Swimming (four golds) 28   Gaurika Singh — 200m freestyle 29   Gaurika Singh — 200m backstroke 30   Gaurika Singh — 400m freestyle 31   Gaurika Singh — 100m freestyle Cycling (four golds) 32   Rajesh Magar — downhill 33   Nishma Shrestha — downhill 34   Laxmi Shrestha — cross country 35   Budhhi Bahadur Tamang — cross country Athletics (three golds) 36   Santoshi Shrestha — 10,000m 37   Gopi Chandra Parki — 5,000m 38   Kiran Singh Bogati — marathon Boxing (three golds) 39   Sangita Dhami — 55kg 40   Bhupendra Thapa — 64kg 41   Sanil Shahi — 60kg Weightlifting (three golds) 42   Sanju Chaudhary — 59kg 43   Bikash Thapa — 89kg Judo (two golds) 44   Devika Khadka — below-52kg 45   Punam Shrestha — below-78kg Golf (two golds) 46   Subash Tamang — men’s individual 47   Subash Tamang, Shukra Bahadur Rai, Tanka Bahadur Karki, Niraj Tamang — men’s team event Triathlon (two golds) 48   Sony Gurung — women’s elite sprint 49   Himal Tamata — duathlon Wrestling (one gold) 50   Sangita Dhami — 55kg Football (one gold) 51   Men’s team