SAG 2019: India on top of the table taking the gold tally to 62

KATHMANDU: India is currently leading the medal tally at the ongoing 13th South Asian Games with a total of 124 medals including 62 gold, 41 silver and 21 bronze medals at the end of the fourth day.

Nepal, who dominated the medal table till Wednesday midday, is currently trailing behind with 36 gold, 27 silver and 38 bronze medals. However, Nepal surpassed its previous 31-gold-record (1999) on Thursday.

Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Maldives have secured 17, 15, 4 and 1 golds respectively while Bhutan is yet to score one.

The seven-nation sporting mega event saw its opening ceremony on December 1 while the closing ceremony will be held on December 10.