Consider the following statements regarding the South Asian Federation (SAF) Games and identify which are correct:
1) The first edition was held in Kathmandu, Nepal, in 1984 with participation from all seven SAARC nations.
2) India has hosted the SAF Games more times than any other country up to 2016.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Only 1 is correct.
The first SAF Games took place in Kathmandu in 1984 with participation from all seven founding SAARC nations: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka (Afghanistan only joined the games later in 2004) making the first statement correct.
Regarding the second statement, as of 2016, India had hosted the games three times (1987, 1995, and 2016). While other nations like Bangladesh has also hosted three times, India remains tied for the highest number of hosting instances up to that cutoff year therefore making second statement incorrect.