Calcutta, the venue of the third South Asian Federation Games, The event is opened by Mr. R. Venkataraman, President of India. The Games Flame is brought in by Milkha Singh, an ace runner. Leslie Claudius lights the flame. Then comes the march past of the participating teams from the seven SAARC countries. The mascot of the 3rd SAF Games is brought in. Various games include 400 meters run for women, table tennis, shot put, boxing, fly weight class, women's long jump, 400 - meter hurdles for women, weight lifting, etc. The championship trophy is received by the Indian team.