Delhi will host the next South Asian Games in 2012. India was picked to host the regional sporting event in the 41st South Asian Olympic Council meeting earlier this month in Dhaka after Bhutan, whose turn it was to host the next SAG, expressed its inability to stage the meet. The Sports Ministry made it clear that the host city should be Delhi as the South Asian Games will be the perfect opportunity to utilise the huge infrastructure that is being raised for the Commonwealth Games which will be held from 3 to 14th October this year. India has hosted the South Asian Games twice first in 1987 at Kolkata and second in 1995 at Chennai. Indian Olympic Association President Suresh Kalmadi was in Dhaka to receive the SAG flag after the latest edition drew to a close on Tuesday. India topped the tally with 175 medals including 90 gold in the 11th South Asian Games in Dhaka.