2012 Asian Beach Games

III Asian Beach Games

Host city| Haiyang, China
Motto| Share the Joy
Nations| 43
Athletes| 1,336
Events| 49 in 13 sports
Opening| June 16
Closing| June 22
Opened by| Ma Kai
State Councilor of China
Torch lighter| Wu Qi
Main venue| Haiyang International Conference Centre
Website| haiyang2012.com

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Hai Hai, Yang Yang, and Sha Sha, the official mascots.

The third Asian Beach Games were held in Haiyang, China in 2012.

## Sports

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* 3x3 basketball (2) (details)
* Beach handball (2) (details)
* Beach kabaddi (2) (details)
* Beach sepak takraw (4) (details)
* Beach soccer (1) (details)
* Beach volleyball (2) (details)
* Beach woodball (4) (details)
* Dragon boat (6) (details)
* Paramotoring (3) (details)
* Roller speed skating (8) (details)
* Sailing (2) (details)
* Sport climbing (8) (details)
* Water skiing (4) (details)

## Participating nations

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43 out of 45 Asian countries participated in these games. The two countries that did not participate in the games, North Korea and Myanmar, only participated in the opening ceremony.[1] According to the Games' official website, Kuwaiti athletes participated the Games under the Olympic flag because the Kuwait Olympic Committee was suspended due to political interference in January 2010.

* Afghanistan (34)
* Bahrain (25)
* Bangladesh (15)
* Bhutan (4)
* Brunei (6)
* Cambodia (4)
* China (160)
* Chinese Taipei (40)
* East Timor (6)
* Hong Kong (80)
* Independent Olympic Athletes (29)
* India (64)
* Indonesia (106)
* Iran (23)
* Iraq (10)
* Japan (82)
* Jordan (7)
* Kazakhstan (6)
* Kyrgyzstan (4)
* Laos (5)
* Lebanon (10)
* Macau (34)
* Malaysia (24)
* Maldives (8)
* Mongolia (29)
* Nepal (17)
* Oman (24)
* Pakistan (18)
* Palestine (15)
* Philippines (33)
* Qatar (31)
* Saudi Arabia (5)
* Singapore (2)
* South Korea (43)
* Sri Lanka (32)
* Syria (10)
* Tajikistan (4)
* Thailand (160)
* Turkmenistan (23)
* United Arab Emirates (10)
* Uzbekistan (1)
* Vietnam (89)
* Yemen (4)

## Calendar

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OC | Opening ceremony  |  ●  | Event competitions  |  1 | Event finals  |  CC | Closing ceremony

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June 2012  | 12th
Tue  | 13th
Wed  | 14th
Thu  | 15th
Fri  | 16th
Sat  | 17th
Sun  | 18th
Mon  | 19th
Tue  | 20th
Wed  | 21st
Thu  | 22nd
Fri  | Gold
medals

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3x3 basketball |  |  |  |  |  | ●  | ●  | 2 |  |  |  | 2
Beach handball |  |  |  |  | ●  | ●  | ●  | ●  | ●  | ●  | 2 | 2
Beach kabaddi |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ●  | ●  | ●  | 2 | 2
Beach sepak takraw |  |  |  |  | ●  | ●  | ●  | 2 | ●  | 1 | 1 | 4
Beach soccer |  |  |  |  | ●  | ●  | ●  | ●  | ●  | 1 |  | 1
Beach volleyball | ●  | ●  | ●  | ●  | ●  | ●  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 2
Beach woodball |  |  |  |  |  |  | ●  | ●  | 2 | 2 |  | 4
Dragon boat |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 | 2 |  |  |  | 6
Paramotoring |  |  |  |  |  | ●  | ●  | ●  | 1 | 3 |  | 4
Roller speed skating |  |  |  |  |  | 4 | 4 |  |  |  |  | 8
Sailing |  |  |  |  |  | ●  | ●  | ●  | ●  | 2 |  | 2
Sport climbing |  |  |  |  |  | ●  | 4 | 2 | 2 |  |  | 8
Water skiing |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ●  | ●  | 4 | 4
Total gold medals |  |  |  |  |  | 6 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 49
Ceremonies |  |  |  |  | OC |  |  |  |  |  | CC |
June 2012  | 12th
Tue  | 13th
Wed  | 14th
Thu  | 15th
Fri  | 16th
Sat  | 17th
Sun  | 18th
Mon  | 19th
Tue  | 20th
Wed  | 21st
Thu  | 22nd
Fri  | Gold
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## Medal table

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* Host nation (China)

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  China (CHN)*| 14| 10| 12| 36
2|  Thailand (THA)| 13| 9| 6| 28
3|  South Korea (KOR)| 6| 7| 10| 23
4|  Indonesia (INA)| 6| 6| 4| 16
5|  Chinese Taipei (TPE)| 3| 6| 6| 15
6|  India (IND)| 2| 0| 1| 3
7|  Iran (IRI)| 2| 0| 0| 2
8|  Japan (JPN)| 1| 3| 2| 6
9|  Afghanistan (AFG)| 1| 0| 0| 1
Qatar (QAT)| 1| 0| 0| 1
11|  Philippines (PHI)| 0| 2| 2| 4
12|  Vietnam (VIE)| 0| 2| 1| 3
13|  Kazakhstan (KAZ)| 0| 1| 1| 2
Pakistan (PAK)| 0| 1| 1| 2
15|  Bahrain (BRN)| 0| 1| 0| 1
Turkmenistan (TKM)| 0| 1| 0| 1
17|  Sri Lanka (SRI)| 0| 0| 2| 2
18|  Bangladesh (BAN)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Brunei (BRU)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Laos (LAO)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Mongolia (MGL)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Palestine (PLE)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Singapore (SIN)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (23 entries)| 49| 49| 54| 152

## References

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1. ^ "China and Thailand Have the Most Members, North Korea and Burma Will Only Join in the Opening". Official Website. 15 June 2012. Archived from the original on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.

* Competition Schedule

## External links

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* Olympic Council of Asia
* Official Website

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Nations at the 2012 Asian Beach Games in Haiyang, China

* Aghanistan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* China
* Chinese Taipei
* East Timor
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Macau
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Nepal
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Palestine
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* South Korea
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen
* Independent Olympic Athletes

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Events at the 2012 Asian Beach Games (Haiyang)

* 3x3 basketball
* Beach handball
* Beach kabaddi
* Beach sepak takraw
* Beach soccer
* Beach volleyball
* Beach woodball
* Dragon boat
* Paramotoring
* Roller speed skating
* Sailing
* Sport climbing
* Water skiing

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