Asian Beach Games

Multi-sport event held every two years among Asian athletes

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Asian Beach Games

Official logo of the Games

Abbreviation| ABG
First event| 2008 Asian Beach Games in Bali, Indonesia
Occur every| 4 years
Last event| 2016 Asian Beach Games in Danang, Vietnam
Purpose| Beach sports event for nations on the Asian continent

The Asian Beach Games, also known as ABG, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games have been organized by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). The Games are described as the second or third largest Asian multi-sport event, after the Asian Games. Its popularity is increasing due to the low cost of temporary venues, with beaches and oceans already available, while spectators and tourists are also already available in sand and sea tourist areas.[1]

In its history, six countries have hosted the Asian Beach Games. Forty-five nations have participated in the Games.

The most recent Games were held in Danang, Vietnam from 24 September to 3 October 2016, while the next games was scheduled to be held in Sanya, China;.[2][failed verification]

## Participating nations

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See also: Olympic Council of Asia

All 45 countries whose National Olympic Committee is recognized by the Olympic Council of Asia

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

## List of Asian Beach Games

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2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2023

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Host cities of the Asian Beach Games

Edition  | Year  | Host City  | Host Nation  | Opened by  | Start Date | End Date | Nations  | Competitors  | Sports  | Events  | Top Placed Team  | Ref.

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I | 2008  | Bali |  Indonesia | President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono | 18 October  | 26 October  | 41  | 1,665  | 17  | 59  |  Indonesia (INA) | [3]
II | 2010  | Muscat |  Oman | Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said | 8 December | 16 December | 43  | 1,131  | 14  | 52  |  Thailand (THA) | [4]
III | 2012  | Haiyang |  China | State councillor Ma Kai | 16 June  | 22 June  | 43  | 1,336  | 13  | 49  |  China (CHN) | [5]
IV | 2014  | Phuket |  Thailand | Privy Councilor Surayud Chulanont | 14 November | 23 November | 42  | 2,335  | 26  | 168  |  Thailand (THA) | [6]
V | 2016  | Da Nang |  Vietnam | Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc | 24 September | 3 October | 41  | 2,197  | 14  | 172  |  Vietnam (VIE) | [7]
VI | 2023  | Sanya |  China | TBA  | TBA  | TBA  |  |  | 22  |  |  | [8]
VII  | 2025  | TBD  | TBD  | TBA  | TBA  | TBA  | TBA  | TBA  | TBA  | TBA  | TBA  |

## Sports

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Main article: Asian Beach Games sports

| Sport | Years

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3x3 basketball | 2008, since 2012
Air sports | 2008, 2012–2014
Beach athletics | Since 2014
Beach flag football | 2014 only
Beach handball | All
Beach kabaddi | All
Beach kurash | Since 2014
Beach sambo | Since 2014
Beach sepak takraw | All
Beach soccer | All
Beach volleyball | All
Beach water polo | 2008–2010, since 2014
Beach woodball | All
Beach wrestling | 2008, since 2014
Bodybuilding | 2008–2010, 2014–2016
Coastal rowing | 2016 only
Dragon boat | 2008, 2010
Duathlon | 2014 only
Extreme sports | 2014 only
Footvolley | 2014 only
Jet ski | 2008–2010, 2014
| Sport | Years

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Ju-jitsu | Since 2014
Marathon swimming | 2008–2010, since 2014
Muaythai | Since 2014
Paragliding Accuracy | 2008, 2014
Paragliding Cross Country | 2008
Paramotoring | 2012, 2014
Pencak silat | 2008, 2016
Pétanque | Since 2014
Roller speed skating | 2012 only
Shuttlecock | 2016 only
Sailing | 2008–2014
Sport climbing | 2012–2014
Squash | 2014 only
Surfing | 2008 only
Tent pegging | 2010 only
Triathle | 2014 only
Triathlon | 2008–2010, 2014
Vocotruyen | 2016 only
Vovinam | 2016 only
Waterskiing | 2010–2014

## Medal count

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Thailand (THA)| 130| 97| 91| 318
2|  Vietnam (VIE)| 62| 68| 70| 200
3|  China (CHN)| 60| 55| 64| 179
4|  Indonesia (INA)| 42| 28| 53| 123
5|  South Korea (KOR)| 22| 35| 45| 102
6|  Iran (IRI)| 20| 21| 15| 56
7|  Japan (JPN)| 14| 14| 22| 50
8|  Mongolia (MGL)| 14| 4| 13| 31
9|  Kazakhstan (KAZ)| 13| 18| 17| 48
10|  India (IND)| 12| 5| 29| 46
11|  United Arab Emirates (UAE)| 11| 9| 9| 29
12|  Chinese Taipei (TPE)| 10| 21| 29| 60
13|  Qatar (QAT)| 8| 3| 9| 20
14|  Oman (OMA)| 7| 5| 6| 18
15|  Bahrain (BRN)| 7| 3| 1| 11
16|  Malaysia (MAS)| 6| 17| 19| 42
17|  Pakistan (PAK)| 6| 14| 16| 36
18|  Hong Kong (HKG)| 6| 10| 16| 32
19|  Cambodia (CAM)| 6| 6| 10| 22
20|  Uzbekistan (UZB)| 6| 1| 9| 16
21|  Myanmar (MYA)| 5| 11| 5| 21
22|  Philippines (PHI)| 5| 10| 32| 47
23|  Laos (LAO)| 5| 5| 33| 43
24|  Singapore (SGP)| 5| 3| 12| 20
25|  Kuwait (KUW)| 4| 9| 8| 21
26|  Jordan (JOR)| 4| 7| 7| 18
27|  Iraq (IRQ)| 4| 6| 12| 22
28|  Syria (SYR)| 4| 3| 8| 15
29|  Turkmenistan (TKM)| 3| 8| 16| 27
30|  Lebanon (LBN)| 2| 4| 11| 17
31|  Afghanistan (AFG)| 2| 2| 6| 10
32|  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)| 1| 3| 7| 11
33|  Brunei (BRU)| 1| 2| 6| 9
34|  Yemen (YEM)| 1| 1| 2| 4
35|  Tajikistan (TJK)| 1| 0| 4| 5
36|  Macau (MAC)| 0| 1| 6| 7
37|  Sri Lanka (SRI)| 0| 0| 6| 6
38|  Bangladesh (BAN)| 0| 0| 3| 3
39|  Maldives (MDV)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Nepal (NEP)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Palestine (PLE)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Saudi Arabia (KSA)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (42 entries)| 509| 509| 731| 1,749

## See also

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* Events of the OCA (Continental)
* Asian Games
* Asian Winter Games
* Asian Youth Games
* Asian Beach Games
* Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

* Events of the OCA (Regional)
* East Asian Games
* Central Asian Games
* South Asian Games
* West Asian Games
* Southeast Asian Games
* Pacific Games

* Events of the APC
* Asian Para Games
* Asian Youth Para Games

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## References

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1. ^ "ASIAN BEACH GAMES". Archived from the original on 2017-05-13. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
2. ^ Butler, Nick (3 October 2016). "Exclusive: Two landlocked countries among those in contention for next Asian Beach Games". Inside the Games. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
3. ^ "1st ABG Bali 2008". OCA. Retrieved 18 October 2008.[permanent dead link]
4. ^ "2nd ABG Muscat 2010". OCA. Retrieved 8 December 2010.[permanent dead link]
5. ^ "3rd ABG Haiyang 2012". OCA. Retrieved 16 June 2012.[permanent dead link]
6. ^ "4th ABG Phuket 2014". OCA. Archived from the original on 2010-06-13. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
7. ^ "5th ABG Danang 2016". OCA. Archived from the original on 2011-12-08. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
8. ^ "Sanya City in China awarded 2020 Asian Beach Games". Inside The Games. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.

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