Asian Beach Games

Asian Beach Games
	Official logo of the Games
Abbreviation	ABG
First event	2008 Asian Beach Games in Bali, Indonesia
Occur every	four 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 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 will be held in 2020 in Sanya, China; the 2020 Games will be the first to break away from the 2-year cycle.^[2]

Participating nations

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

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2021

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.
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	2021	Sanya	China		2 April	12 April			22			^[8]

Sports

Sport	Years
3-on-3 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
Ju-jitsu	Since 2014
Marathon swimming	2008–2010, since 2014
Modern triathle	2014 only
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
Triathlon	2008–2010, 2014
Vocotruyen	2016 only
Vovinam	2016 only
Waterskiing	2010–2014

Medal count


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
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 nations)		509	509	731	1749

References

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

[1] "ASIAN BEACH GAMES". Archived from the original on 2017-05-13. Retrieved March 26, 2017.

[2] Butler, Nick. "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.

[4] "2nd ABG Muscat 2010". OCA. Retrieved 8 December 2010.

[5] "3rd ABG Haiyang 2012". OCA. Retrieved 16 June 2012.

[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. Retrieved 11 June 2018.

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