2019 World Beach Games
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The 2019 World Beach Games, (Arabic: 2019 ألعاب شاطئ العالم) officially known as the 2019 ANOC World Beach Games and commonly known as Doha 2019, is an inaugural international beach multi-sport event organized by the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC). It was originally scheduled for five days, 12 to 16 October 2019, in Doha, Qatar, with the opening rounds for certain events being held on 11 October 2019, the day before the opening ceremony on 12 October.
On 30 May 2019 it was announced that San Diego has been pulled as the host city because not enough private funds had been pledged to bankroll it. The ANOC said the event will still take place in 2019 and will be relocated to another host city that has "the financial guarantees necessary and a proven track record to host a world-class event."[1]. In 14 June 2019 Qatar was announced as the host of the 2019 World Beach Games.
Host selection
On 30 October 2015, San Diego was unanimously approved as host of the inaugural World Beach Games at the ANOC General Assembly in Washington D.C..[2][3]Sarasota, Sochi, Dubai and a city in China were the other candidate cities which made bids to host the games.[4]
The games were originally scheduled to be held from 29 September 2017, till 9 October 2017. However, in August 2016 it was announced to be postponed to 2019.[5]
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Development and preparation
Venues
The Games
Sports
The 2019 World Beach Games featured 17 disciplines in 15 sports.[6] All of events in this edition are different form the Summer Olympic program and equal in gender events.
- Basketball
3x3 basketball (2) ( )
- Cycling
BMX racing ( )
- Football
Beach soccer (2) ( )
- Handball
Beach handball (2) ( )
- Karate
Karate kata (2) ( )
- Sailing
Kiteboarding (2) ( )
- Skateboarding
- Sport climbing
Bouldering (2) ( )
- Surfing
Longboard surfing (2) ( )
Shortboard surfing (2) ( )
- Swimming
Open water swimming (2) ( )
- Tennis
Beach tennis (2) ( )
- Triathlon
Aquathlon (3) ( )
- Volleyball
4x4 beach volleyball (2) ( )
- Waterskiing
Wakeboarding (2) ( )
Waterski jumping (2) ( )
- Wrestling
Beach wrestling (4) ( )
Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each separate discipline.
Participating National Olympic Committees
Calendar
OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Event finals | CC | Closing ceremony |
October 2019 | 9th Wed |
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14th Mon |
15th Tue |
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References
- ^ Weisberg, Lori (30 May 2019). "San Diego loses inaugural World Beach Games due to lack of private funding". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ "San Diego Awarded Inaugural 2017 ANOC World Beach Games". ANOC. 30 October 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-11-18. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
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- ^ Butler, Nick (27 October 2015). "Exclusive: San Diego set to be awarded first ANOC World Beach Games in 2017". Inside the Games. Washington D.C.: Dunsar Media Company Limited. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ^ ANOC postpones inaugural World Beach Games - Sport Business, 5 August 2016
- ^ "ANOC confirm 15 sports and 17 disciplines for first World Beach Games". 24 May 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.