2012 Asian Beach Games
The third Asian Beach Games were held in Haiyang, China in 2012.
Sports
3x3 basketball (2) ()
Beach handball (2) ()
Beach kabaddi (2) ()
Beach sepak takraw (4) ()
Beach soccer (1) ()
Beach volleyball (2) ()
Beach woodball (4) ()
Dragon boat (6) ()
Paramotoring (3) ()
Roller speed skating (8) ()
Sailing (2) ()
Sport climbing (8) ()
Water skiing (4) ()
Participating nations
43 out of 45 Asian countries participated in these games. The only exception being North Korea and Myanmar. They only participated in 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
| OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Event finals | CC | Closing ceremony |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 3x3 basketball
|
● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
 Beach handball
|
● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||||
 Beach kabaddi
|
● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | |||||||
 Beach sepak takraw
|
● | ● | ● | 2 | ● | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
 Beach soccer
|
● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | |||||
_pictogram.svg){kind=small} 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 medals |
Medal table
* Host nation (China)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ "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.