World Beach Games
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The World Beach Games is an international multi-sport event organized by the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC). The games are held every two years. The first edition was planned to be held in San Diego, United States from 10 to 15 October 2019,[1] but was later relocated to Doha, Qatar[2] after San Diego failed to raise the necessary funding.[3]
History
On 14 June 2019, ANOC announced Qatar as the host of the 2019 World Beach Games because of its “spectacular oceanfront locations". The event will now be held from October 12 to 16.[4][5]
Several other beach-sport events exist, like the Asian Beach Games held every four years, the South American Beach Games and the African Beach Games.
List of World Beach Games
| Edition | Year | Host City | Host Nation | Opened by | Start Date | End Date | Nations | Competitors | Sports | Events | Top of the medal table | Ref. |
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| I | 2019 | Doha |  Qatar
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12 October | 16 October | 97 | 1,237 | 13 | 32 |  Spain (ESP)
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| II | 2023 | TBD | TBD | Future event | ||||||||
Sports
| Sport (Discipline) | Body | 2019 | |||
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| Beach handball | 
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IHF | 2 | ||
| Kata | 
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WKF | 2 | ||
| Bouldering | 
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IFSC | 2 | ||
| Aquathlon | 
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ITU | 3 | ||
| 3x3 basketball | 
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FIBA | 2 | ||
| Total events | |||||
Editions
External links
References
- ^ https://awbgsandiego.com/
- ^ "Qatar replaces San Diego as host of 1st World Beach Games". The Washington Post. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "ANOC World Beach Games to be relocated from San Diego". www.insidethegames.biz. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Qatar replaces San Diego as host of 1st World Beach Games". The Washington Post. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "Qatar Gets World Beach Games Originally Awarded to San Diego". Times of San Diego. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ https://www.insidethegames.biz/index.php/games/59/medals
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