Asian Beach Games
Asian Beach Games (ABG) | |
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Games | |
Abbreviation | ABG |
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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 multi-sport event after the Asian Games and the popularity is increasing well, due to low cost of temporary venues, and sand & sea are already available in its place, while the spectators/tourists are also already available in sand & sea tourist areas.[1] Which the first Asian Beach Games has been held in Bali Island.
In its history, six nations have hosted the Asian Beach Games. Forty-five nations have participated in the Games.
The last Games was held in Danang, Vietnam from 24 September to 3 October 2016, while the next games will be held in 2020 in Sanya, China.[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
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 | 2020 | Sanya | China | 26 November | 5 December | [8] |
Sports
Medal count
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 | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Maldives (MDV) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Nepal (NEP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Palestine (PLE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 509 | 509 | 731 | 1749 |
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See also
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References
- ^ "ASIAN BEACH GAMES". Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ "5th ABG Danang 2016". OCA. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ "Sanya City in China awarded 2020 Asian Beach Games". Inside The Games. Retrieved 11 June 2018.