Asian Beach Games

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. The Games are described as the second or third 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]

Asian Beach Games

Abbreviation	ABG
First event	2008 Asian Beach Games in Bali, Indonesia
Occur every	4 years
Last event	2016 Asian Beach Games in Da Nang, Vietnam
Next event	2026 Asian Beach Games in Sanya, China
Purpose	Beach sports event for nations on the Asian continent

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 edition is scheduled to be held from April 22 to 30, 2026 in Sanya, China.^[2]

Participating nations

See also: Olympic Council of Asia § Member 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
•  Timor-Leste
•  Turkmenistan
•  United Arab Emirates
•  Uzbekistan
•  Vietnam
•  Yemen

List of Asian Beach Games

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2026

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	2026	Sanya	China		22 April	30 April			14	61		[2]

Sports

Main article: Asian Beach Games sports

Key:   = Discontinued

Sport Years 3x3 basketball 2008, since 2012 Air sports 2008, 2012–2014 Aquathon 2026 Beach athletics Since 2014 Beach flag football 2014 Beach handball All Beach kabaddi All Beach kurash 2014–2016 Beach sambo 2014–2016 Beach sepak takraw 2008–2016 Beach soccer All Beach volleyball All Beach water polo 2008–2010, since 2014 Beach woodball 2008–2016 Beach wrestling 2008, since 2014 Bodybuilding 2008–2010, 2014–2016 Coastal rowing 2016 Dragon boat 2008, 2010, 2026 Duathlon 2014 Extreme sports 2014 Footvolley 2014 Jet ski 2008–2010, 2014

Sport Years Ju-jitsu Since 2014 Marathon swimming 2008–2010, since 2014 Muaythai 2014–2016 Paragliding Accuracy 2008, 2014 Paragliding Cross Country 2008 Paramotoring 2012, 2014 Pencak silat 2008, 2016 Pétanque 2014–2016 Roller speed skating 2012 Shuttlecock 2016 Sailing 2008–2014, 2026 Sport climbing 2012–2014, 2026 Squash 2014 Surfing 2008 Tent pegging 2010 Teqball 2026 Triathle 2014 Triathlon 2008–2010, 2014 Vocotruyen 2016 Vovinam 2016 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 entries)		509	509	731	1,749

See also

Events of the OCA (Continental) Asian Games Asian Winter Games Asian Youth Games Asian Beach Games Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Events of the OCA (Regional) East Asian Games Central Asian Games South Asian Games West Asian Games Southeast Asian Games Pacific Games

Events of the APC Asian Para Games Asian Youth Para Games