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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 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. 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.

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 games was scheduled to be held in Sanya, China;.

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.
I	2008	Bali	Indonesia	President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono	18 October	26 October	41	1,665	17	59	Indonesia (INA)
II	2010	Muscat	Oman	Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said	8 December	16 December	43	1,131	14	52	Thailand (THA)
III	2012	Haiyang	China	State councillor Ma Kai	16 June	22 June	43	1,336	13	49	China (CHN)
IV	2014	Phuket	Thailand	Privy Councilor Surayud Chulanont	14 November	23 November	42	2,335	26	168	Thailand (THA)
V	2016	Da Nang	Vietnam	Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc	24 September	3 October	41	2,197	14	172	Vietnam (VIE)
VI	2023	Sanya	China	Cancelled
VII	2025	Manado	Indonesia	TBA

Sports

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

References

1. "ASIAN BEACH GAMES". Archived from the original on 2017-05-13. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
2. Butler, Nick (3 October 2016). "Exclusive: Two landlocked countries among those in contention for next Asian Beach Games". Inside the Games. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
3. "1st ABG Bali 2008". OCA. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
4. "2nd ABG Muscat 2010". OCA. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
5. "3rd ABG Haiyang 2012". OCA. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
6. "4th ABG Phuket 2014". OCA. Archived from the original on 2010-06-13. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
7. "5th ABG Danang 2016". OCA. Archived from the original on 2011-12-08. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
8. "Sanya City in China awarded 2020 Asian Beach Games". Inside The Games. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.

• Asian Beach Games
• Asian international sports competitions
• Multi-sport events in Asia
• Biennial sporting events
• Beach sports competitions
• Recurring sporting events established in 2008
• Olympic Council of Asia