Asian Beach Games

Asian Beach Games
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Games
2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2020

Asian Beach Games
Abbreviation	ABG
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.

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. Cambodia, India, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan have already expressed interest in hosting the 2020 edition.^[1]

Participating nations

List of Asian Beach Games

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

Host cities of the Asian Beach Games

Edition	Year	Host City	Host Nation	Start Date	End Date	Nations	Competitors	Sports	Events	Top Placed Team	Ref.
I	2008	Bali	Indonesia	18 October	26 October	41	1,665	17	59	Indonesia (INA)	^[2]
II	2010	Muscat	Oman	8 December	16 December	43	1,131	14	52	Thailand (THA)	^[3]
III	2012	Haiyang	China	16 June	22 June	43	1,336	13	49	China (CHN)	^[4]
IV	2014	Phuket	Thailand	14 November	23 November	42	2,335	26	168	Thailand (THA)	^[5]
V	2016	Danang	Vietnam	24 September	3 October	41	2,197	14	172	Vietnam (VIE)	^[6]
VI	2020	Future event

Sports

Main article: Asian Beach Games sports

All-time 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	Saudi Arabia (KSA)	0	0	1	1
39	Maldives (MDV)	0	0	1	1
39	Nepal (NEP)	0	0	1	1
39	Palestine (PLE)	0	0	1	1
Total		509	509	731	1749

References

↑ 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.

Asian Beach Games

Sports OCA NOCs Medal table Mascots

Games	Bali 2008 Muscat 2010 Haiyang 2012 Phuket 2014 Danang 2016

Asian Youth Games Asian Games Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Events of the Olympic Council of Asia

Continental	Asian Games Asian Beach Games Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Asian Winter Games Asian Youth Games

Regional	Central Asian Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games

Defunct	East Asian Games Afro-Asian Games² Asian Indoor Games¹ Asian Martial Arts Games¹

¹ Merged to form Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.² Inter-continental event involving Asia and Africa.

Multi-sport events

Global

Olympics	Olympic Games Summer Winter Youth Olympic Games

Disabled sports	Deaflympics Défi sportif Invictus Games IWAS World Games Paralympic Games Summer Winter Special Olympics Summer Winter Transplant Games

Professions	Lumberjack World Championship Military World Games World Police and Fire Games European Championship in Forestry Skills Southern Forestry Conclave Stihl Timbersports Series World Logging Championship

Youth and students	Gymnasiade International Children's Games SELL Student Games Universiade World Interuniversity Games

Other types	Arafura Games Dew Tour Mind Sports Olympiad SportAccord World Mind Games World Combat Games World Games World Masters Games X Games

Regional

Africa	African Youth Games African Games All-Africa University Games

Americas	ALBA Games Bolivarian Games CANUSA Games Central American and Caribbean Games Central American Games North American Indigenous Games North American Outgames Pan American Games Parapan American Games South American Beach Games South American Games

Asia	Pan-Asian Asian Games Asian Beach Games Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Asian Para Games Asian Winter Games Asian Youth Games Southeast Southeast Asian Games ASEAN Civil Service Games ASEAN School Games ASEAN University Games ASEAN ParaGames Central Asian Games South Asian Games West Asian Games

Europe	Black Sea Games EuroGames European Games European Masters Games European Sports Championships European Youth Olympic Festival Games of the Small States of Europe

Oceania	Australasian Police and Emergency Services Games Australian Youth Olympic Festival Micronesian Games Pacific Games

Intercontinental	Arctic Winter Games AsiaPacific Outgames Asia Pacific Deaf Games Indian Ocean Island Games Island Games Mediterranean Games Pan Arab Games

Intercommunity	Commonwealth Games youth CPLP Games Croatian World Games Gay Games Invictus Games Islamic Solidarity Games Jeux de la Francophonie Lusophony Games Maccabiah Games Pan Arab Games Pan-Armenian Games Transplant Games World Eskimo Indian Olympics World Indigenous Games World Nomad Games World Outgames

National

Africa

South African Games¹

Americas

Canada Quebec Western Colombia United States amateur juniors seniors Warrior Games

NCSG, United States³	Alabama California Florida Massachusetts Missouri Montana Nebraska New York North Carolina North Dakota¹ Texas Wisconsin

Asia

Europe

Netherlands
Poland (youth)
All-Union Spartakiad¹
Spartakiad of Albania¹
Spartakiad of Peoples of the USSR¹
- youth¹

Oceania

Western Australia (high school)²

Historical¹

Pre-Modern Olympics (in order, from 1900BC to 1859AD)	Tailteann Games Panhellenic Games Ancient Olympic Games Pythian Games Nemean Games Isthmian Games Heraean Games Panathenaic Games Roman Games Cotswold Olimpick Games Gog Magog Games Wenlock Olympian Society Annual Games Zappas Olympics

Alternatives to the Modern Olympics	Aryan Games Friendship Games Goodwill Games Inter-Allied Games Islamic Games Liberty Bell Classic People's Olympiad Workers' Olympiads

Defunct regional or community events	Afro-Asian Games Asian Indoor Games Asian Martial Arts Games Central African Games Children of Asia International Sports Games East Asian Games Far Eastern Asian Games FESPIC Games Games of the New Emerging Forces Nordic Games Pacific Ocean Games Spartakiad of Peoples of the USSR Women's Islamic Games World Youth Games

Winter games

International	Olympics Paralympics Winter Universiade Commonwealth¹ World Scout Arctic Winter Games Kennedy Memorial¹ New Zealand Winter Games

Regional	National Winter Games of China Asian Winter Games European Youth Olympic Festival Winter X Games Europe

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Asian Beach Games

Participating nations

List of Asian Beach Games

Sports

Beach sports

Martial Arts

Other sports

All-time medal count

See also

References