Asian Beach Games

Asian Beach Games
2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2026
Olympic Council of Asia NOCs

The Asian Beach Games, also known as ABG, is a multi-sport event held every biennially 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, five countries have hosted the Asian Beach Games. Forty-five nations have participated in the Games.

The most recent Games were held in Sanya, China from 22 to 30 April, while the next edition is scheduled to be held in Cebu City, Philippines in March 2028.

Participating nations

45 nations whose NOCs are recognized by the OCA compete at the Asian Beach Games.

List of Asian Beach Games

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2026

2028

Host cities of the Asian Beach Games

Edition	Year	Host city	Host nation	Opened by	Start date	End date	Countries	Competitors	Sports	Events	Top-ranked team	Ref.
I	2008	Bali	Indonesia	President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono	18 October	26 October	41	1,665	17	59	Indonesia
II	2010	Muscat	Oman	Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said	8 December	16 December	43	1,131	14	52	Thailand
III	2012	Haiyang	China	State Councillor Ma Kai	16 June	22 June	43	1,336	13	49	China
IV	2014	Phuket	Thailand	Privy Councilor Surayud Chulanont	14 November	23 November	42	2,335	26	168	Thailand
V	2016	Da Nang	Vietnam	Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc	24 September	3 October	41	2,197	21	172	Vietnam
VI	2026	Sanya	China	State Councillor Shen Yiqin	22 April	30 April	45	1,635	14	62	China
VII	2028	Cebu City	Philippines	Future event	March		Future event		24	Future event

Sports

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Medal count

Based on the addition of the 2026 Asian Beach Games :

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Thailand	140	106	100	346
2	China	84	73	77	234
3	Vietnam	65	73	75	213
4	Indonesia	43	30	53	126
5	Iran	29	22	15	66
6	South Korea	23	39	50	112
7	India	15	7	29	51
8	Kazakhstan	14	19	23	56
9	Japan	14	15	24	53
10	Mongolia	14	5	16	35
11	United Arab Emirates	13	11	11	35
12	Chinese Taipei	10	22	33	65
13	Qatar	10	4	9	23
14	Philippines	8	14	34	56
15	Oman	7	6	6	19
16	Bahrain	7	3	2	12
17	Uzbekistan	7	1	9	17
18	Malaysia	6	17	20	43
19	Pakistan	6	16	17	39
20	Hong Kong	6	12	17	35
21	Cambodia	6	7	11	24
22	Singapore	6	4	13	23
23	Myanmar	5	11	8	24
24	Laos	5	5	33	43
25	Kuwait	4	9	8	21
26	Iraq	4	7	12	23
27	Jordan	4	7	7	18
28	Syria	4	3	8	15
29	Turkmenistan	3	8	16	27
30	Lebanon	2	4	12	18
31	Afghanistan	2	2	6	10
32	Kyrgyzstan	1	3	8	12
33	Sri Lanka	1	2	10	13
34	Brunei	1	2	6	9
35	Yemen	1	1	2	4
36	Tajikistan	1	0	4	5
37	North Korea	0	2	0	2
38	Macau	0	1	6	7
39	Bangladesh	0	0	4	4
40	Saudi Arabia	0	0	3	3
41	Nepal	0	0	2	2
42	Maldives	0	0	1	1
	Palestine	0	0	1	1
Totals (43 entries)		571	573	801	1,945

See also

References