Asian Beach Games

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

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]

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.^[2]

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

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2026

2028

2029

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 Nguyễn Xuân Phúc	24 September	3 October	41	2,197	21	172	Vietnam (VIE)	[7]
VI	2026[a]	Sanya	China	State Councillor Shen Yiqin	22 April	30 April	45	1,635	14	62		[8]
VII	2028	Cebu City	Philippines		March		Future event					[2]
VIII	2029	Johor Bahru	Malaysia (to be confirmed)	Future event								[9]

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Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Thailand	130	97	91	318
2	Vietnam	62	68	70	200
3	China	60	55	64	179
4	Indonesia	42	28	53	123
5	South Korea	22	35	45	102
6	Iran	20	21	15	56
7	Japan	14	14	22	50
8	Mongolia	14	4	13	31
9	Kazakhstan	13	18	17	48
10	India	12	5	29	46
11	United Arab Emirates	11	9	9	29
12	Chinese Taipei	10	21	29	60
13	Qatar	8	3	9	20
14	Oman	7	5	6	18
15	Bahrain	7	3	1	11
16	Malaysia	6	17	19	42
17	Pakistan	6	14	16	36
18	Hong Kong	6	10	16	32
19	Cambodia	6	6	10	22
20	Uzbekistan	6	1	9	16
21	Myanmar	5	11	5	21
22	Philippines	5	10	32	47
23	Laos	5	5	33	43
24	Singapore	5	3	12	20
25	Kuwait	4	9	8	21
26	Jordan	4	7	7	18
27	Iraq	4	6	12	22
28	Syria	4	3	8	15
29	Turkmenistan	3	8	16	27
30	Lebanon	2	4	11	17
31	Afghanistan	2	2	6	10
32	Kyrgyzstan	1	3	7	11
33	Brunei	1	2	6	9
34	Yemen	1	1	2	4
35	Tajikistan	1	0	4	5
36	Macau	0	1	6	7
37	Sri Lanka	0	0	6	6
38	Bangladesh	0	0	3	3
39	Maldives	0	0	1	1
	Nepal	0	0	1	1
	Palestine	0	0	1	1
	Saudi Arabia	0	0	1	1
Totals (42 entries)		509	509	731	1,749