2012 Asian Beach Games

III Asian Beach Games
Host cityHaiyang, China
MottoShare the Joy
Nations43
Athletes1,336
Events49 in 13 sports
OpeningJune 16
ClosingJune 22
Opened byMa Kai
State Councilor of China
Torch lighterWu Qi
Main venueHaiyang International Conference Centre
Websitehaiyang2012.com
Hai Hai, Yang Yang, and Sha Sha, the official mascots.

The third Asian Beach Games were held in Haiyang, China in 2012.

Sports

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Participating nations

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43 out of 45 Asian countries participated in these games. The two countries that did not participate in the games, North Korea and Myanmar, only participated in the opening ceremony.[1] According to the Games' official website, Kuwaiti athletes participated the Games under the Olympic flag because the Kuwait Olympic Committee was suspended due to political interference in January 2010.

Calendar

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 OC  Opening ceremony  ●   Event competitions  1  Event finals  CC  Closing ceremony
June 2012 12th
Tue
13th
Wed
14th
Thu
15th
Fri
16th
Sat
17th
Sun
18th
Mon
19th
Tue
20th
Wed
21st
Thu
22nd
Fri
Gold
medals
3x3 basketball 2 2
Beach handball 2 2
Beach kabaddi 2 2
Beach sepak takraw 2 1 1 4
Beach soccer 1 1
Beach volleyball 2 2
Beach woodball 2 2 4
Dragon boat 2 2 2 6
Paramotoring 1 3 4
Roller speed skating 4 4 8
Sailing 2 2
Sport climbing 4 2 2 8
Water skiing 4 4
Total gold medals 6 12 8 5 9 9 49
Ceremonies OC CC
June 2012 12th
Tue
13th
Wed
14th
Thu
15th
Fri
16th
Sat
17th
Sun
18th
Mon
19th
Tue
20th
Wed
21st
Thu
22nd
Fri
Gold
medals

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (China)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)*14101236
2 Thailand (THA)139628
3 South Korea (KOR)671023
4 Indonesia (INA)66416
5 Chinese Taipei (TPE)36615
6 India (IND)2013
7 Iran (IRI)2002
8 Japan (JPN)1326
9 Afghanistan (AFG)1001
 Qatar (QAT)1001
11 Philippines (PHI)0224
12 Vietnam (VIE)0213
13 Kazakhstan (KAZ)0112
 Pakistan (PAK)0112
15 Bahrain (BRN)0101
 Turkmenistan (TKM)0101
17 Sri Lanka (SRI)0022
18 Bangladesh (BAN)0011
 Brunei (BRU)0011
 Laos (LAO)0011
 Mongolia (MGL)0011
 Palestine (PLE)0011
 Singapore (SIN)0011
Totals (23 entries)494954152

References

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  1. ^ "China and Thailand Have the Most Members, North Korea and Burma Will Only Join in the Opening". Official Website. 15 June 2012. Archived from the original on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
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