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2023 Asian Beach Games

{{Short description|Multi-sport event in Hainan, China}}

{{Infobox games

| name = VI Asian Beach Games

| logo = Asian Beach Games 2020.jpg

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| caption =

| motto = See Ya In Sanya!
({{zh|s=久久不见久久见|p=Jiǔjiǔ bùjiàn jiǔjiǔ jiàn

}})

| host_city = Sanya, China

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| Teams participating =

| debuting_countries =

| athletes =

| events = 19 Sports (22 Disciplines)

| opening = Cancelled

| closing = Cancelled

| opened_by = Chinese leader Xi Jinping{{efn|Xi Jinping is current China's de jure head of state, serving as Chinese President. Xi is also General Secretary of the Communist Party, the most powerful position in China, serving as the de facto leader of China.}} (expected)

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| website = [http://www.sanya2020.cn sanya2020.cn]

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| stadium = Sanya Sports Park Stadium

| previous = Da Nang 2016

| next = 2025

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The Sixth Asian Beach Games ({{zh|c=第六届亚洲沙滩运动会|p=Dì liù jiè yàzhōu shātān yùndònghuì}}) is due to be held in Sanya, China. Sanya would be the second Chinese city to host the Asian Beach Games, after Haiyang 2012.{{Cite news|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/2018-08/19/c_1123292658.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412013721/http://www.xinhuanet.com/2018-08/19/c_1123292658.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 12, 2019|title=三亚获得2020年亚沙会举办权|date=19 August 2018|access-date=12 April 2019|publisher=Xinhuanet|language=zh}}

Originally scheduled to be held from 28 November to 6 December 2020. On 10 August, OCA announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sanya 2020 will be postponed to 2-10 April 2021.{{Cite web |date=2020-08-10 |title=OCA Announces New Dates For The 6th Asian Beach Games, Sanya – China |url=https://oca.asia/news/1032-oca-announces-new-dates-for-the-6th-asian-beach-games-sanya-china.html |access-date=21 August 2024 |website=OCA}} But on 31 December, OCA announced another postpone decision, the new dates of Game will be announced later "by consultation between the stakeholders".{{Cite web |date=2020-12-31 |title=Olympic Council of Asia announces second postponement of 6th Asian Beach Games |url=https://www.asianleisure.biz/news/olympic-council-of-asia-announces-second-postponement-of-6th-asian-beach-games/ |access-date=21 August 2024 |website=Asian Leisure}} As of 2023, the new schedule is still uncertain.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-14 |title=问政海南一周答复 {{!}} 第六届亚洲沙滩运动会还在三亚举行吗？最新回应→ |url=https://ms.hinews.cn/xinwen/show-792.html |access-date=21 August 2024 |website=ms.hinews.cn |language=zh}}

Development and preparation

=Medals=

The design for the Games' medals was unveiled on June 17, 2020. The inspiration for the design concept comes from an ancient Chinese poem "The bright moon rises above the sea, bringing us all together at this very moment".{{Cite news|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1095381/asian-beach-games-sanya-2020-medals|title=Medals revealed for 2020 Asian Beach Games in Sanya|work=Inside The Games|date=17 June 2020|access-date=19 June 2020}}

The front of the medal is a circle symbolising the brilliance of the sun and the moon; within the circle is the emblem of the Games and the image of the Tianya rock formation representing the history and culture of Sanya, decorated the rest of the medal and depicts the natural scenery of Sanya – the sweeping bays, waves and beaches. The back of the medal features the Olympic Council of Asia logo, highlighted by the dragon, falcon and shining sun, and the side of the medal is engraved with the phrase "Welcome to Tianya Haijiao" in English.{{Cite news|url=https://ocasia.org/news/840-medals-revealed-for-ocas-asian-beach-games-sanya-2020.html|title=Medals revealed for OCA's Asian Beach Games Sanya 2020|work=Olympic Council of Asia|date=17 June 2020|access-date=19 June 2020}}

=Venues=

{{Location map+

| China Hainan

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| caption = Locations of the venues in Hainan Province The host cities are circled in red.

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{{Location map~|China Hainan|label=Haitang|position=right|lat_deg=18.3834393|lon_deg=109.5905829}}

{{Location map~|China Hainan|label=Tianya|position=top|lat_deg=18.4079614|lon_deg=109.221745}}

{{Location map~|China Hainan|label=Jiyang|position=bottom|lat_deg=18.2722933|lon_deg=109.4636923}}

{{Location map~|China Hainan|label=Yazhou|position=bottom|lat_deg=18.3631795|lon_deg=109.0330612}}

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==Tianya District==

The four clusters, in the district of Tianya, includes ten sports venues. It was home to the Headquarters Hotel and the Sanya Phoenix International Airport.

  • Haihong Square – sailing
  • Haiyue Square – aquathlon, open water swimming, water polo, beach woodball
  • Sanya River – dragon boat
  • Tianya Haijiao – powerboat, sport climbing, beach handball, beach volleyball

In addition, a stand-alone sports venue was located in the district of Yazhou.

  • Yazhou Bay – powered paragliding

==Haitang District==

The two clusters, in the district of Haitang, includes ten sports venues.

  • Haitang Square – beach athletics
  • Houhai – surfing

==Jiyang District==

A cluster, in the district of Jiyang, includes six sports venues. It was home to the Athletes' Village and Ceremonies venue.

  • Dadonghai – 3x3 basketball, beach soccer, beach wrestling, teqball, ju-jitsu, beach kabaddi
  • Sanya International Sports Industrial Park – ceremonies

The Games

=Sports=

On 11 April 2019, the Olympic Council of Asia initially announced that the Games would feature 19 sports in 22 Disciplines (Ju-Jitsu, Teqball and Woodball were added later).{{Cite news|url=https://ocasia.org/games/112-sanya-2021.html|title=6th Asian Beach Games 2020|website=Olympic Council of Asia|date=11 April 2019|access-date=11 April 2019}}

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  • 20px {{GamesSport|3x3 basketball|Image=No|Format=d}}
  • 20px {{GamesSport|Aquathlon|Image=No|Format=d}}
  • 20px {{GamesSport|Beach athletics|Image=No|Format=d}}
  • 20px {{GamesSport|Beach handball|Image=No|Format=d}}
  • 20px {{GamesSport|Beach kabaddi|Image=No|Format=d}}
  • 20px {{GamesSport|Beach soccer|Image=No|Format=d}}
  • 20px {{GamesSport|Beach volleyball|Image=No|Format=d}}
  • 20px {{GamesSport|Beach woodball|Image=No|Format=d}}
  • 20px {{GamesSport|Beach wrestling|Image=No|Format=d}}
  • 20px {{GamesSport|Dragon boat|Image=No|Format=d}}
  • 20px {{GamesSport|Ju-jitsu|Image=No|Format=d}}
  • 20px {{GamesSport|Open water swimming|Image=No|Format=d}}
  • 20px {{GamesSport|Powerboat|Image=No|Format=d}}
  • 20px {{GamesSport|Powered paragliding|Image=No|Format=d}}
  • 20px {{GamesSport|Sailing|Image=No|Format=d}}
  • 20px {{GamesSport|Sport climbing|Image=No|Format=d}}
  • 20px {{GamesSport|Surfing|Image=No|Format=d}}
  • 20px {{GamesSport|Teqball|Image=No|Format=d}}
  • 20px {{GamesSport|Water polo|Image=No|Format=d}}

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=Calendar=

{{Update section|date=August 2024|reason=pending new schedule informations}}

:All dates are CST (UTC+8)

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colspan=2| Daily medal eventsrowspan=2| 93
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!Events

Marketing

=Logo=

The emblem features blue, green, yellow and orange colour blocks shaped into the number 6 to represent the sixth edition of the Asian Beach Games.{{cite web |title=Asian Marks |url=http://www.ocasia.org/Game/AsianMarks?q=NtpwTOliipDwo6ShqBnES8r3PCWLcLD32xY8zH9YLzY= |website=ocasia.org |accessdate=26 December 2019}}

The image of a coconut tree, an athlete and a deer combines the concept of ocean, beach, sport and the tropical landscape together with the symbol of Sanya city. The shining sun emblem of the OCA is prominent in the design.

The English slogan “See Ya in Sanya!” is a short, youthful and friendly catchphrase for visitors from all over Asia and beyond. It represents the relaxed and family-oriented concept of the beach and sea sports festival.

=Mascot=

The mascot of the games is an Eld's deer in beach clothing called Yaya (亚亚). The first character of the name comes from Sanya (三亚), and the second one from Yazhou (亚洲), which is the Chinese word for Asia, representing the dynamic, interconnected and inter-dependent relationship among Sanya, Asia and other parts of the world.{{cite web |title=三亚亚沙会吉祥物揭晓：以坡鹿为原型的"亚亚"，你好！ |trans-title=Asian Beach Games Sanya 2020 mascots announced|url=http://www.sanya2020.cn/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=6&id=190 |website=sanya2020.cn |accessdate=26 December 2019 |language=zh |date=28 November 2019}}

=Sponsors=

;Prestige partners

See also

Notes

{{Notelist}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.ocasia.org/ |name=OCA official website}}
  • {{Official website|https://ocasia.org/games/112-sanya-2020.html |name=Sanya 2020 (OCA)}}
  • {{Official website|http://en.olympic.cn/ |name=Chinese Olympic Committee}}
  • {{Official website|http://en.sanya2020.cn/|name=English version website}}

{{S-start}}

{{Succession box

| title = Asian Beach Games
Sanya

| before = Danang

| after = TBA

| years = 6th ABG (2023)

}}

{{S-end}}

{{Asian Beach Games}}

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