2023 Asian Beach Games

VI Asian Beach Games
Host city	Sanya, China
Motto	See Ya In Sanya!; (Chinese: 久久不见久久见; pinyin: Jiǔjiǔ bùjiàn jiǔjiǔ jiàn)
Events	19 Sports (22 Disciplines)
Opening	TBA
Closing	TBA
Opened by	Chinese leader Xi Jinping (expected)
Main venue	Sanya Sports Park Stadium
Website	sanya2020.cn
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The Sixth Asian Beach Games (Chinese: 第六届亚洲沙滩运动会; pinyin: 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.^[1]

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.^[2] But in 31 December, OCA announced another postpone decision, the new dates of Game will be announced later "by consultation between the stakeholders".^[3] As of 2023, the new schedule is still uncertain.^[4]

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".^[5]

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.^[6]

Venues

Haitang

Tianya

Jiyang

Yazhou

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

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).^[7]

Calendar

All dates are CST (UTC+8)

OC	Opening ceremony	●	Event competitions	1	Event finals	CC	Closing ceremony

November/December 2020	25th Wed	26th Thu	27th Fri	28th Sat	29th Sun	30th Mon	1st Tue	2nd Wed	3rd Thu	4th Fri	5th Sat	Events
Ceremonies				OC							CC	—
3x3 basketball												2
Aquathlon												3
Beach athletics												12
Beach handball												2
Beach kabaddi												2
Beach Soccer												2
Beach volleyball												2
Beach woodball												8
Beach wrestling												7
Dragon boat												9
Ju-jitsu												4
Open water swimming												4
Powerboat												8
Powered paragliding												3
Sailing												10
Sport climbing												4
Surfing												6
Teqball												3
Water polo												2
Daily medal events												93
Cumulative total												93
November/December 2020	25th Wed	26th Thu	27th Fri	28th Sat	29th Sun	30th Mon	1st Tue	2nd Wed	3rd Thu	4th Fri	5th Sat	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.^[8]

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.^[9]

Notes

^ 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.

References

^ "三亚获得2020年亚沙会举办权" (in Chinese). Xinhuanet. 19 August 2018. Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
^ "OCA Announces New Dates For The 6th Asian Beach Games, Sanya – China". OCA. 2020-08-10. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
^ "Olympic Council of Asia announces second postponement of 6th Asian Beach Games". Asian Leisure. 2020-12-31. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
^ "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→". ms.hinews.cn (in Chinese). 2023-03-14. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
^ "Medals revealed for 2020 Asian Beach Games in Sanya". Inside The Games. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
^ "Medals revealed for OCA's Asian Beach Games Sanya 2020". Olympic Council of Asia. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
^ "6th Asian Beach Games 2020". Olympic Council of Asia. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
^ "Asian Marks". ocasia.org. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
^ "三亚亚沙会吉祥物揭晓：以坡鹿为原型的"亚亚"，你好！" [Asian Beach Games Sanya 2020 mascots announced]. sanya2020.cn (in Chinese). 28 November 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.

External links

Preceded by Danang	Asian Beach Games Sanya 6th ABG (2023)	Succeeded by TBA

[1] 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.

[2] "三亚获得2020年亚沙会举办权" (in Chinese). Xinhuanet. 19 August 2018. Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.

[3] "OCA Announces New Dates For The 6th Asian Beach Games, Sanya – China". OCA. 2020-08-10. Retrieved 21 August 2024.

[4] "Olympic Council of Asia announces second postponement of 6th Asian Beach Games". Asian Leisure. 2020-12-31. Retrieved 21 August 2024.

[5] "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→". ms.hinews.cn (in Chinese). 2023-03-14. Retrieved 21 August 2024.

[6] "Medals revealed for 2020 Asian Beach Games in Sanya". Inside The Games. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.

[7] "Medals revealed for OCA's Asian Beach Games Sanya 2020". Olympic Council of Asia. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.

[8] "6th Asian Beach Games 2020". Olympic Council of Asia. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

[9] "Asian Marks". ocasia.org. Retrieved 26 December 2019.

[10] "三亚亚沙会吉祥物揭晓：以坡鹿为原型的"亚亚"，你好！" [Asian Beach Games Sanya 2020 mascots announced]. sanya2020.cn (in Chinese). 28 November 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.

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