# 2023 Asian Beach Games

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.
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. But on 31 December, OCA announced another postpone decision, the new dates of Game will be announced later "by consultation between the stakeholders". As of 2023, the new schedule is still uncertain.

## 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".
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.

### Venues
#### 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).
* 3x3 basketball
* Aquathlon
* Beach athletics
* Beach handball
* Beach kabaddi
* Beach soccer
* Beach volleyball
* Beach woodball
* Beach wrestling
* Dragon boat
* Ju-jitsu
* Open water swimming
* Powerboat
* Powered paragliding
* Sailing
* Sport climbing
* Surfing
* Teqball
* Water polo

### Calendar

    All dates are CST (UTC+8)
| OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Event finals | CC | Closing ceremony |
| November/December 2020 | 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 | Ceremonies | | | | OC | | | | | | | CC | — |
| 3x3 basketball | 3x3 basketball | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Aquathlon | Aquathlon | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Beach athletics | Beach athletics | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| Beach handball | Beach handball | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Beach kabaddi | Beach kabaddi | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Beach Soccer | Beach Soccer | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Beach volleyball | Beach volleyball | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Beach woodball | Beach woodball | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| Beach wrestling | Beach wrestling | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| Dragon boat | Dragon boat | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| Ju-jitsu | Ju-jitsu | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| Open water swimming | Open water swimming | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| Powerboat | Powerboat | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| Powered paragliding | Powered paragliding | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Sailing | Sailing | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| Sport climbing | Sport climbing | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| Surfing | Surfing | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| Teqball | Teqball | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Water polo | Water polo | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Daily medal events | Daily medal events | | | | | | | | | | | | 93 |
| Cumulative total | Cumulative total | | | | | | | | | | | | 93 |
| November/December 2020 | 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.
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.

### Sponsors
#### Prestige partners

* Industrial and Commercial Bank of China