# 2012 Asian Beach Games

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

## Sports

* 3x3 basketball (2) (details)
* Beach handball (2) (details)
* Beach kabaddi (2) (details)
* Beach sepak takraw (4) (details)
* Beach soccer (1) (details)
* Beach volleyball (2) (details)
* Beach woodball (4) (details)
* Dragon boat (6) (details)
* Paramotoring (3) (details)
* Roller speed skating (8) (details)
* Sailing (2) (details)
* Sport climbing (8) (details)
* Water skiing (4) (details)

## Participating nations

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. 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.
* Afghanistan (34)
* Bahrain (25)
* Bangladesh (15)
* Bhutan (4)
* Brunei (6)
* Cambodia (4)
* China (160)
* Chinese Taipei (40)
* East Timor (6)
* Hong Kong (80)
* Independent Olympic Athletes (29)
* India (64)
* Indonesia (106)
* Iran (23)
* Iraq (10)
* Japan (82)
* Jordan (7)
* Kazakhstan (6)
* Kyrgyzstan (4)
* Laos (5)
* Lebanon (10)
* Macau (34)
* Malaysia (24)
* Maldives (8)
* Mongolia (29)
* Nepal (17)
* Oman (24)
* Pakistan (18)
* Palestine (15)
* Philippines (33)
* Qatar (31)
* Saudi Arabia (5)
* Singapore (2)
* South Korea (43)
* Sri Lanka (32)
* Syria (10)
* Tajikistan (4)
* Thailand (160)
* Turkmenistan (23)
* United Arab Emirates (10)
* Uzbekistan (1)
* Vietnam (89)
* Yemen (4)

## Calendar

| 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

* Host nation (China)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China (CHN)* | 14 | 10 | 12 | 36 |
| 2 | Thailand (THA) | 13 | 9 | 6 | 28 |
| 3 | South Korea (KOR) | 6 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
| 4 | Indonesia (INA) | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 6 | India (IND) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Iran (IRI) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Afghanistan (AFG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Qatar (QAT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Vietnam (VIE) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Bahrain (BRN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Turkmenistan (TKM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Bangladesh (BAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Brunei (BRU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Laos (LAO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Palestine (PLE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (23 entries) | Totals (23 entries) | 49 | 49 | 54 | 152 |