# 2011 South Asian Beach Games

The 1st South Asian Beach Games was held in Hambantota, Sri Lanka between 8 and 14 October 2011. The opening ceremony was held at the Hambantota Beach Stadium, located in Hambantota district. 359 athletes from eight South Asian nations were competed.

## Host city selection

Sri Lankan bid for Hambantota was selected over bids of Bangladesh and the Maldives by the South Asian National Olympic Committees in a unanimous decision.

## Logo and the Mascot

The logo was launched on 20 January 2011 in Galle. The Mascot represents a character called "Salu Paaliya" which is one of the 12 Palis. Palis are characters which represents various dance forms. It is believed that the "Salu Paaliya" has comical actions and the power to heal which is ideal for the Beach Games as the Mascot.

## Sports

Marathon swimming and sailing were to be contested in Arugam Bay while the remaining sports were contested in Hambantota. However, later organizers decided to move the events closer locations, Tangalle and Tissamaharama. 26 events in 10 sports were held. Triathlon and beach bodybuilding were dropped from the program due to a lack of participants.
* 3-on-3 basketball(2) (details)
* Beach football (1) (details)
* Beach handball (1) (details)
* Beach kabbadi (2) (details)
* Beach netball (1) (details)
* Beach Volleyball (2) (details)
* Marathon swimming (2) (details)
* Lifesaving (6) (details)
* Tent pegging (8) (details)
* Windsurfing (1) (details)

## Participating nations

A total of eight countries participated at the 2011 South Asian Beach Games.
* Afghanistan
* Bangladesh (19)
* Bhutan (4)
* India (90)
* Maldives (56)
* Nepal (36)
* Pakistan (56)
* Sri Lanka (110)

## Schedule

This is the schedule of events for the 2011 South Asian Beach Games.
| OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Event finals | CC | Closing ceremony |
| October | October | 8th Sat | 9th Sun | 10th Mon | 11th Tue | 12th Wed | 13th Thu | 14th Fri | Events |
| Ceremonies | Ceremonies | OC | | | | | | CC | |
| 3-on-3 basketball | 3-on-3 basketball | | ● | ● | 2 | | | | 2 |
| Beach football | Beach football | ● | ● | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| Beach handball | Beach handball | | | | ● | ● | 1 | | 1 |
| Beach kabbadi | Beach kabbadi | | ● | ● | 2 | | | | 2 |
| Beach netball | Beach netball | | | | | ● | ● | 1 | 1 |
| Beach volleyball | Beach volleyball | | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | | 2 |
| Lifesaving | Lifesaving | | | | 3 | 3 | | | 6 |
| Marathon swimming | Marathon swimming | | | 2 | | | | | 2 |
| Tent pegging | Tent pegging | | 2 | 2 | | 2 | 2 | | 8 |
| Windsurfing | Windsurfing | | ● | ● | ● | 1 | | | 1 |
| Total Events | Total Events | | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 26 |
| Cumulative total | Cumulative total | | 2 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 26 | |
| October | October | 8th Sat | 9th Sun | 10th Mon | 11th Tue | 12th Wed | 13th Thu | 14th Fri | Events |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Sri Lanka)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | India (IND) | 11 | 9 | 7 | 27 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka (SRI)* | 9 | 10 | 9 | 28 |
| 3 | Pakistan (PAK) | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | Nepal (NEP) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | Bangladesh (BAN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Maldives (MDV) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Afghanistan (AFG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Bhutan (BHU) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 27 | 26 | 28 | 81 |