Asian Beach Games back after decade-long breakJournalists are taken to a tour of the Tianya Haijiao Ring Theater, which will be the venue of the opening and closing ceremonies of the 6th Sanya Asian Beach Games. MANILA, Philippines — The Asian Beach Games (ABG) are back this summer after a 10-year hiatus with host Sanya putting the same premium on sports tourism — the very same campaign that’s being advocated by both the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) and the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC). “We’ve been advocating already on sports tourism that’s why the POC and the PSC are encouraging our country’s very own hosting of international competitions.”Tolentino said the POC is fielding 180 athletes who will compete in 3x3 basketball, open water swimming and water polo, aquathlon, beach athletics, beach handball, beach kabaddi, beach soccer, beach volleyball, beach wrestling, dragon boat, jiu-jitsu, sailing, sport climbing and teqball in Sanya. Top officials of the Sanya ABG Organizing Committee presented the program for the games that has the full support of the Olympic Council of Asia. The 5th Asian Beach Games organizing committee is composed of the Peoples Government of Sanya City and Hainan Province and their Tourism, Culture, Television, Radio and Sports departments, and the Chinese Olympic Committee and the General Administration of Sports of China.

Source: Philippine Star January 22, 2026 07:40 UTC