2010 Asian Beach Games

The 2nd Asian Beach Games were held in Muscat, Oman from 8 December 2010 to 16 December 2010. The opening ceremony was held in the Al-Musannah Sports City, Muscat.

II Asian Beach Games
Host cityMuscat, Oman
MottoTogether We Shine
Nations participating43
Athletes participating1,131
Events52 in 14 sports
Opening ceremonyDecember 8
Closing ceremonyDecember 16
Officially opened byQaboos bin Said al Said
Sultan of Oman
Main venueAl-Musannah Sports City
WebsiteOfficial website

Emblem

The relation between the Omani people and the sea is legendary. Throughout history, they were pioneers in crossing the seas and oceans, and played a significant role in the maritime and shipbuilding history. The 8th century witnessed the arrival of the vessel "Sohar" to the City of Canton (China), establishing once more the Omani maritime supremacy.

The logo design is derived from such splendid historical inputs, by embodying the simplest forms of the elements. The logo reflects the relation between the people of Oman and the rest of the worlds, especially with the people of Asia, by hosting the shining sun of Asia in Muscat, projecting a better future for the Asian sports, aided by the ship that will carry it to its international and continental sports destinations.

The strong and high waves under the sail provide the logo with solidity, vitality and sustainability and challenges, as represented by the flood of competitors in the various games, hosted in the high seas, and at the same time, touching the attractive Omani beaches, giving the local dimension of the nature of the beach games' tournament.

The expressions under the beach are colored by the bright colors of the Omani flag, expressing the devotion of the Omani people to their deep-rooted customs and traditions, expressed in the complete harmony of the elements.

Development
Al-Jebel (tahr), Al-Reeh (houbara) and Al-Med (green turtle), the official mascot

Omran (Omani Government owned tourism company) developed the dedicated 100 Hectare Site at Wudam Al Sahil near Muscat to host the 2010 Asian Beach Games. The development comprised a mixture of temporary and permanent facilities such as a hotel for media and guests, an athletes village, administration building, press and media centre, restaurants and recreational facilities, site wide infrastructure including a marina and adequate parking facilities. Associated with the above-mentioned development, dedicated playing pitches with temporary stands to accommodate around 300 spectators for preliminary events and up to 1,500 spectators for the final event were built. Further to this, the opening and closing ceremonies were held in the amphitheatre for up to 5,000 spectators.

Key Features:

  • 4-star hotel
  • Accommodation for Media and Administrative Staff.
  • Press Centre, restaurant and recreation facilities within the Athlete village.
  • Media Centre with special conference facilities, studios, internet facilities, restaurants, etc.
  • Playing grounds for various sports activities with stands to accommodate 4000 – 5000 spectators.
  • A marina used for docking 400 sailboats and for various training purposes.
  • A central drop-off and vehicle parking area including shuttle buses for the event.
  • Future aquatic based resort development.

Sports

Participating nations

43 out of 45 Asian countries participated in these games. The only exception being North Korea and Macau. 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[1]

Calendar
 OC Opening ceremony  ●  Event competitions  1 Event finals  CC Closing ceremony
December 2010 8th
Wed		 9th
Thu		 10th
Fri		 11th
Sat		 12th
Sun		 13th
Mon		 14th
Tue		 15th
Wed		 16th
Thu		 Gold
medals
Beach handball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 2 2
Beach kabaddi ● ● ● ● 2 2
Beach sepak takraw ● ● 2 ● ● 1 1 4
Beach soccer ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1
Beach volleyball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 2 2
Beach water polo ● ● ● ● 1 1
Beach woodball ● ● ● 4 4
Bodybuilding 3 3 6
Jet ski 2 1 1 4
Open water swimming 2 2 4
Sailing ● ● ● ● 6 6
Tent pegging 2 2 2 2 8
Triathlon 2 2
Water skiing ● 6 6
Total gold medals457312281152
CeremoniesOCCC
December 2010 8th
Wed		 9th
Thu		 10th
Fri		 11th
Sat		 12th
Sun		 13th
Mon		 14th
Tue		 15th
Wed		 16th
Thu		 Gold
medals

Medal table

Thailand led the medal table with 14 gold medals and total of 36 medals. 27 NOCs won at least a single medal with 14 NOCs winning at least a single gold medal, thus leaving 16 NOCs failing to win any medal at the Games.

  *   Host nation (Oman)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Thailand (THA)15101237
2 China (CHN)126523
3 Oman (OMA)*51612
4 Iraq (IRQ)3317
5 Indonesia (INA)32611
6 India (IND)3014
7 Athletes from Kuwait (IOC)2316
8 South Korea (KOR)2305
 United Arab Emirates (UAE)2305
10 Japan (JPN)2136
11 Kazakhstan (KAZ)1203
12 Malaysia (MAS)1102
 Syria (SYR)1102
14 Vietnam (VIE)0538
15 Pakistan (PAK)0426
16 Jordan (JOR)0213
17 Myanmar (MYA)0202
18 Chinese Taipei (TPE)0145
19 Hong Kong (HKG)0134
20 Yemen (YEM)0123
21 Iran (IRI)0022
 Tajikistan (TJK)0022
23 Bangladesh (BAN)0011
 Brunei (BRU)0011
 Lebanon (LIB)0011
 Saudi Arabia (KSA)0011
Totals (26 nations)525258162
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References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-11. Retrieved 2010-12-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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