V Asian Beach Games



The Fifth Asian Beach Games held at Danang, Vietnam from 24th September to 3rd October, 2016. It will be the second time for Vietnam to host an Asia level multi-sports event, after Hanoi held Asian Indoor Games (2009) and Southeast Asian Games (2003). However, this is the first time that an event will not be held in Hanoi.

On 24th September, 2016 the opening ceremony of 5th Asian Beach Games took place at the Vietnam's central Da Nang City. The 5th Asian Beach Games kicked off in Vietnam's central Da Nang City on Saturday evening, with the participation of nearly 10,000 people.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc delivered a speech to open the Games. Opening the event was an art performance under the theme “Brighten the ocean- brighten the future” which featured songs and dances embracing with typical characteristics of fisherman in the central Vietnam and aspiration to build an Asian common house of peace and friendship. 

The 5th Asian Beach Games opened in Da Nang on Saturday attracting the participation of 4,600 coaches and athletes from 45 Asian countries to compete in 22 sports and 172 events. 

Participating Nations

42

Participants

Approximately 4600

Sports/Disciplines

22 sports and 172 events

3x3 Basketball, Beach Athletics, Beach Bodybuilding, Beach Handball, Beach Kabaddi, Beach Petanque, Beach Rowing, Beach Sepaktakraw, Beach Shuttlecock, Beach Soccer, Beach Volleyball, Beach Water Polo, Beach Woodball, Ju-Jitsu, Kurash, Marathon Swimming, Muay, Pencak Silat, Sambo, Traditional Martial Art, Vovinam and Wrestling.

Pakistan's Participation in V Asian Beach Games

A 56-member Pakistan Contingent participated in the V Asian Beach Games held at Da Nang, Vietnam. The following were the members of Pakistan Contingent:-

Contingent Officials
 

1.

 Dr. Muhammad Akhtar Nawaz Administrative Personnel

2.

 Syed Habib Shah Administrative Personnel

3.

 Mr. Imran Ahmad Khan Administrative Personnel

4.

 Dr. Asad Abbas Shah Contingent Doctor

5.

 Mr. Muhammad Arshad Sattar Administrative Personnel

6.

 Mr. Wajid Ali Chaudhry Administrative Personnel

7.

 Dr. Abdul Qudoos Jamali Headquarter Official
Handball

8.

 Mr. Javed Iqbal Official/Manager

9.

 Mr. Naseer Ahmed  Official/Coach

10.

 Mr. Rizwan Liaquat Official

11.

 Mr. Tahir Ali Player

12.

 Mr. Muhammad Uzair Atif Player

13.

 Mr. Asif Ali Player

14.

 Mr. Asim Saeed Player

15.

 Rana Waqar Khan Player

16.

 Mr. Muhammad Shahid Pervaiz Player

17.

 Mr. Hazrat Hussain Player

18.

 Mr. Khawar Yasin Player

19.

 Mr. Abidullah Player

20.

 Mr. Muzamal Hussain Player
Ju-Jitsu

21.

 Mr. Khalil Ahmed Khan Official/Manager

22.

 Mr. Tariq Ali Official/Coach

23.

 Mr. Amir Mukhtar Awan Official/Coach

24.

 Mr. Amir Hamza Awan Player

25.

 Mr. Jahanzeb Rashad Lune Player

26.

 Mr. Rafiq Siddique Player

27.

 Mr. Umar Mukhtar Player

28.

 Mr. Muhammad Abid Player

29.

 Mr. Muhammad Ammar Player

30.

 Mr. Abu Hurrara Player

31.

 Mr. Shahzeb Nawaz Janjua Player

32.

 Mr. Ahmed Butt Player

33.

 Miss Maryam Player

34.

 Miss Ambreen Ashiq Masih Player

35.

 Miss Humaira Ashiq Player

36.

 Miss Beenish Khan Player

37.

 Miss Kashaf Javed Player
Kabaddi

38.

 Mr. Muhamad Ramzan Ghumman Manager

39.

 Mr. Nabeel Ahmed Rana Coach

40.

 Mr. Akhlaq Hussain Player

41.

 Mr. Ibrar Hussain Player

42.

 Mr. Kashif Razzaq Player

43.

 Mr. Muhammad Imran Player

44.

 Mr. Nasir Ali Player

45.

 Mr. Arslan Ahmad Player
Volleyball

46.

 Mr. Shah Naeem Zafar Official/Manager

47.

 Mr. Azhar Mehmood Coach

48.

 Mr. Muhammad Razzaq Player

49.

 Mr. Muhammad Saqib Moon Player

50.

 Mr. Riaz Khan Player

51.

 Mr. Mubashir Raza Player
Wrestling

52.

 Mr. Aftab Iqbal Chaudhry Manager

53.

 Mr. Muhammad Anwar Coach

54.

 Mr. Nazir Wrestler

55.

 Mr. Muhammad Asad Butt Wrestler

56.

 Mr. Muhammad Inam Wrestler


The top three winners were Vietnam, Thailand and China:


  Medal Tally of V Asian Beach Games
 

Rank.

Nation

Medals

 Gold

 Silver

 Bronze

Total

1

  Vietnam (VIE)

52

44

43

139

2

  Thailand (THA)

36

24

30

90

3

  China (CHN)

12

18

19

49

4

  Iran (IRI)

9

6

6

21

5

  Mongolia (MGL)

7

4

8

19

6

  Cambodia (CAM)

6

6

9

21

7

Qatar (QAT)

5

1

1

7

8

  Jordan (JOR)

4

4

5

13

9

  United Arab Emirates (UAE)

4

2

3

9

10

  Malaysia (MAS)

3

6

5

14

11

  Indonesia (INA)

3

5

9

17

12

  Kazakhstan (KAZ)

3

5

4

12

13

  Myanmar (MYA)

3

5

3

11

14

  Laos (LAO)

3

3

24

30

15

  Uzbekistan (UZB)

3

1

3

7

16

  India (IND)

2

4

18

24

17

  Philippines (PHI)

2

4

15

21

18

  Chinese Taipei (TPE)

2

4

10

16

19

  Turkmenistan (TKM)

2

4

9

15

20

  Singapore (SIN)

2

3

7

12

21

  Pakistan (PAK)

2

3

6

11

22

  Bahrain (BRN)

2

0

0

2

23

  South Korea (KOR)

1

4

11

16

24

  Oman (OMA)

1

3

0

4

25

  Japan (JPN)

1

2

7

10

26

  Iraq (IRQ)

1

1

8

10

27

  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)

1

0

4

5

28

  Hong Kong (HKG)

0

4

4

8

29

  Lebanon (LIB)

0

1

6

7

30

  Syria (SYR)

0

1

2

3

31

  Macau (MAC)

0

0

5

5

32

  Afghanistan (AFG)

0

0

3

3

33

  Sri Lanka (SRI)

0

0

2

2

34

  Brunei (BRU)

0

0

1

1
 Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA)

0

0

1

1

Total

172

172

291

635

  
   Pakistan Medal Tally in V Asian Beach Games
 

S.No.

Discipline

Medals

Gold

Silver

 Bronze

Total

1.

 Ju-Jitsu

-

2

5

7

2.

 Beach Kabaddi

1

-

-

1

3.

 Beach Handball

-

-

1

1

4.

 Wrestling

1

1

-

2

Total

2

3

6

11

 

S.No.

Player

Name of Event

Medal
 Ju-Jitsu

1.

 Mr. Ahmad Butt

Newaza Men's +94kg

Silver

2.

 Mr. Jahanzeb Rashad Lune

Newaza Men's -56kg

Silver

3.

 Mr. Amir Hamza Awan

Newaza Men's -69kg

Bronze

4.

 Mr. Muhammad Abid

Newaza Men's -94kg

Bronze

5.

 Miss  Beenish Khan

Newaza Women's -70kg

Bronze

6.

 Miss Humaira Ashiq

Show System Women (Duo)

Bronze
Miss  Maryam

7.

 Miss Maryam

Show System Men Women (Mixed)

Bronze
Mr. Shahzeb Nawaz Janjua
  Beach Kabaddi

1.

 Mr. Arslan Ahmad

Men's Team

Gold
Mr.  Nasir Ali
Mr.  Akhlaq Hussain
Mr.  Ibrar Hussain
Mr. Muhammad Imran
Mr.  Kashif Razzaq
  Beach Handball

1.

 Mr. Tahir Ali

Men's Team

Bronze
Mr. Muhammad Uzair Atif
Mr. Asif Ali
Mr. Asim Saeed
Rana Waqar Khan
Mr. Muhammad Shahid Pervaiz
Mr. Hazrat Hussain
Mr. Khawar Yasin
Mr. Abidullah
Mr. Muzamal Hussain
  Wrestling

1.

 Mr. Muhammad Inam

Men’s Under 90 Kg

Gold

2.

 Mr. Nazir

Men’s Under 70 Kg

Silver