Sanya, China, is continuing environmental and low-carbon practices adopted for the Asian Beach Games. Green technologies, waste recycling, and marine protection projects are integrated into the city's infrastructure and daily life, earning it recognition from the UN.
Among other things, the opening ceremony used a water projection instead of the traditional flame for the torch lighting
The 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, Hainan Province (April 22-30) are driving rural tourism to surrounding villages. Journalists toured Xidao island, discovering serene villages that attract up to 5,000 tourists daily during peak seasons, spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on lodging and services. The event features 14 sports across 15 disciplines with 62 medal sets.
The Games officially opened at Yasha Park where achievements in the hi-tech sphere were showcased alongside a cultural program, including a humanoid robot dance performance
Hong Kong's men's 400m dragon boat team secured bronze at the Asian Beach Games in Sanya, China, clocking 1:40.188 to finish just 0.022 seconds ahead of Chinese Taipei (1:40.210). China took gold (1:34.990) with Thailand silver (1:35.614). The city had previously won silver in the aquathlon mixed-relay on Saturday.
Hong Kong won silver in the aquathlon team event at the Asian Beach Games in Sanya, Hainan Island, with a time of 1:02:35. The quartet of Bailee Brown, Wong Tsz-to, Hilda Choi Yan-yin and Mark Yu Shing-him finished behind China (1:01:44) with Japan taking bronze (1:03:54). Head coach Andrew Wright acknowledged the achievement despite noting lack of significant funding for the sport.
Hong Kong won their first medal at the Asian Beach Games in Sanya, taking silver in the aquathlon mixed relay with a time of 1:02:35. China dominated to win gold in 1:01:44, while Japan claimed bronze in 1:03:54.
Hong Kong claimed their first medal at the Asian Beach Games in Sanya, China, winning silver in the aquathlon mixed relay. The quartet of Bailee Brown, Wong Tsz-to, Hilda Choi Yan-yin and Mark Yu Shing-him finished in 1:02:35, behind China's winning time of 1:01:44. Japan took bronze with a time of 1:03:54.
The Olympic Council of Asia has agreed to discuss shifting the Asian Games to odd-numbered years, the year before the Summer Olympics, at a board meeting in Sanya, China. If approved, the 2030 Doha Games and 2034 Riyadh Games would move to 2031 and 2035 respectively. The 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Games remain unaffected, creating a five-year gap to the new 2031 Doha edition. The change would align the Asian Games with other continental multi-sport events and follows an IOC recommendation.
Hong Kong triathlete Bailee Brown produced the city’s best result so far at the 2026 Sanya Asian Beach Games on Thursday, finishing fifth in the women’s individual aquathlon. With athletes tackling a 6km course made up of a 2.5km run, a 1km swim and a final 2.5km run, Brown completed the race at Sanya Bay Photography Base in Hainan in 33 minutes 37 seconds. Teammate Hilda Choi Yan-yin placed eighth in 34:18. China’s Lin Xinyu won gold in 31:34, with Cambodia’s Garabedian Margot Morokot taking...
