The 5th
Asian Beach Games ( vi, Đại hội Thể thao Bãi biển châu Á lần thứ năm) was held in
Da Nang
Nang or DanangSee also Danang Dragons ( ; vi, Đà Nẵng, ) is a class-1 municipality and the fifth-largest city in Vietnam by municipal population. It lies on the coast of the East Sea of Vietnam at the mouth of the Hàn River, and is one ...
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Vietnam.
It was the second time for Vietnam to host an Asian multi-sports event, after
Hanoi held the
2009 Asian Indoor Games
The 2009 Asian Indoor Games ( vi, Đại hội Thể thao Trong nhà châu Á 2009), officially the 3rd Asian Indoor Games ( vi, Đại hội Thể thao Trong nhà châu Á lần thứ 3) and also known as Vietnam 2009, were a pancontinential indoo ...
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Logo
The Games' logo is designed to simulate the waves and sand, as well as the healthy and active athletes participating in the Games.
With the power of sports, all parts of the logo rise up to form a large V shape (which means "Vietnam", "Victory" or the fifth Roman numeral which is read as "V") which confirms the role of the host countries, highlighting the spirit of competition as well as the aspirations of the athletes to win.
The combination of sea and sand waved together reflects the strength and strong wills of the Vietnamese, carries a friendly and welcoming message to all athletes and represents the solidarity and friendship of Asia.
Mascot
The mascot of the games is a
swiftlet named Chim Yen. Special characteristic of the southern central coastal region of Vietnam is famous for
bird nest
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- a product of high economic value in general and a specialty of
Da Nang
Nang or DanangSee also Danang Dragons ( ; vi, Đà Nẵng, ) is a class-1 municipality and the fifth-largest city in Vietnam by municipal population. It lies on the coast of the East Sea of Vietnam at the mouth of the Hàn River, and is one ...
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The mascot is a stylized little boy with funny hair on the head, a small V-shaped tail (a characteristic of oats), holding a lit torch represents the spirit of unity, peace and health of human life. The sun of the
Olympic Council of Asia and on the traditional wave of mascot costumes symbolizing the Asian Beach Games. The colors used for the mascot is blue, red, black and gold representing the blue sea water, golden sand and feathers of birds.
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Calendar
Participating nations
41 out of the 45 Asian countries took part.
Palestine
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Yemen,
North Korea, and
Saudi Arabia did not compete, while
Kuwait competed as
Independent Olympic Athletes due to suspension for political interference. Below is a list of all the participating NOCs; the number of competitors per delegation is indicated in brackets.
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Medal table
Sponsors
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Football Thai Factory Sporting Goods Co, Ltd.
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Bao Viet Insurance Company
References
External links
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Official website
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