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A 31-member Indian contingent will compete at the Asian Beach Games 2026 in Sanya, located on Hainan Island of the People’s Republic of China, from April 22 to 30.
Live streaming of the Asian Beach Games 2026 will be available in India.
The sixth edition of the Asian Beach Games will have medal events across 15 disciplines, with a total of 62 gold medals up for grabs.
India will compete in four disciplines – 3×3 basketball, beach kabaddi, sailing and beach wrestling.
India’s top basketball players Pranav Prince and Harsh Dagar will headline the 3×3 squad.
Organised by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), the Asian Beach Games is a multi-sport event focused on beach and coastal disciplines. First held in Bali, Indonesia, in 2008, the Games showcase sports not always featured at the Asian Games.
The Asian Beach Games were last held in 2016 in Da Nang, Vietnam, and were initially scheduled to return in 2020. However, the COVID-19 pandemic led to a prolonged delay, with the event now resuming after a decade.
The 2026 edition will be staged entirely in the resort city of Sanya, with the opening ceremony on April 22 and the closing ceremony on April 30. Beach handball begins on April 21.
At the 2016 edition, India won 24 medals, including two gold, four silver and 18 bronze. The women’s kabaddi team clinched gold, while the men’s team settled for silver. India’s other gold medal came in vocotruyen, where Shweta More triumphed in the women’s 52kg event.
Asian Beach Games 2026 sports
Beach handball, water polo, beach soccer, open water swimming, jiu jitsu, beach volleyball, beach kabaddi, sailing, aquathlon, teqball, beach athletics, dragon boat, 3×3 basketball, beach wrestling, sport climbing.
Where to watch Asian Beach Games 2026 live in India
The Asian Beach Games 2026 will be available for live streaming on asiangameshub.com. Live telecast of the Asian Beach Games will not be available on any TV channel in India.
Asian Beach Games 2026 schedule
- Opening ceremony: April 22
- Beach handball: April 21 to 30
- Water polo: April 22 to April 29
- Beach soccer: April 23 to April 29
- Open water swimming: April 25 to 27
- Jiu Jitsu: April 23 to 24
- Beach volleyball: April 23 to 29
- Beach kabaddi: April 23 to 27
- Sailing: April 23 to April 28
- Aquathon: April 23 and 25
- Teqball: April 24 to 27
- Beach athletics: April 24 to 26
- Dragon boat: April 24 to 26
- 3×3 basketball: April 25 to 29
- Beach wrestling: April 28 and 29
- Sport climbing: April 28 to 29
- Closing ceremony: April 30
Asian Beach Games 2026: Indian contingent
- Men’s 3×3 basketball: Harsh Dagar, Pranav Prince, Kushal Singh, Arvind Kumar Muthu
- Women’s beach kabaddi team: Ritu, Simran Kamboj, Manisha Kumari, Nikita Chauhan, Manpreet Kaur, Nikita
- Men’s beach kabaddi team: Brijendra Singh Choudhary, Jitendra Yadav, Yatharth Deshwal, Neeraj, Jai Bhagwan, Bhanu Pratap Tomar
- Sailing: Aastha Pandey (ILCA 4 girls), Shringhari Roy (optimist girls), Ovie Nair Shaffi (foil windsurfing girls), Vinay Vishwanath Kulabkar (foil windsurfing boys), Chitresh Tatha (formula kite men), Krishna Venkatachalam Ramakrishnan (optimist boys), Vasu Chandrawanshi (ILCA 4 boys)
- Beach wrestling: Pushpa Yadav (women’s 60kg), Priyanshi Prajapat (women’s 50kg), Jaspeet Kaur (women’s 70kg), Priya (women’s +70kg), Aryan (men’s 90kg), Sachin Mor (men’s 80kg), Jaspooran Singh (men’s +90kg), Siddharth (men’s 70kg)
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