2019 World Beach Games
The 2019 World Beach Games, (Arabic: 2019 ألعاب شاطئ العالم) officially known as the ANOC World Beach Games Qatar 2019 and commonly known as Qatar 2019, was an inaugural international beach multi-sport event organized by the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC). It was held for five days, 11 to 16 October 2019, in Doha, Qatar, with the opening rounds for certain events being held on 11 October 2019, the day before the opening ceremony on 12 October.
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| Host city | Doha |
|---|---|
| Country |  Qatar |
| Nations participating | 97 |
| Athletes participating | 1240 |
| Events | 36 events in 13 sports (in 14 disciplines) |
| Opening ceremony | 12 October |
| Closing ceremony | 16 October |
| Officially opened by | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani |
| Website | www |
It had originally been scheduled to be hosted in San Diego, however, on 30 May 2019 it was announced that the Games were being relocated as the host city had not generated sufficient private funds.[1]
In 14 June 2019, Qatar was announced as the host of the 2019 World Beach Games.
Host selection
On 30 October 2015, San Diego was unanimously approved as host of the inaugural World Beach Games at the ANOC General Assembly in Washington D.C..[2][3] Sarasota, Sochi, Dubai and a city in China were the other candidate cities which made bids to host the games.[4]
The Games were originally scheduled to be held from 29 September 2017, until 9 October 2017. However, in August 2016 they were announced to be postponed to 2019.[5]
| 2019 World Beach Games bidding results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Nation | Votes | ||||
| Doha | Qatar |
Unanimous | ||||
Development and preparation
Venues
- Katara Beach (3x3 Basketball, Kitefoil Racing, Open Water Swimming 5km, Aquathlon, Individual Kata, Beach Wrestling, Beach Tennis, Beach Soccer)
- Al-Gharafa (Beach Handball, Beach Volleyball)
- Aspire Zone (Bouldering, Skateboarding)
- Legtafiya Lagoon (Waterski Jump, Wakeboard)
The Games
Sports
The 2019 ANOC World Beach Games featured 14 disciplines in 13 sports (surfing and BMX cycling had also been on the original programme but were removed).[6] All of the events in this edition were non-Olympic events, i.e., different from events in previous Summer Olympic programs, and were gender equal.
- Basketball
3x3 basketball (2) ()
- Football
Beach soccer (2) ()
- Handball
Beach handball (2) ()
- Karate
Karate (2) ()
- Sailing
Kiteboarding (2) ()
- Skateboarding
- Sport climbing
Bouldering (2) ()
- Swimming
Open water swimming (2) ()
- Tennis
Beach tennis (2) ()
- Triathlon
Aquathlon (3) ()
- Volleyball
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4x4 beach volleyball (2) ()
- Waterskiing
Wakeboarding (2) ()
Waterski jumping (2) ()
- Wrestling
Beach wrestling (8) ()
Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each separate discipline.
Participating National Olympic Committees (NOCs)
Of the world's 206 NOCs, 97 are due to compete:[7][8]
| Participating National Olympic Committees |
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Calendar
- All dates are AST (UTC+3)
| OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Event finals | CC | Closing ceremony |
| October 2019 | 11th Fri |
12th Sat |
13th Sun |
14th Mon |
15th Tue |
16th Wed |
Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceremonies | OC | CC | N/A | |||||
| Triathlon – Aquathlon |
2 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Basketball – 3x3 basketball |
● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | |||
| Sport climbing – Bouldering |
● | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Handball – Beach handball |
● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | |
| Karate – Individual kata |
● | 2 | 2 | |||||
 Sailing – Kitefoil racing |
● | ● | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
 Skateboarding – Park |
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Football – Beach soccer |
● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||
| Swimming – Open water |
2 | 2 | ||||||
| Tennis – Beach tennis |
● | ● | ● | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Beach volleyball – 4x4 |
● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||
| Waterskiing – Waterski Jump |
● | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Waterskiing – Wakeboard |
● | 2 | 2 | |||||
 Wrestling – Beach wrestling |
4 | 4 | 8 | |||||
Medal table
* Host nation (Qatar)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spain (ESP) | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 |  Brazil (BRA) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 |  Italy (ITA) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 |  United States (USA) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 |  Japan (JPN) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 |  Russia (RUS) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 |  Georgia (GEO) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 |  Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Iran (IRI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 11 |  Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Nigeria (NGR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 |  Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 |  Colombia (COL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Pakistan (PAK) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 18 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 |  Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 23 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Puerto Rico (PUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Qatar (QAT)* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 30 |  Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 31 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Chile (CHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Dominican Republic (DOM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (40 nations) | 36 | 36 | 38 | 110 | |
References
- Weisberg, Lori (30 May 2019). "San Diego loses inaugural World Beach Games due to lack of private funding". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- "San Diego Awarded Inaugural 2017 ANOC World Beach Games". ANOC. 30 October 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-11-18. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- Garske, Monica (30 October 2015). "San Diego Chosen as Host City for Inaugural 'World Beach Games'". NBC San Diego. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- Butler, Nick (27 October 2015). "Exclusive: San Diego set to be awarded first ANOC World Beach Games in 2017". Inside the Games. Washington D.C.: Dunsar Media Company Limited. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ANOC postpones inaugural World Beach Games - Sport Business, 5 August 2016
- "ANOC confirm 15 sports and 17 disciplines for first World Beach Games". 24 May 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- "PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES". ANOC World Beach Games Qatar 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- https://results.awbgqatar.com/#/awbg2019/nocs