Thailand welcomes Asian Beach Games
13.11.2014
From 14 to 23 November 2014 the Phuket Island in Thailand will host the 4th Asian Beach Games.
This continental multi-sport event is organized by the Olympic Council of Asia every two years in most prominent beach resorts across Asia.
This year’s event will host the official Beach Kurash competitions for the first time in history. It’s widely known that Kurash, having the history of more than 3500 years, was initially played on sand and ground, so it is true to say that Kurash in Phuket Games is returning to its natural origins.
The Games will be participated by several thousand players and officials coming from 45 Asian nations. More than 20 beach sport will feature in the program of the Games, with competitions in all disciplines held at different famous beaches of the Phuket Island.
The opening ceremony of the Games will be held on 14 November at Sapan Hin.
The Beach Kurash competitions will start on 15 November and last for three days till 17 November. The competition venue for Kurash is the famous beach Patong Central.
The African Kurash Union and the Swaziland Kurash Association successfully hosted the XII African Kurash continental championships among seniors and juniors under 20 in Malkerns, Swaziland.
