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Jouralists are taken to a tour of the Tianya Haijiao Ring Theater which will be the venue of the opening and closing ceremonies of the 6th Sanya Asian Beach Games. Handout/POC Media

Jouralists are taken to a tour of the Tianya Haijiao Ring Theater which will be the venue of the opening and closing ceremonies of the 6th Sanya Asian Beach Games.

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MANILA -- The Philippines will send 180 athletes to the Asian Beach Games, which will take place in the resort city of Sanya in April to end a 10-year hiatus. There are 15 disciplines in the Asian Beach Games program, with 63 gold medals at stake across 14 sports. The Games run from April 22-30 in the city located in south China&#x27;s Hainan province.The Philippines will compete in 3x3 basketball, open water swimming and water polo, aquathlon, beach athletics, beach handball, beach kabaddi, beach soccer, beach volleyball, beach wrestling, dragon boat, jiu-jitsu, sailing, sport climbing and teqball.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2025/12/29/poc-chief-expects-more-historic-achievements-from-pinoy-athletes-in-2026-1442">READ: POC chief expects &#x27;more historic achievements&#x27; from Pinoy athletes in 2026</a></div>&quot;It&#x27;s not only all about sports but also promoting the host city,&quot; said POC president Abraham &quot;Bambol&quot; Tolentino. &quot;We&#x27;ve been advocating already on sports tourism already, that&#x27;s why the POC and the PSC are encouraging our country&#x27;s very own hosting of international competitions.&quot;<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1769067370670Ring Theater .jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Jouralists are taken to a tour of the Tianya Haijiao Ring Theater which will be the venue of the opening and closing ceremonies of the 6th Sanya Asian Beach Games. Handout/POC Media" width="960"/>Journalists are taken to a tour of the Tianya Haijiao Ring Theater which will be the venue of the opening and closing ceremonies of the 6th Sanya Asian Beach Games. Handout/POC Media</div>Sanya indicated its preparedness to host the sixth edition of the games—last hosted by Danang in Vietnam in 2016—through the World Press Briefing and World Broadcasters Meeting earlier this week.Journalists representing traditional and new media from Asia and Southeast Asia as well as from Europe attended the briefing conducted at the proposed site of the Main Press Center and Media Hotel at Jianghe Hotel and Resort.Top officials of the Sanya ABG Organizing Committee presented the program for the games that has the full support of the Olympic Council of Asia.The briefing included an ocular of the field of play for beach handball, sport climbing and beach volleyball as well as the Yasha Park Phase 1 Ring Theater, which will be the venue for the opening and closing ceremony.Alongside the venue visit was a tour of the island&#x27;s top tourist attractions, including the iconic Luhuitou Scenic Spot and the Xidao Island Fishing Village.The 45 national Olympic committees of the OCA are expected to send their athletes to the games, while Australia, Salomon Island, Tahiti and New Zealand were invited to send their athletes.The 5th Asian Beach Games organizing committee is composed of the Peoples Government of Sanya City and Hainan Province and their Tourism, Culture, Television, Radio and Sports departments, and the Chinese Olympic Committee and the General Administration of Sports of China.

The Philippines will send 180 athletes to the Asian Beach Games, which will take place in the resort city of Sanya in April to end a 10-year hiatus.

The Philippines will send 180 athletes to the Asian Beach Games, which will take place in the resort city of Sanya in April to end a 10-year hiatus.

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Asian Beach Games set for return in Sanya; PH to send 180 athletes

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Published Jan 22, 2026 03:37 PM PHT

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