2011 South Asian Beach Games

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I South Asian Beach Games
HambantotaSABG.png
Host city Sri Lanka Hambantota, Sri Lanka
Motto "Our sun to shine on you"
Nations participating 8
Athletes participating 359[1]
Events 26 in 10 Sports
Opening ceremony 8 October
Closing ceremony 14 October
Officially opened by President of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa
Main venue Hambantota Beach Stadium

The 1st South Asian Beach Games are scheduled to be held in Hambantota, Sri Lanka between 8 to 14 October 2011. The opening ceremony will be held at the Hambantota Beach Stadium, located in Hambantota district. 359 athletes from eight South Asian nations will compete.[1]

Host city selection

Sri Lankan bid for Hambantota was selected over bids of Bangladesh and the Maldives by the South Asian National Olympic Committees in a unanimous decision.[2]

Logo and the Mascot

The logo was launched on 20 January 2011 in Galle.[3] The Mascot represents a character called "Salu Paaliya" which is one of the 12 Palis. Palis are characters which represents various dance forms. It is believed that the "Salu Paaliya" has comical actions and the power to heal which is ideal for the Beach Games as the Mascot.[4]

Sports

Marathon swimming and sailing were to be contested in Arugam Bay while the remaining sports will be contested in Hambantota. However later organizers decided to move the events closer locations, Tangalle and Tissamaharama. 26 events in 10 sports are currently scheduled to be held.[5] Triathlon and beach bodybuilding were dropped from the program due to a lack of participants.[6]

Participating nations

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Participating nations.

A total of eight countries participated at the 2011 South Asian Beach Games.

Schedule

This is the schedule of events for the 2011 South Asian Beach Games.[5]

October 8th
Sat		 9th
Sun		 10th
Mon		 11th
Tue		 12th
Wed		 13th
Thu		 14th
Fri		 Events
Ceremonies OC CC
3-on-3 basketball ● ● 2 2
Beach football ● ● 1 1
Beach handball ● ● 1 1
Beach kabbadi ● ● 2 2
Beach netball ● ● 1 1
Beach volleyball ● ● ● ● 2 2
Lifesaving 3 3 6
Marathon swimming 2 2
Tent pegging 2 2 2 2 8
Windsurfing ● ● ● 1 1
Total Events 2 5 7 6 5 1 26
Cumulative total 2 7 14 20 25 26
October 8th
Sat		 9th
Sun		 10th
Mon		 11th
Tue		 12th
Wed		 13th
Thu		 14th
Fri		 Events

Medal table

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Further information: List of events at 2011 South Asian Beach Games
Key

  *   The host country is highlighted in Lavender Blue

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  India 11 9 7 27
2  Sri Lanka* 9 10 9 28
3  Pakistan 5 2 4 11
4    Nepal 1 2 5 8
5  Bangladesh 1 1 1 3
6  Maldives 0 1 2 3
7  Afghanistan 0 1 0 1
Total 19 19 21 59

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 President Mahinda to inaugurate first South Asian Beach Games Festival in Hambantota tomorrow
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Sri lanka gears for Beach games
  4. ↑ The South Asian Beach Games Mascot - Salu Paaliya
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 2011 South Asian Beach Games schedule
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Two sports removed from first South Asian Beach Games
  7. ↑ Bangladesh Contingent will depart Dhaka on 6 October 2011
  8. ↑ Maldives contingent arrived to Hambantota
  9. ↑ Beach games participants from Nepal bade farewell

See also

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