The organisation of the fifth Asian Beach was at the centre of a
meeting between the General Department of Sports and Physical
Training and the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) on April 27 in Hanoi.
In the meeting , the two sides agreed on
preparation works, promotional costs and the IT supplier for the event.
Most importantly, they narrowed down the list of sports to be competed
at the Games, including surfing, sailing, a dragon boat race and a jet
ski race. The Games will also take in some new sports, such as beach
petanque and beach body building.
The biannual
event, which will be held next year in Nha Trang city in the southern
central province of Khanh Hoa, features long-distance swimming and water
polo as its principal water sports, and Pencak Silat, Vovinam,
wrestling, Sambo, Jujitsu, Kurash and Muay Thai as its beach martial
arts.
Wei Jizhong, Honourary Vice President of
the OCA, spoke highly of Vietnam’s preparations for the Games and
promised that all Vietnam’s recommendations will be collected to submit
to the Council.-VNA