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Organisation of Asian Beach Games in Vietnam discussed

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.
The organisation of the fifth Asian Beach was at the centre of ameeting between the General Department of Sports and PhysicalTraining and the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) on April 27 in Hanoi.

In the meeting , the two sides agreed onpreparation works, promotional costs and the IT supplier for the event.Most importantly, they narrowed down the list of sports to be competedat the Games, including surfing, sailing, a dragon boat race and a jetski race. The Games will also take in some new sports, such as beachpetanque and beach body building.

The biannualevent, which will be held next year in Nha Trang city in the southerncentral province of Khanh Hoa, features long-distance swimming and waterpolo as its principal water sports, and Pencak Silat, Vovinam,wrestling, Sambo, Jujitsu, Kurash and Muay Thai as its beach martialarts.

Wei Jizhong, Honourary Vice President ofthe OCA, spoke highly of Vietnam’s preparations for the Games andpromised that all Vietnam’s recommendations will be collected to submitto the Council.-VNA
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