China News Service, Sanya, August 10 (Reporter Wang Xiaobin) The official website of the 2020 Hainan·Sanya 6th Asian Beach Games (hereinafter referred to as "Asian Beach Games") announced on the 10th that due to the global epidemic of new coronavirus pneumonia, Asia The sand party will be postponed to April 2021.
Affected by the spread of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, on August 10, the Asian Olympic Council, the Chinese Olympic Committee and the Sanya Asian Sands Organizing Committee reached an agreement to postpone the 2020 6th Asian Beach Games to 2021 Held from April 2 to 10. After the postponement, the name of the Asian Beach Games will remain "The 6th Asian Beach Games 2020".
The Asian Sands Games are the largest comprehensive beach games in Asia. The 6th Asian Sands Conference was originally planned to be held in Sanya at the end of this year. The outbreak of the new crown pneumonia at the beginning of this year caused the postponement or suspension of many events around the world. The General Administration of Sport of China issued a notice earlier requesting careful adjustments to the hosting plan for large-scale comprehensive sports games such as the Asian Sands Games.
The announcement issued on the same day also stated that the OCA, the Chinese Olympic Committee and the Sanya Asian Sands Games Organizing Committee will continue to advance the preparations for the Asian Games. (Finish)