ANOC Beach Games Debut In Qatar

The inaugural Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) World Beach Games Qatar 2019 starts on Saturday and will conclude October 16.

Fans will be able to watch live streaming of competitions on the official website – www.awbgqatar.com.

The Olympic Channel will also present LIVE streaming coverage on the global digital platform at olympicchannel.com and its mobile apps.

The event will feature 1240 athletes from 97 countries competing for 350 medals across 14 sports including aquathlon, 3×3 basketball, climbing-bouldering, beach handball, karate kata, kitefoil racing, skateboarding, beach soccer, open water swimming, beach tennis, beach volleyball 4×4, waterski, wakeboard and beach wrestling.

Qatar daily newspaper The Peninsula reports:

An eye-catching mix of new beach front locations and state-of-the-art permanent venues have been chosen to host the events.

The striking setting of Katara Beach, on the northern shores of Doha, will be the multi-sport event’s epicentre, hosting all of the medal events as well as the complete competitions for 3×3 Basketball, Kitefoil Racing, Open Water Swimming 5Km, Aquathlon, Individual Kata, Beach Wrestling, Beach Tennis and Beach Soccer.

Al-Gharafa Sports Club will be converted into a dazzling host venue for the Beach Handball and Beach Volleyball, while the world-famous Aspire Zone, in the heart of Doha, will open its doors to Bouldering and Skateboarding.

The Waterski Jump and the Wakeboard events will be held in the idyllic waters of the Ritz Carlton Canal.