The First Asian Beach Games in Bali
Another historical event will take place in October 2008 at the beautiful island of Bali. This event will be called the First Asian Beach Games. The event is about sports competition related to the beach and it’s the first of its kind. As of today there are already 45 countries from Asia that confirmed their participation in the game with Tajikistan, Bhutan, and Kazakhstan being the latest participants.
With a total of 1.500 athletes registered at the game the game will surely be spectacular and not to be missed. So if you’ve planned on going to Bali make sure to visit the game between October 16 – 26, 2008.
The event will be divided into several area clusters with each cluster competing specific sport disciplines. The clusters are:
- Kuta Beach Cluster
Three sport disciplines will compete in this cluster, they are Body Building, Dragon Boat Racing, and the sport that made Kuta famous for, Surfing. - Nusa Dua – Benoa Cluster
This cluster will feature Water Polo, Beach Kabaddi, Beach Basketball, Beach Wrestling, Beach Pencak Silat, Jetski Sport, Paragliding, and Woodball. - Sanur Beach Cluster
This cluster will feature Beach Volleyball, Beach Sepaktakraw, Beach Handball, Beach Soccer
Marathon Swimming, and the-not-to-be-missed-game Triathlon. - Serangan Island Cluster
This cluster is located on Serangan Island and will feature Sailing and Windsurfing.
The weather condition of that day will be good and sunny so there’s no hindrance for you to come to the event. For more information you could visit the official site of Bali2008.





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