Pakistan confirms participation in 6th Asian Beach Games
The sixth Asian Beach Games, scheduled to be staged from Nov 28 to Dec 6 this year.
Instead of postponing the sixth Asian Beach Games, scheduled to be staged from Nov 28 to Dec 6 this year, the organisers have continued to make arrangements for holding it as the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) confirmed its participation by sending entry by sports and entry by number forms.
“In consultation with the national sports federations concerned, Pakistan Olympic Association president retired Lt Gen Syed Arif Hasan has approved the participation of Pakistan’s contingent in the following disciplines: athletics, handball, ju-jitsu, kabaddi, sailing, volleyball, wrestling,” a press release issued by the POA stated.
“At present, the organising committee of the Asian Beach Games is speeding up the preparation in an orderly manner, hoping to bring everyone a trendy, green, fantastic and magnificent Asian Beach Games at Sanya, China,” the release added.
“In a letter to the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), the organising committee informed that the resort city in tropical Hainan province has not registered any new COVID-19 cases for over two months and the last confirmed patient was cured and discharged from hospital on March 8, 2020.
“However, the OCA will continue to monitor the situation with the organising committee, the Chinese Olympic Committee and with all national Olympic committees in the five zones of Asia,” the POA further said.
