The 5th Asian Beach Games 2016 closes: Viet Nam team highest position

The 5th Asian Beach Games (ABG5) officially wrapped up with a closing ceremony on the night of October 3 after more than 10 competition days took place at four different places on the beach of Da Nang, the host city. With joys and friendship being felt everywhere, the Games was a success, and a victory for all participants, in spite of which roles they played.

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Result 5th Asian Beach Games 2016

The closing ceremony was attended by H.E Nguyen Ngoc Thien, a Party Central Committee member, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and Chairman of the ABG5 National Steering Committee; H.E Tran Binh Minh - a Party Central Committee member, Secretary of the Party Committee and Director General of Vietnam Television; Timothy Fok – Vice President of the Olympic Council of Asia; Hoang Tuan Anh - President of the Vietnam Olympic Committee; Le Khanh Hai - Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Chairman of DABGOC; Huynh Duc Tho - Vice Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the People's Committee, of Da Nang city, and Deputy Chairman of the ABG 5 Steering Committee; Vuong Bich Thang - Gen. Director of Vietnam Sports Administration, Standing Deputy Chairman of DABGOC; Dang Viet Dung - Vice President of the Da Nang People's Committee, Chairman of local Organizing Committee and others.

Dancers perform at the closing ceremony of Asian Beach Games in DaNang - VietNam

Addressing the closing ceremony, Minister Nguyen Ngoc Thien stressed that: "Regardless of their ages and religions, athletes joined the Games not only to seek for the glory of their nations and territories but also for sharing their wonderful cultures, joys and the noble friendship. Victory is for everyone who took part in the Games, the victory of passion, determination, solidarity, and amity between Asians in a peaceful world always looking towards a brighter future."

Mr. Timothy Fok shared the wonderful things he experienced during the Games and declared the Games a success. He also announced the closing of the event.

The closing ceremony was designed as a review of what had happened during the past competition days and also as a reflection of atheletes performing all-out to shine. Music blended with participating sports delegations re-staged young, tense, harsh competitions that upheld the noble spirit of sports over the past ten days on Da Nang's beach were presented.

Together with the athletes, young dynamic volunteers, warm local and foreign fans, friendly local people, international media and tourists have contributed their significant part to to the theme "Shining sea-Bright future" of the Games

ABG5 closed with the flag-lowering ritual, the extinguishing of the Games cauldron and the hand-over of the Games flag.

Dancers perform at the closing ceremony of Asian Beach Games in DaNang - VietNam

Goodbye, Da Nang City! Goodbye those days when we immersed into sunlight and wind in the central beach, as well as the breath and spirit of sports; ABG5 will stay forever in the minds of those people who joined hands to make it a huge success.