2016 Asian Beach Games

V Asian Beach Games
Host cityDa Nang, Vietnam
MottoShining Sea, Bright Future (Vietnamese: Toả sáng đại dương, rực sáng tương lai)
Nations41
Athletes2,197
Events172 in 22 sports
OpeningSeptember 24
ClosingOctober 3
Opened byPrime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
Closed byPrime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
Torch lighterHoàng Xuân Vinh
Main venueBien Dong Park
Websiteabg2016.com

The 5th Asian Beach Games (Vietnamese: Đại hội Thể thao Bãi biển châu Á lần thứ năm) was held in Da Nang, Vietnam. It was the second time for Vietnam to host an Asian multi-sports event, after Hanoi held the 2009 Asian Indoor Games. This was only the first time that an event was not held in Hanoi.