The 5th Asian Beach Games for 2016 are currently taking place in Vietnam, under the auspices of the Olympic Council of Asia. The Mongolian wrestler B.Ariuntsog (-94 kg) from the ‘Garuda club’ and B.Unurjargal (+94kg) from ‘Jenlo club’ both won silver medals at the games.
A total of 37 Mongolian athletes are participating in seven sport categories, namely, ju-jitsu, sambo, kurash, bodybuilding, petanque, volleyball and basketball. Athletes from 54 countries are competing in 21 sport categories.
The Asian Beach Games are being held at the popular tourist destination of Nha Trang from 24th of September to 3rd of October.