The essence of the Asian Beach Games is to popularize the city hosting the competition, from a tourism point of view, through sports.
The competition program includes both Olympic and non-Olympic sports.
The first ever Asian Beach Games were held in 2008 in Bali (Indonesia). Since then, the Asian Beach Games have been held four more times. The Games have not been held since 2016; the competition in Sanya in 2026 will be the sixth in history and the first in 10 years.
In total, the awards draw at the Beach Asian Games 2026 will be held in 15 sports. Kazakhstanis will perform in nine sports.
Kazakhstani athletes won medals at each of the five beach Asian Games.
The full list of participants in the 2026 Asian Beach Games in Sanya from Kazakhstan looks like this.
1. Sport climbing
Men
Individual competitions (“speed”)
- Amir Maimuratov
- Rishat Khaibullin
- Damir Toktarov
- Rashid Khaibullin
Relay
- Team 1: Amir Maimuratov, Rishat Khaibullin
- Team 2: Damir Toktarov, Rashid Khaibullin
Women
Individual competitions (“speed”)
- Tamara Ulzhabaeva
- Anna Balarshina
- Arina Novitskaya
- Alina Lvova
Relay
- Team 1: Tamara Ulzhabaeva, Anna Balarshina
- Team 2: Arina Novitskaya, Alina Lvova
2. Jiu-jitsu
Men
- Up to 62 kg: Mansur Habibulla, Batyr Tenizbay
- Up to 69 kg: Nurzhan Batyrbekov, Alinur Kuatuly
- Up to 77 kg: Seyilkhan Bolatbek, Adlan Madayev
Women
- Up to 52 kg: Zhibek Kulumbetova
- Up to 63 kg: Azhar Salykova
3. Sailing
Optimist class
Men
- Zheniskhan Kasym
Women
Class ILCA4
- Men: Ilya Ivanov, Zhandaulet Omirzak
- Women: Kristina Malakhova, Taisiya Ilyina
4. Water polo
Men’s team
- Temirlan Balfanbaev
- Sultan Shonzhigitov
- Murat Shakenov
- Eduard Tsoi
- Ruslan Akhmetov
- Alexander Eremin
- Aldiyar Akimbay
Women’s team
- Ariadna Zatylnikova
- Kamila Nauryzbaeva
- Taira Mukhaeva
- Yana Smolina
- Vasilisa Antropova
- Fatima Matkarimova
- Aida Alpysbay
5. Basketball 3×3
Men’s team
- Eset Zharkylov
- Akylbek Oralbekov
- Timur Tangiev
- Ramadan Samsin
- Women’s team
- Dilnaz Erkebay
- Kamazhay Otegenova
- Liya Umerova
- Tamilla Zhakipova
6. Open water swimming
Men (5 km)
- Lev Cherepanov
- Galymzhan Balabek
Women (5 km)
- Maria Fedotova
- Daria Pushko
- Mixed relay 4×1.5 km
- Lev Cherepanov
- Galymzhan Balabek
- Maria Fedotova
- Daria Pushko
7. Aquathlon
Men
- Daryn Konysbaev
- Alexander Ten
- Ramazan Ainegov
Women
- Aida Kim
- Diana Erzhanova
- Alua Nurmukhamet
Mixed relay
- Ramazan Ainegov
- Daryn Konysbaev
- Alua Nurmukhamet
- Diana Erzhanova
8. Beach volleyball
Men
- Team 1: Kirill Gurin, Sergei Bogatu
- Team 2: Abdulmazhid Mohammad, Dmitry Yakovlev
Women
- Team 1: Nadezhda Ivanchenko, Laura Kabulbekova
- Team 2: Kristina Karimova, Ekaterina Ryukhova
9. Beach Wrestling
Men
- Up to 70 kg: Zhasulan Beksultanov
- Up to 80 kg: Ermakhan Koshkinbaev
- Up to 90 kg: Bauyrzhan Musin
- Over 90 kg: Omar Eyubov
Women
- Up to 50 kg: Laura Ganikyzy
- Up to 60 kg: Diana Kayumova
- Up to 70 kg: Beibit Seiduali
- Over 70 kg: Alina Ertostik
Earlier it became known in which sports Kazakhstanis waiting for a choice between the summer Asian Games (not the beach ones) and the World Championships.
