44 NOCS Already Qualified For ANOC World Beach Games San Diego 2019
A total of 44 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) from all five Olympic Continents have qualified so far for the ANOC World Beach Games San Diego 2019, as excitement for the inaugural event continues to build.
With less than one year to go, qualification for the 17 disciplines across 15 exciting and dynamic beach, water and action sports is well underway. Shortboard surfing, 3×3 basketball, beach handball and individual kata have all already hosted qualification events, which have seen athletes from 44 NOCs qualify for their countries at next year’s inaugural Games.
Approximately 1,300 athletes from across every Olympic continent are expected to take part in San Diego 2019 with more than 400,000 fans expected at the event, which will take place from 10-14 October. Last month, ANOC signed a broadcast deal with NBC who will be the official broadcasters of the event.
ANOC President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah said:
“It is very exciting to see that so many NOCs from all five continents have already qualified for next year’s first-ever ANOC World Beach Games. The qualification process has been designed to ensure that the world’s top athletes will compete in San Diego next year and the athletes that have competed in the qualification events so far have shown how much we have to look forward to.
“The ANOC World Beach Games will be the pinnacle of global excellence in beach, action and water sports and will connect new disciplines and new sports stars to a new generation of sports fans. It will be an event unlike any we have seen before, combining dynamic sports and a new set of elite athletes with live musical performances and the latest trends in technology. With many more qualification events to come, there will be a lot of opportunities for more NOCs to qualify for San Diego 2019. We are greatly looking forward to seeing their athletes compete over the coming months and welcoming them to San Diego.”
The NOCs that have qualified so far are:
Americas
Argentina
Basketball 3×3 Female and Male Teams
Shortboard Surfing 2 Male Athletes
Brazil
Beach Handball Female and Male Teams Basketball 3×3 Female and Male Teams
Canada
Shortboard Surfing 1 Female and 1 Male Athlete
Costa Rica
Shortboard Surfing 1 Male Athlete
Dominican Republic
Basketball 3×3 Female and Male Teams
Peru
Shortboard Surfing 1 Female and 2 Male Athletes
USA
Beach Handball Female and Male Teams
Basketball 3×3 Female and Male Teams
Shortboard Surfing 2 Female and 2 Male Athletes
Africa
Botswana
Individual Kata Female MAUNGWA, Entle / Male BAKWADI Ofentse
Cameroon
Individual Kata Female AKELE, Akele
Côte d’Ivoire
Basketball 3×3 Male Team
Egypt
Individual Kata Female SAYED, Sarah / Male SHAWKY Ahmeda
Basketball 3×3 Female and Male Teams
Mali
Basketball 3×3 Female Team
Morocco
Individual Kata Female AGALMAN, Sanae / Male ELHAKIMI, Adnane
South Africa
Individual Kata Male DU-PLESSIS, Michael
Shortboard Surfing 2 Female and 2 Male Athletes
Togo
Basketball 3×3 Female and Male Teams
Uganda
Basketball 3×3 Female and Male Teams
Asia
People’s Republic of China
Basketball 3X3 Female and Male Teams
Hong Kong
Individual Kata Female LAU MO SHENG, Grace / Male CHENG Tsz Man Chris
Indonesia
Individual Kata Female KAUTSAR MATSURA, Nawar
Basketball 3X3 Female Team
Shortboard Surfing 1 Male Athlete
Iran
Basketball 3X3 Female Team
Japan
Individual Kata Female SHIMIZU, Kiyou / Male KIYUNA, Ryo
Shortboard Surfing 2 Female and 2 Male Athletes
Jordan
Basketball 3X3 Male Team
Kuwait
Individual Kata Male ALMOSAWI, Sayed Salman
Malaysia
Individual Kata Female LEE, Celine Xin Yi
Mongolia
Basketball 3X3 Female and Male Teams
Qatar
Basketball 3X3 Male Team
Chinese Taipei
Individual Kata Male WANG, Yi-Ta
Oceania
Australia
Shortboard Surfing 2 Female Athletes
New Zealand
Shortboard Surfing 2 Female Athletes
Europe
Croatia
Beach Handball Male Team
Denmark
Beach Handball Female Team
France
Basketball 3×3 Female Team
Shortboard Surfing 2 Female and 1 Male Athlete
Great Britain
Shortboard Surfing 1 Male Athlete
Greece
Beach Handball Female Team
Hungary
Beach Handball Male Team
Latvia
Basketball 3×3 Male Team
Netherlands
Basketball 3×3 Female Team
Norway
Beach Handball Female Team
Portugal
Shortboard Surfing 1 Female and 1 Male Athlete
Russian Federation
Basketball 3×3 Female and Male Teams
Spain
Beach Handball Female and Male Teams
Shortboard Surfing 1 Female and 2 Male Athletes
Sweden
Beach Handball Male Team
Slovenia
Basketball 3×3 Male Team
Ukraine
Basketball 3×3 Female and Male Teams
Story by Sammy Heywood Okine