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Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:30 am CIT

City: Denpasar
Temperature : 30 °C
Low : 25 °C
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Condition: Partly Cloudy
Sunrise: 5:52 am
Sunset: 6:28 pm


Sanur Beach Cluster (CSB) (Click for detail) Serangan Island Cluster (CSI) (Click for detail) Nusa Dua - Benoa Cluster (CNB) (Click for detail) Kuta Beach Cluster (CKB) (Click for detail)


Beach Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m) high hoop (the goal) under organized rules. Basketball is one of the most popular and widely viewed sports in the world. In Asian Beach Games, this sport will be performed at the beach....more Beach Waterpolo Water polo is a team water sport. A team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Gameplay involves swimming, players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a net defended by a goalie. As such, water polo has similarities to association soccer and netball. Beach water polo provides more chalennge as it will be done under beach current and wind....more Beach Pencak Silat Beach Pencak Silat is a combative art of fighting and survival. Pencak Silat describes the martial art forms practiced throughout the Malay Archipelago. It has evolved in Indonesian and Malaysian civilizations for centuries into a social culture and tradition....more Beach Kabaddi Beach Kabaddi is basically a combative sport, with four players on each side; played for a period of 15 minutes with a 5 minutes break (15-5-15). The core idea of the game is to score points by raiding into the opponent's court and touching as many defence players as possible without getting caught on a single breath....more Beach Wrestling Beach Wrestling is practiced in swimming suit within a sand circle of 6m and consists of very simple rules. A match lasts three minutes and is refereed by a single referee. To win the match, the wrestler must keep his opponent’s shoulders on the ground (victory by fall), bring him to the ground twice or push him out of the competition area twice. This new wrestling style is very popular and contributes to wrestling being more accessible and festive....more Woodball Woodball is a lawn game where the players use a mallet for teeing off and fairway for playing and putting. Woodball consists of playing a ball from the starting area through the gate by a stroke or successive strokes in accordance with the Woodball Rules. The competitor who plays the stipulated round or rounds in the fewest strokes is the winner. Each team consists 2 to 4 players....more Body Building In Competitive Body Building, bodybuilders aspire to develop and maintain an aesthetically pleasing body and balanced physique to a panel of judges who assign points based on visual appearance according to body building standards. The competitors show off their bodies by performing a number of poses thus revealing their toned definition through a combination of fat loss, oils, and tanning or tanning lotions....more Windsurfing Windsurfing is a surface water sport using a sailboard that is usually two to five meters long and powered by a single sail. The sport combines rules and aspects of both sailing and surfing, along with certain athletic aspects shared with other board sports like skateboarding, snowboarding, waterskiing, and wakeboarding....more Sailing Sailing is a surface water sport using a boat, sails, wind and water to increase, maintain or decrease speed....more Triathlon Triathlon is an athletic event consisting of swimming, cycling and running over various distances. In most modern triathlons, these events are placed back-to-back in immediate sequence and a competitor's official time includes the time required between the individual legs of the race, including any time necessary for changing clothes and shoes....more Surfing The sport of riding on the crest or along the tunnel of a wave....more Paragliding Paragliding is a recreational and competitive flying sport using a free-flying, foot-launched aircraft. The pilot sits in a harness suspended below a fabric wing, whose shape is formed by the pressure of air entering vents in the front of the wing....more Beach Sepaktakraw Beach Sepaktakraw, a cross between soccer and volleyball, is a sport native to Southeast Asia, resembling volleyball, except that it uses a rattan synthetic ball and only allows players to use their feet and head to touch the ball across a volleyball-type net....more Marathon Swimming Marathon Swimming is long distance swimming across large bodies of water such as the Great Lakes, the Atlantic Ocean and the English Channel. Marathon swimming is an endurance sport that pits a swimmer not only against other contenders in the race but also against the currents and tides of the water. According to International Swimming Federation rules, swimmers cannot use wet suits as this can artificially increase speed or endurance. Swimmers are accompanied by a nearby boat crew that monitors and advises the competitors....more Jet-Ski Sport Jet-Ski Sport is an extreme competition on a type jet ski. The sport discipline involves racing and adrenaline-pumping free-style contests....more Dragon Boat Racing Dragon Boat racing is a sport where a very long and narrow boat is powered by a team of 10 to 50 paddlers. It originated in China and dragon boats are always rigged with decorative Chinese dragon heads and tails and are required to carry a large drum aboard that leads the crew throughout a race with the rhythmic beating that indicates the timing and frequency of paddling strokes, from the cadence to picking up the pace to slowing down....more Beach Soccer Beach Soccer is a variant of the sport of football played on beaches. The irregularity of the soft-sand playing surface leads to a style of play where players must improvise. The compact pitch (measuring 28 x 37 meter) allows players to score from anywhere....more

The first triathlon event was held on September 25th 1974.The San Diego Track Club sponsored the event.

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Monday, 27 October 2008
Farewell Bali, Welcome Muscat

DENPASAR (10/27/08) - Asia and the globe have witnessed another history in the world of sports. Asian Beach Games 2008, the first of its kind, was successfully held in Bali, one of the greatest places on earth. The games was closed last night with another spectacular display of Bali with its one of a kind and harmonious beauty, culture and nature.... more

Sunday, 26 October 2008
Indonesia Secures Another Gold from Beach Volleyball

SANUR (10/26/08) - Ardiansyah/Koko Prasetyo won gold in beach volleyball Asian Beach Games after defeating Dyachenko/Kulinich from Kazakhstan in Sanur beach, Sunday (26/10). The triumph completes Indonesian supremacy in the Asian event.... more

Sunday, 26 October 2008
President Praises Asian Beach Games 2008

SANUR (10/26/08) - Indonesia is definitely the overall champion in Asian Beach Games 2008, but President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono stated Indonesia still got much more to accomplish and that the victory is just a start of even harder competitions ahead. The message was expressed through a teleconference in the Press Conference Room, Inna Grand Bali on Saturday (25/10).... more

Sunday, 26 October 2008
Samsung MVP Goes to Syria

NUSA DUA (10/26/08) - Samsung Most Valuable Player award goes to a Syrian marathon swimmer, Saleh Mohammad. Saleh is awarded as Samsung MVP (Most Valuable Player) from the total of nine nominees. The 22 year old Sryrian won 2 gold medals in 5km and 10km marathon swimming in Asian Beach Games 2008. ... more

Sunday, 26 October 2008
Oman Beach Soccer Champion

SANUR (10/26/08) - Oman Triumphed in Beach Soccer Asian Beach Games after UAE, most favorite team to winning podium, surrendered in the final with 3-1.... more

Sunday, 26 October 2008
China Sweeps Women's Marathon

SANUR (10/26/08) - China dominates triatlon in Asian Beach Games (ABG) 2008 after two Chinese athletes, Yi Zhang and Lin Xing, grabbed gold and silver. Both athletes even competed in a sprint to the line, finishing with only 0,02 seconds apart.... more

Saturday, 25 October 2008
Closing Ceremony Celebration Marks End to Historic Games

SANUR, Bali, Indonesia – The 1st Asian Beach Games conclude in Bali, Indonesia, on Sunday, 26 October 2008, with a closing celebration meant to “Inspire the World” one last time. The Closing Ceremony will be held at the Garuda Wisnu Kencana, a monumental cultural park in Nusa Dua, beginning at 20:00 pm. Detail

Thursday, 23 October 2008
1st Asian Beach Games declared a success

SANUR, Bali, Indonesia – The 1st Asian Beach Games in Bali have opened to remarkable success and have received praise from around the world. In a press conference today, 23 October 2008, Rita Subowo, President of the Indonesia Olympic Committee as well as Director General of the Bali Asian Beach Games Organizing Committee (BABGOC), commented on this success and discussed the future of the Games. Detail

Rank	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1.	INA	23	8	20	51
2.	THA	10	17	10	37
3.	CHN	6	10	7	23
4.	KOR	4	7	10	21
5.	JPN	3	3	3	9
6.	HKG	3	3	2	8
7.	IND	3	0	2	5
8.	VIE	2	5	3	10
9.	MYA	2	3	0	5
10.	MAS	2	2	6	10
11.	PAK	2	2	3	7
12.	TPE	2	2	3	7
13.	SYR	2	0	0	2
14.	KUW	1	2	0	3
15.	KAZ	1	1	2	4
16.	UAE	1	1	1	3
17.	SIN	1	0	2	3
18.	AFG	1	0	1	2
19.	MGL	1	0	0	1
20.	OMA	1	0	0	1
21.	PHI	0	2	8	10
22.	BRU	0	2	3	5
23.	JOR	0	1	0	1
24.	BAN	0	0	1	1
25.	BRN	0	0	1	1
26.	MAC	0	0	1	1
27.	MDV	0	0	1	1

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Bali is part of the Republic of Indonesia. It is one of the country's 33 provinces with the provincial capital in Denpasar towards the south of the island. Bali is home to a population of over 3 million, the vast majority....more


Nusa Dua Nusa Dua on the southeastern coast of Bali was specially planned to meet all the demands of well organized tourism...more Serangan Island Serangan is a small island that lies off the Balinese coastline just south of Sanur...more Kuta Beach Kuta, on the southwestern coast of Bali is almost directly on the opposite side of Bali from Sanur. It is famous for its classic surf with waves that break over sand instead of coral...more Sanur Beach On the south eastern coast of Bali, Sanur has a 1km long white sand beach protected by a coral reef...more Essential Information All foreigners wishing to enter Indonesia must have a passport valid for at least six months from the date of arrival along with proof (ticket) of onwards or return passage....more Facts Bali Aga means the "original Balinese". The Bali Aga people live in the villages of Tenganan and Trunyan. ...more Gatot Kaca Statue This statue was built in 1993 and is located at the center of road intersection, northeast of Bali International Airport...more


Music Balinese music can be compared to Javanese music, especially that of the pre-Islamic period when Javanese tonal systems were imported to Bali....more Carvings Bali's modern-day centre of stone carving is the village of Batubulan situated halfway between the towns of Denpasar and Ubud, Gianyar. ...more Textiles One of the most striking things about Bali is the rich variety of cloths and materials that are to be seen in thousands of shops throughout the island. However, ...more Paintings The place synonymous with the traditional form of Balinese painting is the village of Kamasan, near Klungkung. Up until the beginning of this century, and in the service of the kings of Gelgel and Klungkung,...more Traditional Dances The Kecak (pronounced: "KEH-chahk") is a Balinese music drama performed primarily by men, interestingly enough, with no musical accompaniment. Also known as the Ramayana Monkey Chant,...more Culture Anthropologists have suggested that the Balinese are an amalgamation of a number of races; The Chinese from the North, the Indians and the Arabs from the west and other racial groups coming directly to Bali, or by way of Java, from the east....more