Qatar Basketball Team Is Participating In The 3rd Asian Beach Games In East China

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17 Jun 2012
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Qatar Basketball team is participating in the Third Asian Beach Games which will start on June 16 in Haiyong City in China’s Eastern Shandong Province.

HAIYANG, Shandong Province, China, 17 June, 2012 - The 3rd Asian Beach Games officially raised its curtain on Saturday evening at the Heqingdao Stadium as Haiyang, an east China coastal city in Shangdong Province, opened its arms to welcome more than 1,600 athletes from around Asia.
 
A rainbow-shaped screen was raised in the middle of the stage before the athletes paraded in the stadium. When each delegation marched onto the stage and through the "rainbow", the screen displayed the landmark building and famous scenery of the country or region.
 
Amid a cheerful and carnival atmosphere, a 90-minute performance themed "Symphony of Sea and Beach" unfolded as some 1,200 artists took the central stage with music, dance, drum performance and folk shows to demonstrate the concept of "Share the joy" introduced by the organizers.
 
Qatar ’s delegation to Haiyang Asian Beach Games 2012 consists of 55 persons including athletes, administrators, technical staff members and media staff.
 
Qatar is fielding five teams in the Haiyang Asian Beach Games including Beach Soccer, Beach Handball, Beach Volleyball, Beach Basketball and Paragliding.