Oman’s national beach volleyball team successfully qualified for the second round of the beach volleyball competition after defeating the Japanese team 2-0 in the third round of the Asian Beach Games currently being held in Sanya, China, from April 22 to 30. The set scores were 21-17 and 21-14.

The remaining third-round matches ended with Iran defeating Syria 2-0, while Japan beat Bangladesh 2-0, Malaysia defeated Korea 2-0, Sri Lanka overcame Bhutan 2-0, China defeated Qatar 2-0, Saudi Arabia beat Macau 2-0, Qatar defeated Iran 2-0, Uzbekistan beat the Maldives 2-0, Kazakhstan defeated Mongolia 2-0, Indonesia beat Saudi Arabia 2-0, Timor defeated Palestine 2-0, Laos beat the Maldives 2-0, and Thailand defeated Lebanon 2-0.

The national beach volleyball team is coached by Badr bin Saeed Al Subhi, with Abdullah bin Khalfan Al Alawi serving as team administrator, while the team consists of players Mazin bin Suleiman Al Hashmi and Hood bin Rashid Al Jalboubi.

Athletics Competitions

In the athletics events, Oman’s athlete Salem bin Saleh Al Ya’arubi finished fourth in the long jump competition after coming very close to winning the bronze medal before losing it at the last moment, recording a distance of 7.27 meters during the second day of the Asian Beach Games currently taking place in Sanya, China, from April 22 to 30. Vietnam’s Pham Van won first place with a jump of 7.44 meters, while second place went to China’s Tao Beiji with 7.41 meters, and Sri Lanka’s Miranda Sampath finished third with 7.37 meters.

In the final of the 60m sprint, Oman’s sprinter Rashid bin Huwaishil Al Asmi finished seventh with a time of 6.90 seconds, while Thailand’s Ponson Borpiul won first place with 6.62 seconds. Second place went to China’s Huang Yushao with 6.67 seconds, while China’s Liu Yang finished third with 6.74 seconds.

Oman’s participation continues today, Sunday, which is the final day of the athletics competitions, with Oman’s athlete Aliya bint Faiq Al Mughairi competing in the long jump final, while the national team will also compete in the relay sprint final.

The national athletics team is coached by Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Houti as sprint coach, Imad Siraj as jumping coach, and Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Jabri as team administrator. The squad consists of Rashid bin Huwaishil Al Asmi, Fatek bin Adnan Bait Qaisan, Mohammed bin Obeid Al Saadi, Numair bin Mohammed Al Busaidi, Salem bin Saleh Al Ya’arubi, Azza bint Sultan Al Ya’arubi, and Aliya bint Faiq Al Mughairi.

Oman Beach Handball Team Defeats the Maldives

Meanwhile, Oman’s national beach handball team managed to defeat the Maldives 2-0 in the match that brought both teams together in the third round of the Asian Beach Games currently taking place in Sanya, China, from April 22 to 30. Oman will face Bangladesh today, Sunday.

The national team had won its opening match against Mongolia 2-0 before suffering a 0-2 defeat against Qatar, followed by another 0-2 loss against Thailand in the second round. The team hopes to continue delivering strong performances in the tournament and advance to the later stages.

The remaining matches ended with Jordan defeating Bangladesh 2-0, Thailand beating Pakistan 2-1, Iran defeating Sri Lanka 2-0, and Thailand defeating the Philippines 2-1.

Oman Beach Football Team Defeats Palestine and Faces China

Oman’s national beach football team opened its campaign in the sixth Asian Beach Games hosted by Sanya, China, from April 22 to 30, with a 7-2 victory over Palestine in the opening round match. Oman’s goals were scored by Muslim Al Arimi, Abdullah Al Salti, Abdulrahman Al Fazari (two goals), Khalid Al Arimi, Majid Al Affari, and Sami Al Balushi, while Palestine’s goals were scored by Ola Atiya and Bashir Mohammed.

The remaining first-day matches ended with Iran defeating the UAE 5-2, while Saudi Arabia crushed Thailand 8-4. Oman’s national beach football team will face host nation China today, Sunday.

The squad participating in the tournament consists of Khalid bin Khamis Al Arimi, Salem bin Mohammed Al Arimi, Abdulrahman bin Ali Al Fazari, Younis bin Khamis Al Owaisi, Al Yaqdhan bin Saif Al Hindasi, Abdullah bin Masoud Al Souti, Muslim bin Mahfoudh Al Arimi, Khalfan bin Salem Al Ghazali, Ahmed bin Rabie Al Owaisi, Majid bin Abdullah Al Affari, Sami bin Fael Al Balushi, and Fahd bin Mahfoudh Al Mashikhi.

The team is coached by national coach Talib bin Hilal Al Thanawi, with Yousuf bin Obeid bin Khatib as goalkeeping coach, Hamoud bin Nasser Al Touqi as fitness coach, Munther bin Saeed Al Buraimi as physiotherapist, Abdullah bin Ambar Al Saadi as team manager, Khalid bin Issa Al Shuhi as administrator, and Brazilian Wendall Da Silva as masseur. The beach football competition takes place from April 22 to 30.