Bhutan at the 2016 Asian Beach Games

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Bhutan at the
2016 Asian Beach Games
Flag of Bhutan.svg
IOC code BHU
NOC Bhutan Olympic Committee
in Đà Nẵng
Competitors 8 in 1 sport
Asian Beach Games appearances

Bhutan competed at the 2016 Asian Beach Games held in Danang, Vietnam from 24 September to 3 October 2016.

Bhutan Landlocked kingdom in Eastern Himalayas

Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia. Located in the Eastern Himalayas, it is bordered by Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north, the Sikkim state of India and the Chumbi Valley of Tibet in the west, the Arunachal Pradesh state of India in the east, and the states of Assam and West Bengal in the south. Bhutan is geopolitically in South Asia and is the region's second least populous nation after the Maldives. Thimphu is its capital and largest city, while Phuntsholing is its financial center.

2016 Asian Beach Games

The Fifth Asian Beach Games was held in Danang, Vietnam. It was the first time for Vietnam to host an Asia level multi-sports event, after Hanoi held Asian Indoor Games (2009). However, this was the first time that an event not be held in Hanoi.

Vietnam Country in Southeast Asia

Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula. With an estimated 94.6 million inhabitants as of 2016, it is the 15th most populous country in the world. Vietnam is bordered by China to the north, Laos and Cambodia to the west, part of Thailand to the southwest, and the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia across the South China Sea to the east and southeast. Its capital city has been Hanoi since the reunification of North and South Vietnam in 1976, while its most populous city is Ho Chi Minh City.

Competitors

SportMenWomenTotal
3x3 Basketball 4 4 8
Total 4 4 8

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