Flame lighting ceremony and torch relay for Sanya Asian Beach Games conclude

SANYA, March 30 (Xinhua) -- The flame lighting ceremony and torch relay for the 2026 Asian Beach Games concluded on Monday in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province. The 2026 Asian Beach Games will open in Sanya on April 22, 2026. 

The flame is displayed after being lit during the flame lighting ceremony for the 2026 Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, March 30, 2026. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

The flame is displayed after being lit during the flame lighting ceremony for the 2026 Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, March 30, 2026. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

The flame is lit during the flame lighting ceremony for the 2026 Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, March 30, 2026. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

The flame is displayed after being lit during the flame lighting ceremony for the 2026 Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, March 30, 2026. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

Chinese table tennis player Liu Shiwen holds the torch during the torch relay for the 6th Asian Beach Games Sanya 2026 in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, March 30, 2026. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

Chinese freestyle aerials skier Qi Guangpu runs holding the torch during the torch relay for the 6th Asian Beach Games Sanya 2026 in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, March 30, 2026. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

Chinese weightlifter Shi Zhiyong holds the torch during the torch relay for the 6th Asian Beach Games Sanya 2026 in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, March 30, 2026. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

Chinese diver Chang Yani runs holding the torch during the torch relay for the 6th Asian Beach Games Sanya 2026 in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, March 30, 2026. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

Chinese freestyle aerials skier Qi Guangpu holds the torch during the flame return ceremony of torch relay for the 6th Asian Beach Games Sanya 2026 in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, March 30, 2026. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

Chinese freestyle aerials skier Qi Guangpu (L) holds the torch during the flame return ceremony of torch relay for the 6th Asian Beach Games Sanya 2026 in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, March 30, 2026. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)