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The World Beach Games is a global gathering
that will comprise 15 sports at the inaugural ANOC-organized
competition taking place in San Diego next year.
The new deal will see the bodies form a 50-50 partnership to
organize the Games through a jointly-held company in Switzerland
for every two years after the first edition.
"We are delighted to have reached this agreement to work in
partnership with ANOC to ensure a bright future for the World
Beach Games," GAISF president Patrick Baumann said in a
statement released by ANOC.
" ...The partnership will ensure that GAISF continues to fulfil
its role of providing showcase events for our Member
Federations, promoting new disciplines and bringing the
expertise from all International Federations to the table."
The program for the Beach Games will be decided in agreement
with the International Olympics Committee (IOC). In principle,
no Olympic events are allowed to be included in future Beach
Games.
Beach soccer, open water swimming, beach handball, beach tennis,
wakeboarding and kiteboarding are among the sports involved in
the event.
(Reporting by Aditi Prakash in Bengaluru)
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