China won the silver medal in the third Asian Beach Games beach volleyball event in Haiyang, Shandong province on June 18.

Chen Cunxia and Hu Anna of China lost to Radarong Varapatsorn and Udomchavee Tanarattha of Thailand and won the silver medal in the third Asian Beach Games beach volleyball event in Haiyang, Shandong province on June 18.

In the first round, China group won by 23-21 and in the second round, Thailand won by 21-16. China lost the game by 14-16 for the final.

The golden medal went to Thailand, the silver to China and the bronze to Chinese Taipei.

The third Asian Beach Games features 49 events for 13 sports. Among them, the beach volleyball is the only Olympic event.

By Wang Qian (China Daily Shandong Bureau)