Nations find peace and solidarity through sport

By XING WEN and CHEN BOWEN in Sanya, Hainan province | China Daily | Updated: 2026-05-01 00:00

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Davoud Shokri Baghdadabadi (second from right) of the Iranian team kicks out for a goal during the men's beach soccer final on Wednesday. WEI XIAOHAO/CHINA DAILY

No cleats. No hard ground. No room for reckless slides or brute force. Instead, beach soccer rewards barefoot artistry on soft sand: delicate footwork, razor-sharp turns, and tiny passing combinations that carve open defenses.

Most captivating of all, stunts like diving headers, scissor kicks and bicycle kicks hang in the air just long enough for the crowd to erupt.

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