Wang Kaiqiang (R) of China competes during the beach handball men's preliminary round group A match between China and Bahrain at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

Players of Bahrain celebrate during the beach handball men's preliminary round group A match between China and Bahrain at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

Cao Haoxiang (R) of China reacts during the beach handball men's preliminary round group A match between China and Bahrain at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

Mahdi Mahdi (front R) of Bahrain competes during the beach handball men's preliminary round group A match between China and Bahrain at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

Players of China celebrate during the beach handball men's preliminary round group A match between China and Bahrain at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

Players of China listen to the instructions from their coach during the beach handball men's preliminary round group A match between China and Bahrain at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

Ma Huifeng (R) of China competes during the beach handball men's preliminary round group A match between China and Bahrain at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

Komail Ghuloom (L) of Bahrain competes during the beach handball men's preliminary round group A match between China and Bahrain at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

Mahdi Mahdi (R) of Bahrain competes during the beach handball men's preliminary round group A match between China and Bahrain at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)