▁ ▁Sch edule ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 7 6 ▁Medal ▁events ▁were ▁held ▁across ▁six ▁discipl ines . ▁Beach ▁water ▁pol o ▁was ▁introduced ▁as ▁a ▁demonstr ation , ▁non - med al ▁event . ▁ ▁Medal ▁table ▁ ▁Part icip ating ▁nations ▁Out ▁of ▁ 2 0 9 ▁F IN A ▁members , ▁ 1 9 1 ▁nations ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Championships , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁Ref uge e ▁Team ▁of ▁F IN A ▁Independent ▁Athlet es . ▁ 1 9 4 ▁teams ▁initially ▁entered , ▁setting ▁a ▁new ▁record ▁number ▁of ▁particip ating ▁nations . ▁However , ▁Les oth o ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Arab ▁Em ir ates ▁subsequently ▁with d rew ▁their ▁athlet es ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁appear ▁on ▁the ▁start ▁list . ▁ ▁F IN A ▁members ▁not ▁particip ating ▁were ▁An gu illa , ▁Bel ize , ▁British ▁Virgin ▁Islands , ▁Ch ad , ▁Republic ▁of ▁the ▁Congo , ▁Democratic ▁Republic ▁of ▁the ▁Congo , ▁Domin ica , ▁Guinea - B iss au , ▁Gib ral tar , ▁Ira q , ▁Les oth o , ▁Liber ia , ▁Maur it ania , ▁My an mar , ▁North ▁Korea , ▁Som alia , ▁Tur ks ▁and ▁Ca icos ▁Islands ▁and ▁United ▁Arab ▁Em ir ates . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Championships , ▁the ▁National ▁Olympic ▁Comm itte es ▁of ▁Ki rib ati , ▁Na uru , ▁South ▁Sud an , ▁São ▁Tom é ▁e ▁Pr ín cipe ▁and ▁Tu valu ▁were ▁not ▁F IN A ▁members