Asian Para Games

The Asian Para Games, also known as Para Asiad, is a multi-sport event regulated by the Asian Paralympic Committee that's held every four years after every Asian Games for athletes with physical disabilities. Both events had adopted the strategy used by the Olympic and Paralympic Games of having both games in the same city. However, the exclusion of Asian Para Games from Asian Games host city contract meant that both events run independently of each other. The Games are recognized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and are described as the second largest multi-sport event after the Paralympic Games.

For the most recent games, held in Jakarta, see 2018 Asian Para Games. For the next games, currently being held in Hangzhou, see 2022 Asian Para Games.

Asian Para Games
AbbreviationAPG, Para Asiad
First event2010 Asian Para Games in Guangzhou, China
Occur everyfour years
Last event2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta, Indonesia
Next event2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China
PurposeMulti-sport event for athletes with disabilities from nations in Asia
Asian Para Games
Games
Sports (details)

In its history, three nations have hosted the Asian Para Games and Forty-four nations have participated in the Games.

The most recent games was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 6 to 13 October 2018. The next games are scheduled to Hangzhou, China between 22 and 28 October 2023.

History

The FESPIC Games existed previous to the Asian Para Games and was contested by athletes from the Asia Pacific region. The FESPIC Games was first held in 1975 in Oita, Japan with 18 participating nations. Eight more FESPIC Games were held until 2006.[1]

The Asian Para Games superseded the FESPIC Games, which was dissolved alongside the FESPIC Federation, the governing body of the games and merged with the Asian Paralympic Council which was renamed as the Asian Paralympic Committee at the closing of the final FESPIC edition held in November 2006 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The first Asian multi-sports event for athletes with a disability, the inaugural Asian Para Games was held in 2010 in Guangzhou, China.[2]

Although there the idea of ​​holding the Asian and the Asian Para Games in the same city as happening on the Olympics and the Paralympics, to this day there is no mention of the Para Asian Games in the contract for the host city of the Asian Games, which means that the events are held completely separately and without any connection.Both games could ran independently of each other and were managed by different Organising Committees.[3][4]

List of Asian Para Games
Host cities of the Asian Para Games
Edition Year Host City Host Nation Opened by[lower-alpha 1] Start Date End Date Nations Competitors Sports Events Top Placed Team Ref.
1 2010 Guangzhou  China Vice Premier Li Keqiang[lower-alpha 2] 12 December 19 December 41 2,405 19 341  China (CHN) [5]
2 2014 Incheon  South Korea Prime Minister Chung Hong-won[lower-alpha 3] 18 October 24 October 41 2,497 23 443  China (CHN) [6]
3 2018 Jakarta  Indonesia President Joko Widodo 6 October 13 October 43 2,757 18 506  China (CHN) [7]
4 2022 Hangzhou  China Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang 22 October 2023 28 October 2023 22[8]
5 2026 Aichi-Nagoya  Japan TBA 14 October 2026 22 October 2026 18[9]
6 2030 or 2031 Doha  Qatar Future event
7 2034 or 2035 Riyadh  Saudi Arabia Future event

Notes:

  1. Names & offices in italics reflect an opener who was not head of state when opening the Games. If the office is partially italicized, the non-italicized portion is the office & name of the head of state being represented.
  2. Representing Hu Jintao, President of the People's Republic of China.
  3. Representing Park Geun-hye, President of South Korea.

Sports

27 Sports were presented in Asian Para Games history, including 2010 Asian Para Games to 2022 Asian Para Games.

NumberEvent20102014201820222026
Core Sports
1Para Archery at the Asian Para GamesYesYesYesYesYes
2Para Athletics at the Asian Para GamesYesYesYesYesYes
3Para Cycling at the Asian Para GamesYesYesYesYesYes
4Para Shooting at the Asian Para GamesYesYesYesYesYes
5Para Swimming at the Asian Para GamesYesYesYesYesYes
Boat Sports
6Para Canoeing at the Asian Para GamesNoNoNoYesYes
7Para Rowing at the Asian Para GamesYesYesNoYesYes
8Para Sailing at the Asian Para GamesNoYesNoNoNo
Combat Sports
9Wheelchair Fencing at the Asian Para GamesYesYesYesYesYes
10Judo at the Asian Para GamesYesYesYesYesYes
11Para Taekwondo at the Asian Para GamesNoNoNoYesYes
Team Sports
12Wheelchair Basketball at the Asian Para GamesYesYesYesYesYes
13Blind Football at the Asian Para GamesYesYesNoYesYes
14CP Football at the Asian Para GamesYesYesNoNoYes
15Goalball at the Asian Para GamesYesYesYesYesYes
16Wheelchair Rugby at the Asian Para GamesNoYesNoNoYes
17Sitting Volleyball at the Asian Para GamesYesYesYesYesYes
Racket Sports
18Para Badminton at the Asian Para GamesYesYesYesYesYes
19Wheelchair Tennis at the Asian Para GamesYesYesYesYesYes
20Table Tennis at the Asian Para GamesYesYesYesYesYes
Bowl Sports
21Boccia at the Asian Para GamesYesYesYesYesYes
22Bowling at the Asian Para GamesYesYesYesNoNo
23Lawn Bowls at the Asian Para GamesNoYesYesYesYes
Adversary Sports
24Chess at the Asian Para GamesNoNoYesYesNo
25Go at the Asian Para GamesNoNoNoYesNo
26Powerlifting at the Asian Para GamesYesYesYesYesYes
27Wheelchair Dance Sport at the Asian Para GamesNoYesNoNoNo

Mascots

The Asian Para Games mascots are fictional characters, usually an animal native to the area or human figures, who represent the cultural heritage of the place where the Asian Para Games are taking place. The mascots are often used to help market the Asian Para Games to a younger audience. Every Asian Para Games has its own mascot. Fun Fun, the mascot for the 2010 Asian Para Games was the first mascot.

GamesCityMascotCharacterSignificance
2010 Asian Para Games Guangzhou Fun Fun Character inspired by kapok A flower which is native to Guangzhou, represents strength, joy and vitality of the athletes and the Asian Para movement.
2014 Asian Para Games Incheon Jeonopi and Dnopi Black-faced spoonbill Chosen by organizers to highlight the games organiser commitment in environmental conservation. Jeonopi represents friendship with people in Asia and the world and the clean natural environment of host city Incheon, while Dnopi represents courage of the participating athletes and hope.
2018 Asian Para Games Jakarta Momo Brahminy kite The Brahminy kite is locally known as Bondol eagle. The name Momo is short for motivation and mobility. The mascot wears a Betawinese Belt with Sarong and Represents Jakarta city and strength.
2022 Asian Para Games Hangzhou Fei Fei Character inspired by 'Divine Bird' The mascot represents Hangzhou's heritage and its drive for technological innovation. According to a legend in the Liangzhu culture, the 'Divine Bird' brings bliss.

Medal count
Main article: All-time Asian Para Games medal table

Of the 44 National Paralympic Committees participating throughout the history of the Games, 37 nations have won at least a single medal in the competition, leaving 7 nations: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal and Tajikistan yet to win a single medal. 31 nations have won at least one gold medal and China became the only nation in history to emerge as overall champions.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)5313011951027
2 South Korea (KOR)152150157459
3 Japan (JPN)115154164433
4 Iran (IRI)115118103336
5 Thailand (THA)64102136302
6 Uzbekistan (UZB)583125114
7 Indonesia (INA)476374184
8 Malaysia (MAS)415472167
9 Hong Kong (HKG)264054120
10 Vietnam (VIE)20194281
Totals (10 entries)1169103210223223

Asian Youth Para Games

The Asian Youth Para Games is a multi-sport event held every four years for youth athletes with physical disabilities. The first Games was held in 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. The Asian Youth Para Games superseded the FESPIC Youth Games which last held in 2003.

List of Youth Games
Host cities of the Asian Youth Para Games
Edition Year Host City Host Nation Start Date End Date Nations Competitors Sports Events Top Placed Team
1 2009 Tokyo  Japan 10 September 13 September 24 466 5 219  Japan (JPN)
2 2013 Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 26 October 30 October 29 723 14 235  Japan (JPN)
3 2017 Dubai  United Arab Emirates 10 December 14 December 30 800 7 252  Japan (JPN)
4 2021 Manama  Bahrain 2 December 6 December 30 750 9 198  Iran (IRI)
5 2025 Tashkent  Uzbekistan Future event

Youth Games Sports

All-time Youth Games medal table (2009–2021)
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Japan (JPN)1778687350
2 Iran (IRI)13613497367
3 Thailand (THA)816748196
4 China (CHN)752210107
5 South Korea (KOR)523645133
6 Hong Kong (HKG)493930118
7 Iraq (IRQ)463529110
8 Uzbekistan (UZB)4114964
9 Indonesia (INA)36232382
10 Malaysia (MAS)323435101
11 India (IND)29302685
12 Kazakhstan (KAZ)25321875
13 Vietnam (VIE)199533
14 Chinese Taipei (TPE)1611633
15 United Arab Emirates (UAE)1512532
16 Jordan (JOR)157628
17 Singapore (SIN)1314734
18 Saudi Arabia (KSA)1392547
19 Kuwait (KUW)812424
20 Sri Lanka (SRI)68418
21 Bahrain (BHR)410519
22 Pakistan (PAK)42814
23 Myanmar (MYA)34411
24 Philippines (PHI)27817
25 Palestine (PLE)2305
26 Oman (OMA)1315
27 Nepal (NEP)1113
 Syria (SYR)1113
29 Brunei (BRU)1001
30 North Korea (PRK)0314
31 Lebanon (LIB)0202
32 Macau (MAC)0123
33 Cambodia (CAM)0101
 Mongolia (MGL)0101
35 Tajikistan (TJK)0033
36 Yemen (YEM)0011
37 Afghanistan (AFG)0000
 Bangladesh (BAN)0000
 Bhutan (BHU)0000
 East Timor (TLS)0000
 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)0000
 Laos (LAO)0000
 Maldives (MDV)0000
 Qatar (QAT)0000
 Turkmenistan (TKM)0000
Totals (45 entries)9036735542130

See also

References
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