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 The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...

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

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(IPC) and are described as the second largest multi-sport event after the

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. 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

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, Indonesia from 6 to 13 October 2018. The next games are scheduled to Hangzhou, China between 9 and 15 October 2022.

History

The

FESPIC Games The FESPIC Games or the Far East and South Pacific Games for the Disabled, was a multi-sport event in Asia and the South Pacific region which is considered to be a precursor to the Asian Para Games, as two of its edition games in 1999 (7th) and ...

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,

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with 18 participating nations. Eight more FESPIC Games were held until

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.Closure of FESPIC Federation
The Asian Para Games superseded the

, 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.

List of Asian Para Games

Sports

Twenty-four sports were presented in Asian Para Games history, including 2010 Games in Guangzhou.

Mascots

The Asian Para Games mascots are

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, 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 The 2010 Asian Para Games (), also known as the First Asian Para Games, was a parallel sport event for Asian athletes with a disability held in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, China. Two weeks after the conclusion of the 2010 Asian Games, 1 ...

was the first mascot.

Medal count

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.

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,

. The Asian Youth Para Games superseded the FESPIC Youth Games which last held in 2003.

List of Youth Games

Youth Games Sports

Archery Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In m ...

(2013 only) * Athletics pictogram (Paralympics)

Athletics (Since 2009) * Wheelchair badminton pictogram (Paralympics)

Badminton (since 2009) * Boccia pictogram (Paralympics)

Boccia (since 2009) * Bowling pictogram

Bowling (2013 only) * Chess pictogram

Chess (2013 only) * Goalball pictogram (Paralympics)

Goalball (since 2013) * Judo pictogram

Judo (2013 only) * Powerlifting pictogram (Paralympics)

Powerlifting (since 2013) * Swimming pictogram (Paralympics)

Swimming (since 2009) * Table tennis pictogram (Paralympics)

Table tennis (since 2009) * Taekwondo pictogram (Paralympics)

Taekwondo (2021 only) * Sitting volleyball pictogram (Paralympics)

Sitting volleyball Sitting volleyball is a form of volleyball for athletes with a disability. As opposed to standing volleyball, sitting volleyball players must have at least one buttock in contact with the floor during the game. History Sitting volleyball was inve ...

(2013 only) * Wheelchair tennis pictogram (Paralympics)

Wheelchair tennis (2013 only) * Wheelchair basketball pictogram (Paralympics)

Wheelchair basketball (2013,2021)

All-time Youth Games medal table (2009–2021)

References

External links

Asian Paralympic Committee
{{Sports at the Asian Para Games Disabled multi-sport events Multi-sport events in Asia