ASEAN Para Games

Biennial para-sporting event

ASEAN Para Games

ASEAN Para Games first Logo

First event| 2001 ASEAN Para Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Occur every| 2 years
Next event| 2026 ASEAN Para Games in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
Purpose| Multi sport event for disabled people of the nations on the Southeast Asian sub-continent
Headquarters| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
President| Osoth Bhavilai
Website| www.aseanparasportsfed.org

The ASEAN Para Games is a biennial multi-sport event held after every Southeast Asian Games involving disabled athletes from the current 11 Southeast Asia countries. Participating athletes have a variety of disabilities ranging from spastic, cerebral palsy, mobility disabilities, visual disabilities, amputated to intellectual disabilities. The ASEAN Para Games is under the regulation of the ASEAN Para Sports Federation (APSF) with supervision by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the Asian Paralympic Committee and is traditionally hosted by the country where the Southeast Asian Games took place.

## History

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In May 2000, delegates from the countries in Southeast Asia attending the Malaysian Paralympiad in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia had a meeting and agreed to establish a disabled sport organisation. The ASEAN Para Games was conceptualised by Zainal Abu Zarin, the founding president of the Malaysian Paralympic Council.[1][2][3] The proposed rationale was that a regional sports event will be held after the Southeast Asian Games and help[4] promoting friendship and solidarity among persons with disabilities in the ASEAN region and rehabilitating and integrating persons with disability into mainstream society.[5][6]

Ten countries, Brunei, Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam were the founding members. These countries agreed to hold the Games biennially on 28 April 2001 and ASEAN Para Sports Federation (APSF) was formed on 23 October 2001 with Pisal Wattanawongkiri, president of the Paralympic Committee of Thailand who proposed the games' name, being elected as its first president.

The first ASEAN Para Games was held in Kuala Lumpur from 26 to 29 October 2001 comprising more than 700 athletes and officials from Brunei, Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam participating in 2 sports.

At the 2nd ASEAN Para Games in Vietnam, East Timor was admitted into the federation as a provisional member.[7]

## Logo

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ASEAN Para Games unofficial symbol (2003–2005)

The logo of the ASEAN Para Games depicts the ASEAN logo positioned in the center with the symbol of the 1994–2004 Paralympic logo on top and a victory laurel surrounding the ASEAN logo. It is used on all ASEAN Para Games edition logos since 2008. Previously, an unofficial symbol resembled the red colour version of the Southeast Asian Games Federation logo depicting the 11 red rings forming a circle which was used on the logos of the 2003 ASEAN Para Games and 2005 ASEAN Para Games. Furthermore, the 1994–2004 Paralympic logo was used on the logo of the 2001 ASEAN Para Games.[8]

## Participating countries

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Nation | Code | National Paralympic Committee | Debuted

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Brunei | BRU | Paralympic Council of Brunei Darussalam | 2001
Cambodia | CAM | National Paralympic Committee of Cambodia | 2001
Indonesia | INA | National Paralympic Committee of Indonesia | 2001
Laos | LAO | Lao Paralympic Committee | 2001
Malaysia | MAS | Paralympic Council of Malaysia | 2001
Myanmar | MYA | Myanmar Paralympic Sports Federation | 2001
Philippines | PHI | Paralympic Committee of the Philippines | 2001
Singapore | SGP | Singapore National Paralympic Council | 2001
Thailand | THA | Paralympic Committee of Thailand | 2001
East Timor | TLS | National Paralympic Committee of Timor-Leste | 2003
Vietnam | VIE | Vietnam Paralympic Association | 2001

## List of ASEAN Para Games

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Seven participating countries have hosted the ASEAN Para Games. Malaysia has hosted three Para Games (2001, 2009, 2017), more than any nation. The 5th ASEAN Para Games in 2009 were to be hosted by Laos, but it begged off from hosting the games due to financial difficulty and inexperience in providing necessary support for athletes with disabilities; therefore, the games were brought back to Malaysia for the second time after eight years.

The 10th ASEAN Para Games scheduled to be hosted by the Philippines were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The edition numeral still applied despite the cancellation.[9]

The 11th ASEAN Para Games were originally scheduled to be hosted by Vietnam, but were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, unlike the 2021 Southeast Asian Games, which were postponed to 2022. However, Indonesia would step up to host the Games, and they were held in Surakarta between 30 July to 6 August 2022.[10]

Indonesia has hosted ASEAN Para Games twice (2011 and 2022). Vietnam (2003), Philippines (2005), Thailand (2008), Myanmar (2014), Singapore (2015) and Cambodia (2023) have hosted one Para Games. Brunei, East Timor and Laos have yet to host the ASEAN Para Games.

2001, 2009, 2017

2003

2005

2008, 2026

2023

2011, 2022

2014

2015

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Host cities of ASEAN Para Games

Edition  | Year  | Host country | Host city | Opened by[a] | Date | Sports  | Events  | Nations  | Competitors  | Top-ranked team

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1 | 2001  |  Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | King Mizan Zainal Abidin[b] | 26–29 October  | 2  | 341  | 10  | ≈600  |  Malaysia (MAS)
2 | 2003  |  Vietnam | Hanoi | Prime Minister Phạm Gia Khiêm[c] | 21–27 December  | 5  | 287  | 111 | ≈800  |  Thailand (THA)
3 | 2005  |  Philippines | Manila | Mayor Lito Atienza[d] | 14–20 December  | 10  | 394  | 11  | ≈1,000  |  Thailand (THA)
4 | 2008  |  Thailand | Nakhon Ratchasima | Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont[e] | 20–26 January  | 14  | 488  | 11  | ≈1,000  |  Thailand (THA)
5 | 2009  |  Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur2 | Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi[f] | 15–19 August  | 11  | 409  | 10  | ≈1,000  |  Thailand (THA)
6 | 2011  |  Indonesia | Surakarta | Vice President Boediono[g] | 15–20 December  | 11  | 380  | 11  | ≈1,000  |  Thailand (THA)
7 | 2014  |  Myanmar | Naypyidaw | Vice President Sai Mauk Kham[h] | 14–20 January  | 12  | 359  | 10  | 1,482  |  Indonesia (INA)
8 | 2015  |  Singapore | President Tony Tan | 3–9 December  | 15  | 336  | 10  | 1,181  |  Thailand (THA)
9 | 2017  |  Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | Prime Minister Najib Razak[i] | 17–23 September  | 16  | 369  | 11  | 1,452  |  Indonesia (INA)
10 | 2020  |  Philippines | Various | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
11 | 2022  |  Indonesia | Surakarta3 | Vice President Ma'ruf Amin[j] | 30 July–6 August  | 14  | 455  | 11  | 1,248  |  Indonesia (INA)
12 | 2023  |  Cambodia | Phnom Penh | Prime Minister Hun Sen[k] | 3–9 June  | 14  | 439  | 11  | 1,453  |  Indonesia (INA)
13 | 2026  |  Thailand | Nakhon Ratchasima |  | 20-26 January | 19  | 536  | 11  | Future event
14 | 2027  |  Malaysia |  | Future event
15 | 2029  |  Singapore | Future event

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 Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah, King of Malaysia.
3. ^ Representing Trần Đức Lương, President of Vietnam.
4. ^ Representing Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, President of Philippines.
5. ^ Representing Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand.
6. ^ Representing Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin, King of Malaysia.
7. ^ Representing Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of Indonesia.
8. ^ Representing Thein Sein, President of Myanmar.
9. ^ Representing Sultan Muhammad V, King of Malaysia.
10. ^ Representing Joko Widodo, President of Indonesia.
11. ^ Representing Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia.

* ^1 East Timor was formally included in the Games, increasing its member countries to eleven.
* ^2 Originally planned to be held in Laos.
* ^3 Originally planned to be held in Hanoi, Vietnam.

## List of sports

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Nineteen different sports have been part of the ASEAN Para Games in one point or another. Sixteen of which comprised the schedule of the recent 2017 ASEAN Para Games in Kuala Lumpur. The games saw the return of sailing as a full medal sport once again after its debut at the 2009 ASEAN Games in Kuala Lumpur.

Core sports

* Athletics (since 2001)
* Powerlifting (since 2003)
* Judo (2005-2008, since 2022)
* Chess (since 2005)

Target sports

* Archery (2008-2017, 2022, 2025)
* Cycling (2017, 2025)
* Target shooting (2008, 2015, 2025)
* Wheelchair fencing (2008, 2025)

Water sports

* Sailing (2009, 2015)
* Swimming (since 2001)

| Ball and Racquet sports

* Badminton (2003-2011, since 2015)
* Boccia (2008-2014, since 2015)
* Ten-pin bowling (2009-2011, 2015-2017)
* Five-a-side football (2014-2017, 2023)
* CP football (since 2014)
* Goalball (since 2005)
* Table tennis (since 2003)
* Wheelchair basketball (2005-2009, since 2015)
* Wheelchair tennis (2005-2017, 2022, 2025)
* Sitting volleyball (2009-2014 since 2017)

Other sports

* Esports (2025)

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* Boccia, ten-pin bowling, sailing and wheelchair fencing were demonstrated at the 2005 ASEAN Para Games.
* Esports were demonstrated at the 2023 ASEAN Para Games.

## All-time medal table

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The table below accounts for the total number of medals awarded to all participating National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) of ASEAN member countries as of the recent 2023 ASEAN Para Games.

Rank| NPC| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Thailand| 1,280| 930| 717| 2,927
2|  Indonesia| 861| 710| 534| 2,105
3|  Malaysia| 741| 637| 535| 1,913
4|  Vietnam| 634| 592| 588| 1,814
5|  Myanmar| 210| 167| 180| 557
6|  Philippines| 208| 248| 307| 763
7|  Singapore| 130| 118| 123| 371
8|  Brunei| 41| 44| 67| 152
9|  Cambodia| 23| 56| 79| 158
10|  Timor-Leste| 9| 4| 18| 31
11|  Laos| 0| 21| 33| 54
Totals (11 entries)| 4,137| 3,527| 3,181| 10,845

## See also

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* Events of the OCA (Continental)
* Asian Games
* Asian Winter Games
* Asian Youth Games
* Asian Beach Games
* Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
* Events of the OCA (Regional)
* East Asian Games
* Central Asian Games
* South Asian Games
* West Asian Games
* Southeast Asian Games

* Events of the APC (Continental)
* Asian Para Games
* Asian Youth Para Games
* Events of the APC (Regional)
* ASEAN Para Games

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## References

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1. ^ "Background". Archived from the original on 29 June 2003. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
2. ^ "Governor". Archived from the original on 1 July 2003. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
3. ^ "About". Archived from the original on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
4. ^ "6th ASEAN PARA GAMES, Solo". Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
5. ^ "ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR SOLO GAMES". Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
6. ^ "ASEAN Para Sports Federation". Archived from the original on 29 June 2003. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
7. ^ Chen, May (25 November 2015). "Timor Leste excluded due to IPC suspension". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015.
8. ^ List of Games edition[usurped]
9. ^ "2020 ASEAN Para Games officially canceled". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
10. ^ Phu, Nghia. "Vietnam cancels hosting ASEAN Para Games - VnExpress International". VnExpress International – Latest news, business, travel and analysis from Vietnam. VnExpress. Retrieved 30 October 2021.

## External links

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* ASEAN Para Games Website[usurped]
* 8th ASEAN PARA GAMES 2015 Singapore
* 6th ASEAN PARA GAMES 2011 Solo - Jawa Tengah
* 5th Asean Para Games official launch
* SEAGames website
* 4th ASEAN ParaGames website
* ASEAN Para Sports Federation[usurped]
* Malaysia started the ASEAN Para Games 16 years ago. But guess who won every single year? :(

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Games|

* 2001 Kuala Lumpur
* 2003 Hanoi
* 2005 Manila
* 2008 Nakhon Ratchasima
* 2009 Kuala Lumpur
* 2011 Surakarta
* 2014 Naypyidaw
* 2015 Singapore
* 2017 Kuala Lumpur
* 2020 Philippines1
* 2022 Surakarta
* 2023 Phnom Penh
* 2025 Nakhon Ratchasima

Southeast Asian Games 1Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Events of the Asian Paralympic Committee

Continental|

* Asian Para Games
* Asian Youth Para Games

Regional|

* ASEAN Para Games

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Multi-sport events

Global

Olympic Games|

* Olympic Games
* Summer
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* Paralympic Games
* Summer
* Winter
* Youth Olympic Games

Parasports|

* Arafura Games
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Professions|

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Youth and students|

* FISU World University Games (Universiade)
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Intercommunity|

* Arab Games
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* World Transplant Games
* World Eskimo Indian Olympics
* World Indigenous Games
* World Polonia Games

Other|

* CSIT World Sports Games
* Dew Tour
* Mind Sports Olympiad
* UCI Cycling World Championships
* World Beach Games
* World Combat Games
* World Games
* World Masters Games
* World Mind Games
* World Nomad Games
* World Skate Games
* World Urban Games
* X Games

Regional

Africa|

* African Games
* African Para Games
* African Youth Games
* All-Africa University Games
* African School Games
* West African University Games
* African Beach Games

Americas|

* Pan American
* Pan American Games
* Parapan American Games
* Junior Pan American Games
* Americas Masters Games
* Central American and the Caribbean
* Central American and Caribbean Games
* Central American Games
* Latin American
* ALBA Games
* Bolivarian Games
* North American
* CANUSA Games
* North American Indigenous Games
* North American Outgames
* South American
* South American Games
* South American Beach Games
* South American University Games
* South American Youth Games
* Caribbean
* Caribbean Games

Asia|

* Pan Asian
* Asian Games
* Summer
* Winter
* Asian Para Games
* Asian Beach Games
* Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
* Asian Youth Games
* Southeast Asian
* SEA Games
* ASEAN School Games
* ASEAN University Games
* ASEAN Para Games
* Central Asian Games
* East Asian Youth Games
* South Asian Games
* West Asian Games1

Europe|

* Black Sea Games1
* European Games
* European Masters Games
* European Championships
* European Para Championships
* European Para Youth Games
* European Youth Olympic Festival
* EuroGames
* European Universities Championships
* European Universities Games
* Games of the Small States of Europe
* International Erasmus Games

Oceania|

* Australian Youth Olympic Festival
* Micronesian Games
* Pacific Games
* Pacific Mini Games
* Arafura Games

Intercontinental|

* Arab Games
* Arctic Winter Games
* Asia Pacific Deaf Games
* Asia Pacific Masters Games
* Isles
* Indian Ocean Island Games
* Island Games
* Jeux des îles
* Mediterranean Games

National

Americas|

* Canada
* British Columbia
* Ontario
* Quebec
* Saskatchewan
* Western
* Colombia
* United States
* amateur juniors
* seniors
* Warrior Games

NCSG,
United States3|

* Alabama
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* Florida
* Massachusetts
* Missouri
* Montana
* Nebraska
* New York
* North Carolina
* Lakota Nation
* Texas
* Wisconsin

Asia|

* Bangladesh
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* National Youth Games
* India
* Youth
* University
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* Japan
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* Mongolia
* Nepal
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* Philippines
* National Games
* Para Games
* Student
* Youth
* Singapore
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* Summer
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* Thailand
* Youth
* Vietnam
* Taiwan
* National Games (Taiwan)

Europe|

* Poland (youth)
* WheelPower

Historical1

Pre-Modern Olympics
(in order, from 1900 BC to 1859 AD)|

* Tailteann Games (ancient)
* Panhellenic Games
* Ancient Olympic Games
* Pythian Games
* Nemean Games
* Isthmian Games
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* Panathenaic Games
* Roman Games
* Cotswold Olimpick Games
* Gog Magog Games
* Wenlock Olympian Society Annual Games
* Zappas Olympics

Alternatives to the
Modern Olympics|

* Aryan Games
* Friendship Games
* GANEFO
* Goodwill Games
* Inter-Allied Games
* Islamic Games
* Liberty Bell Classic
* People's Olympiad
* Workers' Olympiads
* Spartakiad

Defunct regional or
community events|

* Afro-Asian Games
* Asian Indoor Games
* Asian Martial Arts Games
* Baltic Sea Games
* Black Sea Games
* Central African Games
* East Asian Games
* Far Eastern Championship Games
* FESPIC Games
* Games of the New Emerging Forces
* Pacific Ocean Games
* Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR
* Tailteann Games (modern)
* West African Games
* Women's Islamic Games
* World Youth Games
* IWAS World Games
* Cerebral Palsy Games
* South African Games
* North Dakota
* Netherlands
* Spartakiad of Albania
* Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR
* youth

Winter sports

International|

* Olympics
* Paralympics
* Winter University Games
* FIS Games
* Nordic Games1
* Commonwealth1
* World Scout
* Arctic Winter Games
* Kennedy Memorial1
* New Zealand Winter Games
* Winter World Masters Games

Regional|

* National Winter Games of China
* Asian Winter Games
* European Youth Olympic Festival
* Winter X Games Europe
* Russian–Chinese Winter Youth Games

* 1 Defunct
* 2 Sub-national
* 3 51 component games in 36 U.S. states

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* List
* WikiProject

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Team sports|

* Basketball (Men, Women)
* 3x3 basketball
* Beach handball
* Beach soccer
* Football (Men, Women)
* Futsal (Men, Women)
* Ice hockey
* Indoor hockey
* Volleyball
* Beach volleyball

Individual sports|

* Athletics (Youth)
* Badminton
* Bodybuilding
* Bowling
* Canoe–kayak
* Chess
* Cross country
* Cycling
* Equestrian
* Fencing
* Golf
* Gymnastics
* Judo
* Karate
* Kickboxing
* Kurash
* Muaythai
* Pencak Silat
* Rowing
* Sambo
* Sailing
* Snooker
* Swimming
* Swimming Age Groups
* Table Tennis
* Table Tennis Junior and Cadet
* Tennis
* Taekwondo
* Triathlon
* Weightlifting
* Wrestling
* Wushu

Club sports|

* Club basketball
* Club football
* Club futsal
* Women's club futsal

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