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- Archery
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Boccia
- Bowling/Ten-pin Bowling
- Chess
- Cycling
- Football 5-a-side
- Football 7-a-side
- Goalball
- Judo
- Lawn Bowls
- Powerlifting
- Rowing
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Swimming
- Table tennis
- Sitting Volleyball
- Wheelchair Basketball
- Wheelchair Dance Sport
- Wheelchair Fencing
- Wheelchair Rugby
- Wheelchair Tennis
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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 ran independently of each other. The Games are recognized by the International Paralympic Committee and are described as the second largest multi-sport event after the Paralympic Games.
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 Hangzhou, China between 22 and 28 October 2023. The next games are scheduled to be held in Nagoya, Japan from 18 to 24 October 2026.[1]
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.[2]
The Asian Para Games superseded the FESPIC Games, which was dissolved alongside the FESPIC Federation, the governing body of the games and merged with the Asian Paralympic Council which was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.[3]
Although there is 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 could be held completely separately and without any connection. Both events ran independently of each other and could be organized by different Organising Committees in different cities.[4][5]
Editions
Host cities of the Asian Para Games
Notes:
Ranking
Sports
27 Sports were presented in Asian Para Games history, including 2010 Asian Para Games to 2022 Asian Para Games.
| Number |
Event |
2010 |
2014 |
2018 |
2022 |
2026
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| Core Sports
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| 1 |
Para Archery at the Asian Para Games |
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| 2 |
Para Athletics at the Asian Para Games |
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| 3 |
Para Cycling at the Asian Para Games |
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| 4 |
Para Shooting at the Asian Para Games |
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| 5 |
Para Swimming at the Asian Para Games |
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| Boat Sports
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| 6 |
Para Canoeing at the Asian Para Games |
No |
No |
No |
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| 7 |
Para Rowing at the Asian Para Games |
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No |
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| 8 |
Para Sailing at the Asian Para Games |
No |
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No |
No |
No
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| Combat Sports
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| 9 |
Fencing at the Asian Para Games |
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| 10 |
Judo at the Asian Para Games |
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| 11 |
Taekwondo at the Asian Para Games |
No |
No |
No |
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| Team Sports
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| 12 |
Wheelchair Basketball at the Asian Para Games |
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| 13 |
Blind Football at the Asian Para Games |
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No |
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| 14 |
CP Football at the Asian Para Games |
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No |
No |
No
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| 15 |
Goalball at the Asian Para Games |
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| 16 |
Wheelchair Rugby at the Asian Para Games |
No |
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No |
No |
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| 17 |
Sitting volleyball at the Asian Para Games |
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| Racket Sports
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| 18 |
Para Badminton at the Asian Para Games |
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| 19 |
Wheelchair Tennis at the Asian Para Games |
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| 20 |
Table Tennis at the Asian Para Games |
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| Bowl Sports
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| 21 |
Boccia at the Asian Para Games |
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| 22 |
Bowling at the Asian Para Games |
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No |
No
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| 23 |
Lawn Bowls at the Asian Para Games |
No |
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No
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| Adversary Sports
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| 24 |
Chess at the Asian Para Games |
No |
No |
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No
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| 25 |
Go at the Asian Para Games |
No |
No |
No |
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No
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| 26 |
Powerlifting at the Asian Para Games |
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| 27 |
Wheelchair Dance Sport at the Asian Para Games |
No |
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No |
No |
No
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Para Archery (2010–2022)
Para Athletics (2010–2022)
Source:[11][12]
Para Cycling (2010–2022)
Source:[13][14][15]
Para Shooting Sporting (2010–2022)
Source (NPC Profile):[16][17][15]
Para Swimming (2010–2022)
Source (NPC Profile):[18][19][15][20]
Para Canoeing (2022)
Para Rowing (2010–2022)
Source:[21][22]
Para Sailing (2014)
Wheelchair Fencing (2010–2022)
Source:[23][22]
Blind Judo (2010–2022)
Para Taekwondo (2022)
Wheelchair Basketball (2010–2022)
Goalball (2010–2022)
Wheelchair Rugby (2014)
Sitting Volleyball (2010–2022)
Para Badminton (2010–2022)
Wheelchair Tennis (2010–2022)
Para Table Tennis (2010–2022)
Boccia (2010–2022)
Source:[24]
Ten Pin Para Bowling (2010–2018)
Para Lawn Bowls (2014–2022)
Source (NPC Profile):[25][26][15]
Blind Chess (2018–2022)
Source:[27]
Powerlifting (2010–2022)
Wheelchair Dance Sport (2014)
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.
| Games |
City |
Mascot |
Character |
Significance
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| 2010 Asian Para Games
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Guangzhou
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Fun Fun
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Character inspired by kapok
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A flower which is native to Guangzhou, represents strength, joy and vitality of the athletes and the Asian Para movement.
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| 2014 Asian Para Games
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Incheon
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Jeonopi and Dnopi
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Black-faced spoonbill
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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.
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| 2018 Asian Para Games
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Jakarta
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Momo
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Brahminy kite
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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.
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| 2022 Asian Para Games
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Hangzhou
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Fei Fei
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Character inspired by 'Divine Bird'
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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.
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| 2026 Asian Para Games
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Nagoya
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Uzumin
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Shachihoko
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Uzumin reflects the hope that the athletes' passion will converge like a "whirlwind" in Aichi-Nagoya, and that the emotion born there will emerge like a spring and spread throughout Asia.
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Medal table
Of the 45 National Paralympic Committees participating throughout the history of the Games, 39 nations have won at least a single medal in the competition, leaving 6 nations: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Maldives and Tajikistan yet to win a single medal. 32 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, 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
Ranking
Youth Games Sports
All-time Youth Games medal table (2009–2021)
See also
References
External links
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- Tokyo 2009
- Kuala Lumpur 2013
- Dubai 2017
- Manama 2021
- Tashkent 2025
- Phnom Penh 2029
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| Africa |
- APC – African Paralympic Committee
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| Americas |
- APC – Americas Paralympic Committee
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| Europe | |
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| Oceania |
- OPC – Oceania Paralympic Committee
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| West Asia |
- Bahrain
- Iraq
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Oman
- Palestine
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Syria
- United Arab Emirates
- Yemen
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| Central Asia |
- Afghanistan
- Iran
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan
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| South Asia |
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- India
- Maldives
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
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| East Asia |
- China
- Chinese Taipei
- Hong Kong
- Japan
- Macau
- Mongolia
- North Korea
- South Korea
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| Southeast Asia |
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- East Timor
- Indonesia
- Laos
- Malaysia
- Myanmar
- Philippines
- Singapore
- Thailand
- Vietnam
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Sports at the |
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| Paralympic Sports at the Asian Para Games |
- Archery
- Athletics
- Parabadminton
- Boccia
- Cycling
- Football 5-a-side
- Goalball
- Judo
- Paracanoe
- Parataekwondo
- Powerlifting
- Rowing
- Shooting
- Swimming
- Table tennis
- Sitting volleyball
- Wheelchair basketball
- Wheelchair fencing
- Wheelchair tennis
- Wheelchair rugby
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| Non-Paralympic Sports at the Asian Para Games |
- Bowling
- Chess
- Football 7-a-side
- Lawn bowls
- Sailing
- Wheelchair dancesport
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Regional |
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| Africa |
- African Games
- African Para Games
- African Youth Games
- All-Africa University Games
- West African University Games
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| Americas |
- Pan American
- Central American and the Caribbean
- Latin American
- North American
- South American
- South American Games
- South American Beach Games
- South American University Games
- South American Youth Games
- Caribbean
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- Poland (youth)
- WheelPower
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