The Asian Paralympic Committee ( acronym : APC ) is an organization based in United Arab Emirates . It has 45 National Paralympic Committees of the Asian continent as members. It organizes the Asian Para Games and is affiliated to the International Paralympic Committee .
7-639: The Asian Paralympic Committee was formed on 30 October 2002 during the 2002 FESPIC Games in Busan, South Korea as the Asian Paralympic Council, following a motion presented by NPC Malaysia at the 1999 IPC General Assembly. It consisted originally of three sub-regions which are East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia. In April 2004, in order to align with the structure followed by the International Olympic Committee,
14-608: The 8th FESPIC Games , was an Asia-Pacific disabled multi-sport event held in Busan , South Korea from 26 October to 1 November 2002, 12 days after the 2002 Asian Games . It was one of the two FESPIC Games to have held at the same host city as the Asian Games , the other being the 1999 FESPIC Games in Bangkok , Thailand . It was the first time South Korea hosted the games as it is the seventh FESPIC organisation member to host
21-599: The FESPIC games after Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, China, Thailand. Around 2,199 athletes from 40 nations competed at the games which featured 17 sports. The games was opened by the Prime Minister of South Korea, Kim Suk-soo at the Busan Asiad Stadium. The Busan Fespic Games Organising Committee (BUFOC) was formed to oversee the staging of the games. The 8th FESPIC Games had 16 venues for
28-667: The International Paralympic Committee decided that the Central Asia and West Asia sub-regions fall under the council's responsibility. An agreement was signed on 16 May 2004 to merge the Asian Paralympic Council and the FESPIC Federation . The organisation was only known by its present name by 28 November 2006 when the merger came into effect. In the following table, the year in which the NPC
35-464: The barriers. The sporty emblem in typical Korean colours and smooth brush strokes represents the desire for a society where those with disabilities and those without live together in harmony. The mascot of the 2002 FESPIC Games is a turtle named "Gwidong-Ih" ( Korean : 귀동이 , romanized : Gwidong-I ) which literally means a cute child in Korean. The mascot's name also refers to a turtle which
42-529: The games, 14 in Busan and 2 in South Gyeongsang. The logo of the 2002 FESPIC Games is a traditional Korean design image which resembles both a wave, the symbol of the host city, Busan, an adynamic 'Tae-geuk' mark, and a sportsman racing with a torch. It symbolizes the integration of the Asia-Pacific region through the interaction in sports and the determination of the disabled people to overcome
49-610: Was recognized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is also given if it is different from the year in which the NPC was created. Source: 45 in 5 regions: Related: 27 Sports in 1 January 2024. Following is the APC Executive Board for the term 2019 – 2023. This Asian Para Games article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 2002 FESPIC Games The 2002 FESPIC Games , officially known as
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