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10-605: Malaysian achievements in Para Sports: Olympic Counterpart: This Asian Para Games article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about sports in Malaysia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This parasport organization article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Asian Para Games The Asian Para Games , also known as Para Asiad ,

20-578: 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

30-847: 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. The FESPIC Games existed previous to

40-725: 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 . The Asian Para Games superseded the FESPIC Games , which was dissolved alongside the FESPIC Federation, the governing body of the games and merged with the Asian Paralympic Council which

50-460: 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. The Asian Youth Para Games is a multi-sport event held every four years for youth athletes with physical disabilities. The first Games

60-878: 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 games ran independently of each other and could be organized by different Organising Committees. Notes: 27 Sports were presented in Asian Para Games history, including 2010 Asian Para Games to 2022 Asian Para Games . Source: Source: Source (NPC Profile): Source (NPC Profile): Source: Source: Source: Source (NPC Profile): Source: The Asian Para Games mascots are fictional characters, usually an animal native to

70-408: 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. Of the 45 National Paralympic Committees participating throughout the history of

80-582: The games which featured 6 sports consisted of 5 main sports and 1 demonstration sport. This was the first time Japan hosted the games. Japan is the first nation to host the Asian Youth Para Games. The games was opened and closed by Akihito at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. The final medal tally was led by host Japan, followed by Iran and China. The Tokyo 2009 Asian Youth Para Games Organising Committee (TAYPOC)

90-636: Was held in 2009 in Tokyo , Japan . The Asian Youth Para Games superseded the FESPIC Youth Games which last held in 2003. 2009 Asian Youth Para Games The 2009 Asian Youth Para Games ( Japanese : 2009年アジアユースパラゲームズ , romanized :  Nisenkyū-Nen Ajiayūsuparagēmuzu ), officially known as the 1st Asian Youth Para Games , was an Asian youth disabled multi-sport event held in Tokyo , Japan from 10 to 13 September 2009. Around 466 athletes from 29 participating nations participated at

100-765: 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. Although there is the idea of holding the Asian and the Asian Para Games in the same city as happening on the Olympics and

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