ASEAN ParaGames

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formation = Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on October 25 to October 30, 2001
recurrence = 2 years
last = Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from January, January 20 to January 262008
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website = [http://www.aseanparasports.org ASEAN Para Sports Federation]
remarks =The ASEAN ParaGames is a biannual multi-sport event held after every Southeast Asian Games for athletes with physical disabilities. The games are participated by the 11 countries located in Southeast Asia. The games, patterned after the Paralympics, includes mobility disabilities, amputees, visual disabilities and those with cerebral palsy.

The ASEAN ParaGames is under the regulation of the ASEAN Para Sports Federation (APSF). The games are hosted by the same country where the SEA Games took place.

History

The 1st ASEAN Para Games, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on October 25, 2001 to October 30, 2001, was the initial major sports event of the ASEAN Para Sports Federation (APSF). The APSF was conceived in the special meeting of the National Paralympic Committees of the ASEAN countries during the 10th Malaysian Paralympiad and the ASEAN Cities Invitational. The ASEAN Para Games, the “parallel” sports event for the disabled after every Southeast Asian Games, was patterned after the Paralympics and the FESPIC Games. The 2nd ASEAN Para games was held in Hanoi, Vietnam from December 19, 2003 to December 27, 2003. Timor Leste was formally included in the Games increasing its member countries to eleven. The 3rd ASEAN ParaGames was held in Manila, Philippines from December 14, 2005 to December 20, 2005. The 4th ASEAN Paragames was held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from January, January 20, 2008 to January 262008. The 5th ASEAN Paragames will held in Laos in 2009.

Logo

The design shows the Asean logo positioned with the symbol and image of Paralympic and a victory laurel. The design intends to show the emergence of togetherness of Paralympic Sports Leaders with One Vision, One Mission and a commitment in the pursuit of equality in sports and in life for persons with a disability in the ASEAN region.

Asean solidarity, working together through APSF with an unbreakable bond in unity and brotherhood shall display the will and determination to achieve success in sports and in life. The victory laurel signifies this commitment to exccellence.

From this regional image, a sense of cooperation, pride and eternal harmony is unmasked and it is an image that connects us all together in "Mind, Body, Spirit" as in the ideals of the Paralympic Movement.

Participant Countries

Host Cities of the ASEAN ParaGames

*1st ASEAN ParaGames, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2001
*2nd ASEAN ParaGames, Hanoi, Vietnam, 2003
*3rd ASEAN ParaGames, Manila, Philippines, 2005
*4th ASEAN Paragames, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, 2007

Objectives

* To promote friendship and solidarity among persons with disabilities in the ASEAN region through sports;
* To promote and develop sports for the differently abled;
* To rehabilitate and integrate persons with disability into mainstream society through sports.

External links

* [http://www.seagames2007.th/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=413&Itemid=199 SEAGames website]
* [http://www.2007paragames.com/eng/Home/tabid/91/Default.aspx 4th ASEAN ParaGames website]
* [http://www.aseanparasports.org ASEAN Para Sports Federation]