4th ASEAN Paragames
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The 4th ASEAN ParaGames
is a biannual multi-sport event held after every Southeast Asian Games
for athletes with physical disabilities from the ASEAN member nations, which include Thailand
, Brunei
, Cambodia
, Indonesia
, Laos
, Malaysia, Myanmar
, the Philippines
, Singapore
, Timor Leste and Vietnam
. The games are hosted by the same country where the SEA Games takes place. Thailand's Nakhon Ratchasima province hosted the 4th ASEAN Para Games 20 – 26 January 2008 under the theme concept: "FRIENDSHIP, EQUALITY, OPPORTUNITY"
The ASEAN Para Games aims to promote friendship and solidarity among persons with a disability in the ASEAN region through sports, develop sports for the persons with a disability in the ASEAN region and rehabilitate and integrate persons with a disability into society through sports.
Patterned after the Paralympics, the Games includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputees, visual disabilities and those with cerebral palsy
. Joining the action were delegations from Southeast Asia
n countries as well as top ASEAN athletes who've competed in the 9th FESPIC Games, held in Kuala Lumpur
2006. The previous 2005 ASEAN ParaGames
was held in Manila
, Philippines
.
Fourteen 14 sports were contested resulting in 186 gold medals won. The 4th ASEAN Para Games sports include archery, athletics, badminton, boccia, chess, fencing, goalball, judo
, powerlifting
, shooting
, swimming, table tennis
, wheelchair basketball
and wheelchair tennis
. The ASEAN ParaGames is subject to the regulations of the ASEAN Para Sports Federation (APSF).
• Promote and develop sports for the differently abled
• Rehabilitate and integrate persons with disability into mainstream society through sports
, 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 20, 2008 to January 26, 2008. The 5th ASEAN Para Games will be held in Kuala Lumpur
, Malaysia in August, 2009.
The emblem of the ASEAN Para Games is inspired by Chumpol Gate, a historical place in Nakorn Ratchasima, Thailand. Chumpol Gate represents victory. It also denotes the exquisite Thai art and culture. Curvy blue and red lines represent the pageantry of fluttering flags leading eager, excited athletes marching into the stadium.
The ASEAN Para Sports Federation logo sits in the center of the emblem, representing friendship and cooperation between participants from ASEAN countries.
Nok-Kao Karom, mascot of the 4th ASEAN Para Games, is a type of dove known locally as nok khao karom, recognized as a symbol of Nakhon Ratchasima Province. Karom is wise, cheerful, gentle, and friendly, reflecting the characteristics of Thai people. K stands for kind, A appreciation, R reliable, O optimistic, and M manners.
Suranaree University of Technology
Suranaree University of Technology
His Majesty the King’s 80th Birthday Anniversary Stadium
Rajamangala of Technology Isan
Chanapolkhan Institute of Technology
ASEAN ParaGames
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...
is a biannual multi-sport event held after every Southeast Asian Games
Southeast Asian Games
The Southeast Asian Games , is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia...
for athletes with physical disabilities from the ASEAN member nations, which include Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, Brunei
Brunei
Brunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia...
, Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, Laos
Laos
Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
, Malaysia, Myanmar
Myanmar
Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
, the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, Timor Leste and Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. The games are hosted by the same country where the SEA Games takes place. Thailand's Nakhon Ratchasima province hosted the 4th ASEAN Para Games 20 – 26 January 2008 under the theme concept: "FRIENDSHIP, EQUALITY, OPPORTUNITY"
The ASEAN Para Games aims to promote friendship and solidarity among persons with a disability in the ASEAN region through sports, develop sports for the persons with a disability in the ASEAN region and rehabilitate and integrate persons with a disability into society through sports.
Patterned after the Paralympics, the Games includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputees, visual disabilities and those with cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of body movement....
. Joining the action were delegations from Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
n countries as well as top ASEAN athletes who've competed in the 9th FESPIC Games, held in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
2006. The previous 2005 ASEAN ParaGames
2005 ASEAN ParaGames
The 3rd ASEAN ParaGames was a biannual multi-sport event held after the 2005 Southeast Asian Games for athletes with physical disabilities. Organized by PhilSPADA, the Philippine Sports Association of Differently Abled, the 2005 ASEAN ParaGames was held in Manila, Philippines from December 14, 2005...
was held in Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
.
Fourteen 14 sports were contested resulting in 186 gold medals won. The 4th ASEAN Para Games sports include archery, athletics, badminton, boccia, chess, fencing, goalball, judo
Paralympic Judo
Paralympic judo is an adaptation of the Japanese martial art of judo for visually impaired competitors. The rules of the sport are only slightly different from regular judo competitions...
, powerlifting
Powerlifting at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Powerlifting at the 2004 Summer Paralympics did not have disability categories. There was a requirement for a minimum level of physical disbility, which may have been caused by amputation, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injuries or various other specified conditions. The only classification was by...
, shooting
Paralympic shooting
Paralympic shooting is an adaptation of shooting sports for competitors with disabilities. Shooting is a test of accuracy and control, in which competitors use pistols or rifles to fire a series of shots at a stationary target. Competitions are open to all athletes with a physical disability....
, swimming, table tennis
Paralympic table tennis
Paralympic table tennis is a Paralympic sport which follows the rules set by the International Table Tennis Federation with slight modifications for wheelchair athletes. Athletes from all disability groups can take part. Athletes receive classifications between 1-10...
, wheelchair basketball
Wheelchair basketball
Wheelchair basketball is basketball played by people in wheelchairs and is considered one of the major disabled sports practiced. The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation is the governing body for this sport. It is recognized by the International Paralympic Committee as the sole...
and wheelchair tennis
Wheelchair Tennis
Wheelchair tennis is one of the forms of tennis adapted for those who have disabilities in their lower bodies. The size of courts, balls, and rackets are same, but there are two major differences from pedestrian tennis; they use specially designed wheelchairs and the ball may bounce up to two times...
. The ASEAN ParaGames is subject to the regulations of the ASEAN Para Sports Federation (APSF).
4th ASEAN ParaGames objectives
• Promote friendship and solidarity among persons with disabilities in the Asean Region through sports• Promote and develop sports for the differently abled
• Rehabilitate and integrate persons with disability into mainstream society through sports
History
The 1st ASEAN Para Games, held in Kuala LumpurKuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
, 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
Hanoi
Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam...
, Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
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
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
from December 14, 2005 to December 20, 2005. The 4th ASEAN Paragames
4th ASEAN Paragames
The 4th ASEAN ParaGames is a biannual multi-sport event held after every Southeast Asian Games for athletes with physical disabilities from the ASEAN member nations, which include Thailand, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Timor Leste and Vietnam....
was held in Nakhon Ratchasima
Nakhon Ratchasima
Nakhon Ratchasima or is a city in the north-east of Thailand and gateway to Isan. It is the capital of the Nakhon Ratchasima Province and Nakhon Ratchasima district...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
from January 20, 2008 to January 26, 2008. The 5th ASEAN Para Games will be held in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
, Malaysia in August, 2009.
Emblem and Mascot
The ASEAN Para Sports Federation logo sits in the center of the emblem, representing friendship and cooperation between participants from ASEAN countries.
Nok-Kao Karom, mascot of the 4th ASEAN Para Games, is a type of dove known locally as nok khao karom, recognized as a symbol of Nakhon Ratchasima Province. Karom is wise, cheerful, gentle, and friendly, reflecting the characteristics of Thai people. K stands for kind, A appreciation, R reliable, O optimistic, and M manners.
Sports
- Archery
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Boccia
- Chess
- Fencing
- Goalball
- JudoParalympic JudoParalympic judo is an adaptation of the Japanese martial art of judo for visually impaired competitors. The rules of the sport are only slightly different from regular judo competitions...
- PowerliftingPowerlifting at the 2004 Summer ParalympicsPowerlifting at the 2004 Summer Paralympics did not have disability categories. There was a requirement for a minimum level of physical disbility, which may have been caused by amputation, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injuries or various other specified conditions. The only classification was by...
- Target ShootingParalympic shootingParalympic shooting is an adaptation of shooting sports for competitors with disabilities. Shooting is a test of accuracy and control, in which competitors use pistols or rifles to fire a series of shots at a stationary target. Competitions are open to all athletes with a physical disability....
- Swimming
- Table tennisParalympic table tennisParalympic table tennis is a Paralympic sport which follows the rules set by the International Table Tennis Federation with slight modifications for wheelchair athletes. Athletes from all disability groups can take part. Athletes receive classifications between 1-10...
- Wheelchair basketballWheelchair basketballWheelchair basketball is basketball played by people in wheelchairs and is considered one of the major disabled sports practiced. The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation is the governing body for this sport. It is recognized by the International Paralympic Committee as the sole...
- Wheelchair tennisWheelchair TennisWheelchair tennis is one of the forms of tennis adapted for those who have disabilities in their lower bodies. The size of courts, balls, and rackets are same, but there are two major differences from pedestrian tennis; they use specially designed wheelchairs and the ball may bounce up to two times...
Venues
Opening and Closing Ceremonies- Main Stadium, His Majesty the King’s 80th Birthday Anniversary Stadium
Suranaree University of Technology
- Classification
Suranaree University of Technology
- Archery – Football Stadium
- Badminton – Suranareepirom Building
- Chess – Surasammanakan Building
- Fencing – Surapat 3 Building
- Shooting – Shooting Field
- Table tennis – Surapat 2 Building 3rd Floor
- Wheelchair basketball – Keelapirom Building
His Majesty the King’s 80th Birthday Anniversary Stadium
- Athletics – Main Stadium
- Boccia – Gymnasium
- Goalball – Gymnasium
- Swimming – Swimmimg Pool
- Wheelchair tennis – Tennis Court
Rajamangala of Technology Isan
- Judo – Gymnasium
Chanapolkhan Institute of Technology
- Powerlifting – Kebkanjana Hall
Medal Tally
(Host nation in bold)| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thailand |
256 | 109 | 84 | 449 |
| 2 |  Malaysia |
81 | 74 | 46 | 201 |
| 3 |  Vietnam |
78 | 66 | 43 | 187 |
| 4 |  Indonesia |
33 | 25 | 18 | 76 |
| 5 |  Philippines |
17 | 21 | 21 | 59 |
| 6 |  Myanmar |
12 | 11 | 12 | 35 |
| 7 |  Singapore |
6 | 8 | 5 | 19 |
| 8 |  Brunei |
2 | 4 | 10 | 16 |
| 9 |  Laos |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 |  Cambodia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  East Timor |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 485 | 320 | 244 | 1049 | |
External links
- 4th ASIAN PARA Games, Archive.org mirror of official website
- Support website
- 9th FESPIC Games, in Kuala Lumpur 2006.
- International Paralympic Committee
- International Shooting Committee for the Disabled
- Deaflympics
- Special Olympics