2022 Asian Para Games

The 2022 Asian Para Games, also known as the IV Asian Para Games (Chinese: 2022亚洲残疾人运动会; pinyin: 2022 yà zhōu cán jí rén yùn dòng huì), is a multi-sport event that parallels the 2022 Asian Games which will held for Asian athletes with disability in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China from 9 to 15 October 2022.[3][4] Hangzhou will be the second Chinese city to host the Asian Para Games, after Guangzhou in 2010.

IV Asian Para Games
Host cityHangzhou, Zhejiang, China
MottoHearts Meet, Dreams Shine[1] (Chinese: 心相约，梦闪耀)
Athletes participating4000 (Expected)
Events616 in 22 sports (Consist of 24 disciplines) [2]
Opening ceremony9 October
Closing ceremony15 October
Officially opened byPresident Xi Jinping[lower-alpha 1] (expected)
Athlete's OathTBA
Judge's OathTBA
Torch lighterTBA
Main venueHangzhou Sports Park Stadium
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2022 Asian Para Games

Host city

As is the tradition of the event, since 2010, the Asian Para Games are usually held after every Asian Games in the same host country. On 16 September 2018, the Asian Paralympic Committee announced that Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province, China will host the fourth edition of the Asian Para Games after making a visit there in July. The city was previously awarded the 2022 Asian Games on 16 September 2015 by the Olympic Council of Asia.[5]

Development and preparation

Emblem

The official emblem of the 2022 Asian Para Games was unveiled on 2 March 2020 and featured a wheelchair athlete striving forward on a running track with 10 semi-arc lines.[6]

Mascot

Fei Fei, a character inspired by the divine bird of the Liangzhu culture was unveiled online on April 16, 2020 as the official mascot of the Games.[7]

Motto

The official motto of the 2022 Asian Para Games, "Hearts meet, Dreams shine" was unveiled on the same day as the emblem.[8]


The Games

Sports

The Games featured 22 sports (Consist of 24 disciplines) which were split into many events, including Para Taekwondo, Para Canoe and Go which were included for the first time in the games' programme and Blind Football and Rowing which were not featured at the 2018 edition will return.The organizing committee chosed to drop the bowling held on last edition.[9]

For the edition event, 438 of 539 events present on 2020 Summer Paralympics program will be held.

2022 Asian Para Games Sports Programme

Participation

All 43 National Paralympic Committees who are members of the Asian Paralympic Committee are expected to compete.

Participating National Paralympic Committees
  •  Bahrain
  •  Bhutan
  •  Brunei
  •  Cambodia
  •  China (host)
  •  Hong Kong
  •  India
  •  Indonesia
  •  Iran
  •  Iraq
  •  Japan
  •  Jordan
  •  Kazakhstan
  •  North Korea
  •  South Korea
  •  Kuwait
  •  Kyrgyzstan
  •  Laos
  •  Lebanon
  •  Macau
  •  Malaysia
  •  Maldives
  •  Mongolia
  •  Myanmar
  •  Nepal
  •  Oman
  •  Pakistan
  •  Palestine
  •  Philippines
  •  Qatar
  •  Saudi Arabia
  •  Singapore
  •  Sri Lanka
  •  Syria
  •  Chinese Taipei
  •  Tajikistan
  •  Thailand
  •  Timor-Leste
  •  Turkmenistan
  •  United Arab Emirates
  •  Uzbekistan
  •  Vietnam
  •  Yemen

See also

Notes
  1. Xi Jinping is current China's de jure head of state, serving as Chinese President. Xi is also the General Secretary of the Communist Party, the most powerful position in China, serving as the de facto leader of China.

References
  1. Ma, Zhenhuan (23 March 2020). "2022 Asian Para Games logo, slogan unveiled". www.chinadaily.com.cn. China Daily.
  2. "Hangzhou 2022: CoCom, cultural activities held to mark 500 days to go".
  3. "Hangzhou to host 2022 Asian Para Games". IPC. 21 September 2018.
  4. "2022 Hangzhou Asian Para Games to be held after Golden Week - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  5. "Hangzhou confirmed as host of 2022 Asian Para Games". Dan Palmer. Inside the games. 21 September 2018.
  6. "Official emblem and slogan for Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games unveiled".
  7. "Fei Fei the bird revealed as mascot of Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games". Inside the Games. 16 April 2020.
  8. "Hangzhou 2022 reveal slogan and logo for Asian Para Games".
  9. Sport programme for Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games announced with three years to go


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