ASIAN PARA GAMES 2018: ‘Inspiring the Spirit and Energy of Asia’

The year of 2018 will definitely be the year in which the spirit of Sport reverberates from Indonesia across Asia and the rest of the world. Following the 18th Asian Games scheduled to take place from August 18th to September 2nd, 2018 in Jakarta and Palembang, the 3rd Asian Para Games will also be held from October 6th to 13th at the Bung Karno Sports Complex in the capital city of Jakarta.

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The Indonesia Asian Para Games 2018 (or INAPG 2018) will mark the first major international multi-sports event held in Indonesia involving athletes with a range of disabilities coming from countries from across the Asia.

Continuing the spirit of Asian Games 2018, INAPG 2018 has selected the slogan of ‘Inspiring the Spirit and Energy of Asia’ which is aimed to further foster unity and brotherhood among Asian nations as well as support global social equality.

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Just as in the Asian Games 2018, INAPG 2018 will also introduce a unique Indonesian animal as its mascot. As symbol of Motivation and Mobility: the Brahminy Kite or locally known as ‘Elang Bondol’ that was chosen as mascot, and aptly named Momo (from Motivation and Mobility).

Fittingly, Elang Bondol also happens to be the mascot of the capital city Jakarta, host of this year’s Asian Para Games.

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This multi-sporting event will feature15 Paralympic and three non-Paralympic sports, which are: Archery, Para Athletic, Badminton, Boccia, Chess, Cycling, Goal Ball, Judo, Lawn Ball, Para Powerlifting, Para Swimming, Shooting Para Sport, Tenpin Bowling, Table Tennis, Volleyball Sitting, Wheelchair basketball, Wheelchair Fencing, and Wheelchair Tennis. Around 4,000 Para Athletes from 43 countries will be competing for the total of 581 medals.

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The Asian Para Games is organized by the Asian Paralympic Committee which oversees the Paralympic games in the Asia region. The word “Paralympic” itself is derived from the Greek preposition “para” (beside or alongside) and the word “Olympic”.

Denoting that Paralympics stands  parallel to the Olympics thus illustrating how the two movements exist side-by-side.

Based on this concept, the Paralympic Games is a major international multi-sports event that involves athletes who have a range of disabilities, including impaired muscle power (e.g. paraplegia and quadriplegia, muscular dystrophy, post-polio syndrome, spina bifida), impaired passive range of movement, limb deficiency (e.g. amputation or dysmelia), leg length difference, short stature, hypertonia, ataxia, athetosis, vision impairment and intellectual impairment.

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For more information on The Indonesia 2018 Asian Para Games,

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