2022 Asian Para Games
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The 2022 Asian Para Games (Chinese: 2022年亚洲残疾人运动会; pinyin: 2022nían yàzhōu cánjírén yùndònghuì), also known as the 4th Asian Para Games and commonly known as the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games, was a multi-sport event that paralleled the 2022 Asian Games which was held for Asian athletes with disabilities in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China from 22 to 28 October 2023.[5][6] Hangzhou was the second Chinese city to host the Asian Para Games, after Guangzhou in 2010.[7][8]
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Host city | Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China |
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Motto | Hearts Meet, Dreams Shine[1] (Chinese: 心相约,梦闪耀; pinyin: Xīn xiāngyuē, mèng shǎnyào) |
Nations | 44 |
Athletes | 3,100 |
Events | 501 in 22 sports (in 23 disciplines)[2][3][4] |
Opening | 22 October 2023 |
Closing | 28 October 2023 |
Opened by | Ding Xuexiang Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China |
Closed by | Majid Rashed President of the Asian Paralympic Committee |
Athlete's Oath | Yu Qinquan Jiang Yuyuan |
Judge's Oath | Chen Ran Xia Xin |
Torch lighter | Xu Jialing |
Main venue | Hangzhou Sports Park Stadium |
Website | www |
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Originally scheduled to take place from 9 to 15 October 2022, the event was postponed to 2023 on 17 May 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]