2017 Asian Youth Para Games

The 2017 Asian Youth Para Games (Arabic: الألعاب الأسيوية البارالمبية للشباب 2017), also known as the 3rd Asian Youth Para Games was a third edition of multi-sport event for Asian athletes with disability. This event was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.^[1]

III Asian Youth Para Games

Host city	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Nations	30
Athletes	800
Events	7 sports
Opening	10 December
Closing	14 December
Opened by	Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Main venue	DSC Indoor Arena
Website	AYPGDubai2017
← Kuala Lumpur 2013 Manama 2021 →

Venues

Source^[2]

• Dubai Club for People of Determination - Athletics, Goalball, Powerlifting, Table tennis
• Al Wasl Club - Badminton
• Shabab Al Ahli Club - Boccia
• Hamdan Sports Complex - Swimming

The Games

Participating nations

Source^[3]

•  Bahrain (7)
•  China (41)
•  Hong Kong (35)
•  Indonesia (25)
•  India (41)
•  Iran (116) (Top Nation)
•  Iraq (26)
•  Japan (89)
•  Kazakhstan (23)
•  Kyrgyzstan (1)
•  South Korea (40)
•  Saudi Arabia (33)
•  Kuwait (6)
•  Macau (3)
•  Malaysia (12)
•  Mongolia (5)
•  Nepal (2)
•  Oman (4)
•  Pakistan (2)
•  Philippines (17)
•  Palestine (2)
•  Singapore (29)
•  Sri Lanka (8)
•  Thailand (80)
•  Tajikistan (3)
•  Turkmenistan (6)
•  United Arab Emirates (31) (host)
•  Uzbekistan (10)
•  Vietnam (15)
•  Yemen (3)

Sports

Archery, Bowling, and Chess were canceled due to shortage of athletes.

• Athletics
• Badminton
• Boccia
• Goalball
• Powerlifting
• Swimming
• Table tennis

Medal table

Source^[4]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan (JPN)	43	29	26	98
2	Iran (IRI)	39	44	35	118
3	China (CHN)	27	9	5	41
4	Uzbekistan (UZB)	20	6	2	28
5	Thailand (THA)	19	15	19	53
6	India (IND)	17	14	13	44
7	Indonesia (INA)	16	7	5	28
8	South Korea (KOR)	14	9	10	33
9	Saudi Arabia (KSA)	10	3	3	16
10	United Arab Emirates (UAE)*	9	5	3	17
11	Hong Kong (HKG)	8	13	4	25
12	Iraq (IRQ)	6	6	5	17
13	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	6	5	2	13
14	Singapore (SGP)	5	6	7	18
15	Malaysia (MAS)	5	1	2	8
16	Vietnam (VIE)	3	5	2	10
17	Kuwait (KUW)	2	1	3	6
18	Brunei (BRN)	1	5	2	8
19	Oman (OMA)	1	3	1	5
20	Macau (MAC)	0	1	1	2
21	Philippines (PHI)	0	0	1	1
22	Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)	0	0	0	0
	Mongolia (MGL)	0	0	0	0
	Nepal (NEP)	0	0	0	0
	Pakistan (PAK)	0	0	0	0
	Palestine (PLE)	0	0	0	0
	Sri Lanka (SRI)	0	0	0	0
	Tajikistan (TJK)	0	0	0	0
	Turkmenistan (TKM)	0	0	0	0
	Yemen (YEM)	0	0	0	0
Totals (30 entries)		251	187	151	589

See also

• Paralympics
• Asian Youth Para Games
• 2009 Asian Youth Para Games
• 2013 Asian Youth Para Games

References

1. "Asian Paralympic Committee Announces 2017 Asian Youth Para Games in Dubai". asianparalympic.org. the Asian Paralympic Committee (APC). Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
2. "Sports". Archived from the original on 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
3. "Schedule". Archived from the original on 2017-12-10. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
4. "Medals". Archived from the original on 2017-12-16. Retrieved 2017-12-16.

External links

• Asian Paralympic Committee
• Official website

Preceded by Kuala Lumpur	Asian Youth Para Games Dubai III Asian Youth Para Games (2017)	Succeeded by Manama