2003 FESPIC Youth Games
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| Host city | Hong Kong |
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| Motto | Let the Youths Lead the Way |
| Nations participating | 15 |
| Athletes participating | 314 |
| Sports | 5 |
| Opening ceremony | September 23 |
| Closing ceremony | September 27 |
| Officially opened by | Tung Chee Hwa |
| Main venue | Ma On Shan Sports Ground |
| Website | 2003 FESPIC Youth Games |
The 2003 FESPIC Youth Games, officially known as the 1st, Final and Only FESPIC Youth Games, was an Asia Pacific youth disabled multi-sport event held in Hong Kong, China from 23 to 27 September 2003. Around 314 athletes from 15 participating nations participated at the games which featured 5 sports.
Hong Kong is the only nation that had hosted the FESPIC Youth Games, hence it was the first and only time Hong Kong hosted the games. The games was opened and closed by Tung Chee Hwa at the Ma On Shan Sports Ground.
The final medal tally was led by China, followed by Malaysia, Japan, and host Hong Kong. Several games and national records were broken during the games. The games were deemed generally successful with the rising standard of disabled sports competition among the Pacific and Asian nations for other active sports tournaments. Later in 2006, the FESPIC organisation was officially defunct, and since then, the Asian Countries participate at the Asian Youth Para Games beginning with the 2009 Asian Youth Para Games in Tokyo, Japan.
The 2003 FESPIC Youth Games Organising Committee was formed to oversee the staging of the games.
* Host nation (Hong Kong)
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