2008 ASEAN Para Games
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| Motto | Friendship, Equality, Opportunity | ||
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| Nations participating | 11 | ||
| Events | 486 in 14 sports | ||
| Opening ceremony | 20 January 2008 | ||
| Closing ceremony | 26 January 2008 | ||
| Officially opened by | Surayud Chulanont | ||
| Ceremony venue | 80th Birthday Stadium | ||
| Website | 2008 ASEAN Para Games | ||
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The 2008 ASEAN Para Games, officially known as the 4th ASEAN Para Games, was a multi-sport event held in Thailand's Nakhon Ratchasima province from 20 to 26 January 2008 for athletes with physical disabilities from ASEAN member nations. This was the sixth time Thailand host the Southeast Asian Games, but its first as host of the ASEAN Para Games.
Delegations from Southeast Asian countries participated the games which contested 14 sports with 486 gold medals won by participating athletes. The 4th ASEAN Para Games sports included archery, athletics, badminton, boccia, chess, fencing, goalball, judo, powerlifting, shooting, swimming, table tennis, wheelchair basketball and wheelchair tennis. With the previous edition, the 2005 ASEAN Para Games being held in Manila, Philippines, Thailand is the fourth nation to host the games after Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines.
The final medal tally was led by host Thailand, followed by Malaysia and Vietnam. Several Asian, games and national records were broken during the games. The games were deemed generally successful with the rising standard of disabled sports competition amongst the Southeast Asian nations.
The 4th ASEAN Para Games had 14 venues for the games.
The logo of the 2008 ASEAN Para Games is the Chumpol Gate, a historical place in Nakorn Ratchasima, Thailand. Chumpol Gate represents victory. It also denotes the exquisite Thai art and culture. Curvy blue and red lines represent the pageantry of fluttering flags leading eager, excited athletes marching into the stadium. The ASEAN Para Sports Federation logo sits in the center of the emblem, representing friendship and co-operation between participants from ASEAN countries.
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