2011 ASEAN ParaGames
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| Host city | Surakarta, Indonesia | ||
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| Motto | United and rising through sports for all | ||
| Nations participating | 11 | ||
| Athletes participating | 870 | ||
| Events | 380 in 11 sports | ||
| Opening ceremony | 15 December | ||
| Closing ceremony | 20 December | ||
| Officially opened by |
Boediono Vice President of Indonesia |
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| Officially closed by |
Agung Laksono Coordinating Minister of the People's Welfare of Indonesia |
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| Ceremony venue | Manahan Stadium | ||
| Website | 2011 ASEAN Para Games | ||
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The 2011 ASEAN Para Games, officially known as 6th ASEAN Para Games was a Southeast Asian disabled multi-sport event held in Surakarta, Indonesia three weeks after the 2011 Southeast Asian Games from 15 to 20 December 2011.
Around 870 athletes from 11 participating nations participated at the games which featured 380 events in 11 sports. This was the first time Indonesia hosted the ASEAN Para Games. Indonesia is the fifth nation to host the ASEAN Para Games after Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines and Thailand. The games was opened by Boediono, the Vice-president of Indonesia, and was closed by Agung Laksono, the Coordinating Minister of the People's Welfare of Indonesia.
The final medal tally was led by Thailand, followed by host Indonesia and Malaysia. Several 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 6th ASEAN Para Games was hosted by Surakarta (Solo), Central Java. Previously, Indonesia hosted the 2011 Southeast Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang. But given the fact that both the Southeast Asian Games host did not provide disabled-friendly facilities, Surakarta was chosen as the host city of the games because it provides facilities friendly to disabled athletes.
The Indonesian ASEAN Para Games Organising Committee (INASPOC) led by Prof. James Tangkudong under the aegis of the National Paralympic Committee of Indonesia was formed to oversee the staging of the event.
The 6th ASEAN Para Games had 11 venues for the games.
Shuttle bus services were provided throughout the games and were used to ferry athletes and officials to and from the airport, games venues and games village.
The logo of the 2011 ASEAN Para Games is a Garuda image which includes the ASEAN Para Sports Federation logo in within. The national symbol of Indonesia, the Garuda represents strength, its wings epitomise glory and splendor. The green strokes symbolise the islands, forests and mountainous terrain of the Indonesian archipelago, while the blue strokes represents the vast Nusantara ocean which unifies differences. Land and water or Tanah Air in Indonesian means fatherland. Red strokes represent courage, zeal and burning passion to give the best for the country.
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