2015 ASEAN Para Games
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| Host city | Singapore | ||
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| Country | Singapore | ||
| Motto | Celebrate the Extraordinary | ||
| Nations participating | 10 | ||
| Athletes participating | 1181 | ||
| Events | 336 | ||
| Sports | 15 | ||
| Opening ceremony | 3 December 2015 | ||
| Closing ceremony | 9 December 2015 | ||
| Officially opened by |
Tony Tan Keng Yam President of Singapore |
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| Officially closed by |
Lee Hsien Loong Prime Minister of Singapore |
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| Athlete's Oath | Yong Phen Chong Thomas | ||
| Judge's Oath | Lanny Kwok Ping Ping | ||
| Torch lighter | Yip Pin Xiu, Tay Wei Ming and Gan Kai Hong Aloysius | ||
| Main venue |
Singapore Indoor Stadium (opening) Marina Bay Sands Ballroom (closing) |
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| Website | 2015 ASEAN Para Games | ||
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The 2015 ASEAN Para Games, officially known as the 8th ASEAN Para Games was a Southeast Asian disabled multi-sport event hosted by the city-state of Singapore six months after the closing of the 28th Southeast Asian Games. This was Singapore's first time as host of the ASEAN Para Games.
Singapore was originally awarded rights to host the ASEAN Para Games alongside the Southeast Asian Games in 2011 after several delays from 2007 due to construction of the New National Stadium. The games was held from 3 to 9 December 2015. Around 1811 athletes from 11 participated nations participated at the Games, which featured 336 events in 15 sports. Singapore is the seventh nation to host the ASEAN Para Games after Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Myanmar. The games was opened by Tony Tan Keng Yam, the President of Singapore and was closed by Lee Hsien Loong, the Prime Minister of Singapore.
The final medal tally was led by Thailand, followed by Indonesia and Malaysia with host Singapore in fifth place. Several World, Asian, Games and National records were broken during the games. The Games were deemed generally successful with its effective management of cost spent to host the games, arrangement of public transport and games promotion and with the rising standard of disabled sports competition amongst the Southeast Asian nations.
The 8th ASEAN Para Games was held in Singapore. Previously, Singapore's selection as the host of the 28th Southeast Asian Games was announced in 2011 during the 26th Southeast Asian Games, held in Indonesian cities Palembang and Jakarta which have been held from 5 to 16 June 2015. Singapore had previously been nominated to host the event in 2007 and 2013, but turned down both opportunities citing costs associated with the construction of the new Singapore Sports Hub.
The Singapore ASEAN Para Games Organising Committee (SAPGOC) was formed to oversee the staging of the event.
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