2016 Malaysia Para Games
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| Motto | Perpaduan dalam Kepelbagaian (Unity in Diversity) |
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| Teams participating | 15 | ||
| Athletes participating | 1407 | ||
| Events | 326 in 9 sports | ||
| Opening ceremony | 6 August 2016 | ||
| Closing ceremony | 10 August 2016 | ||
| Officially opened by |
Douglas Uggah Embas Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak |
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| Officially closed by |
Khairy Jamaluddin Sport Minister of Malaysia |
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| Main venue | Petra Jaya Unity Stadium | ||
| Website | 2016 Malaysia Para Games | ||
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The 2016 Malaysia Para Games, officially known as the 18th Malaysia Para Games was a multi-sport event held in Kuching and Samarahan of Sarawak two months after the 2016 Sarawak state election and a few days after the 2016 Sukma Games from 6 August 2016 to 10 August 2016 with 326 events in 9 sports and disciplines featured in the games. This was Sarawak's second time to host the Sukma Games, and also its second as host of the Malaysia Para Games. A total of 1407 athletes from 13 states and 2 Federal Territories participated in the games.
Sarawak is the eighth state to host the Malaysia Para Games after Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Penang, Kelantan, Malacca, Terengganu and Johor and before Pahang and Perlis. Sarawak is also the fourth state to host the Malaysia Para Games based on the rotation system of the Sukma Games host, a hosting system introduced in 2010 begin with the 2010 Malaysia Para Games. The 2016 Malaysia Para Games is fourth edition of the games to held at the venue where the Sukma Games last held.
The final medal tally was led by host Sarawak, followed by Johor and Terengganu. 2 national and 48 games records were broken during the games. Penangite swimmer Yoong Chung Wei and Selangorian swimmer Lim Carmen were announced as best sportsman and best sportswoman of the games respectively. The games were deemed generally successful with the rising standard of disabled sports competition amongst the Malaysian states.
This Games is the 4th edition of the Malaysia Para Games to follow the rotation system of the Sukma Games host. Sarawak is the host of the 18th Malaysia Para Games.
Since 1986, all states of Malaysia had hosted the Sukma Games except for Kelantan. Prior to the 2016 games, Sarawak had hosted 1990 Sukma Games. The land of hornbill, having hosted the 8th Malaysia Para Games in which it emerged as overall champion, is hosting the games for the second time and many of its facilities were built and upgraded before the 2016 Sukma Games.
The Sarawak Sukma Games Organising Committee is the organising committee for the 18th Malaysia Para Games, led by Tan Sri Mohd Morshidi Abdul Ghani and Deputy Minister for Sports Datuk Lee Kim Shin and a secretariat of eight officials and were formed to oversee the staging of the event.
The 2016 Malaysia Para Games used a mix of new and existing venues. Most venues were existing public-sporting facilities, while others were newly constructed venues. Some retrofitting work were done in venues which are more than a decade old. They were reverted to public use after the games and some had been used to host multi-disciplinary events such as the 1990 Sukma Games and the 2016 Sukma Games.
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