2017 ASEAN Para Games
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| Host city | Kuala Lumpur | ||
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| Country | Malaysia | ||
| Motto | Rising Together (Malay: Bangkit Bersama) |
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| Nations participating | 11 | ||
| Sports | 16 | ||
| Opening ceremony | 17 September 2017 | ||
| Closing ceremony | 23 September 2017 | ||
| Website | 2017 ASEAN Para Games | ||
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The 2017 ASEAN Para Games (Malay: Sukan Para ASEAN 2017), officially known as the 9th ASEAN Para Games (Malay: Sukan Para ASEAN ke-9), is a Southeast Asian disabled multi-sport event that will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 17 days after the 2017 Southeast Asian Games from 17 to 23 September 2017 with 16 sports to be featured in the games.
This will be the third time Malaysia host the ASEAN Para Games and its first time since 2009. Previously, Malaysia also hosted the 2001 inaugural games.
The 9th ASEAN Para Games will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Previously, on July 2012, the SEAGF meeting in Myanmar confirmed that Malaysia would host the regional biennial event in 2017, should there be no other country willing to bid for the host job. Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) secretary general Sieh Kok Chi, who attended the meeting, said that Myanmar would host the Games in 2013, followed by Singapore in 2015. Then it should be Brunei's turn but it wanted to host the 2019 Games instead of the 2017 edition. Malaysia is willing to be the host for the 2017 Games. This means the hosting rights of the ASEAN Para Games automatically goes to Malaysia, which will host the games two weeks after the end of the 2017 Southeast Asian Games.
On 12 May 2016, a meeting was held between Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) and the Paralympic Council of Malaysia (PCM) to discuss the possibilities of organising the 2017 Southeast Asian Games and the 2017 ASEAN Para Games simultaneously and the merger of the two games. The same topic was also discussed at the Asean Para Sports Federation Board of Governors meeting on 7 June 2016. By 14 July, the proposal has been rejected by SEA Games Federation (SEAGF) Council, with 9 member countries have opposed the proposal while only two (Malaysia and Laos) agreed, citing the reason for the rejection was due to the tradition and culture that has long been maintained by SEAGF. Hence, the date of the 2017 ASEAN Para Games was set from 17 to 23 September 2017.
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