2009 Asian Youth Para Games
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Host city | Tokyo, Japan |
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Motto | Your Dream, Our Legacy |
Nations | 29 (24 APC members and 5 Guest nations) |
Athletes | 466 |
Sports | 6 (5 main sports and 1 demonstration sport) |
Opening | September 10 |
Closing | September 13 |
Opened by | Akihito |
Main venue | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium |
The 2009 Asian Youth Para Games (Japanese: 2009年アジアユースパラゲームズ, romanized: Nisenkyū-Nen Ajiayūsuparagēmuzu), officially known as the 1st Asian Youth Para Games, was an Asian youth disabled multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan from 10 to 13 September 2009. Around 466 athletes from 29 participating nations participated at the games which featured 6 sports consisted of 5 main sports and 1 demonstration sport.
This was the first time Japan hosted the games. Japan is the first nation to host the Asian Youth Para Games. The games was opened and closed by Akihito at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
The final medal tally was led by host Japan, followed by Iran and China.
Organisation
Development and preparation
The Tokyo 2009 Asian Youth Para Games Organising Committee (TAYPOC) was formed to oversee the staging of the games.
Venues
City | Competition Venue | Sports |
Tokyo | ||
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Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium | Opening ceremony and Wheelchair tennis | |
Olympic Stadium | Athletics | |
Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center | Swimming | |
Yoyogi National Gymnasium | Table tennis and Goalball | |
National Olympics Memorial Youth Center | Boccia |
The games
Participating nations
- Cambodia (x)
- China
- Hong Kong
- Iran
- Iraq
- Jordan
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- South Korea
- Kuwait
- Laos (x)
- Lebanon
- Malaysia
- Mongolia (x)
- Nepal (x)
- Pakistan
- Palestine
- Singapore
- Sri Lanka
- Chinese Taipei
- Tajikistan (x)
- Thailand
- East Timor (x)
- Uzbekistan
- Guest participating nations
- Play only demonstration sport: Wheelchair tennis
Sports
- Main sport
- Demonstration sport
- Athletes of this sport are not entitled to win medals, specially for guest participating nations.
Medal table
* Host nation (Japan)
Rank | NPC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Japan (JPN)* | 65 | 26 | 22 | 113 |
2 | Iran (IRI) | 26 | 24 | 18 | 68 |
3 | China (CHN) | 23 | 5 | 0 | 28 |
4 | Iraq (IRQ) | 17 | 9 | 4 | 30 |
5 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 17 | 5 | 7 | 29 |
6 | Thailand (THA) | 13 | 16 | 3 | 32 |
7 | South Korea (KOR) | 13 | 9 | 7 | 29 |
8 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 7 | 12 | 4 | 23 |
9 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
10 | Jordan (JOR) | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
11 | Kuwait (KUW) | 5 | 10 | 0 | 15 |
12 | Malaysia (MAS) | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 |
13 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
14 | Pakistan (PAK) | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
15 | Singapore (SIN) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
16 | Palestine (PLE) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
17 | Lebanon (LIB) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
18 | Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (18 entries) | 219 | 138 | 85 | 442 |
See also
References
External links
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