2013 Asian Youth Para Games

The 2013 Asian Youth Para Games (Malay: Permainan Pemuda Asia Ke-2), officially known as the 2nd Asian Youth Para Games, was an Asian youth disabled multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 26 to 30 October 2013.[1] Around 1200 athletes from 29 participating nations participated at the games which featured 14 sports.

II Asian Youth Para Games
Host cityKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
MottoPassion Grows, Dreams Fulfilled, Friendships Strengthened
Nations participating29
Athletes participating1200
Sport(s)14
Opening ceremonyOctober 26
Closing ceremonyOctober 30
Officially opened byKhairy Jamaluddin
Minister of Youth and Sports
Main venuePutra Stadium
Website2013 Asian Youth Para Games

This was the first time Malaysia hosted the games. Malaysia is the second nation to host the Asian Youth Para Games after Japan. The games was opened and closed by Khairy Jamaluddin at the Putra Stadium.

The final medal tally was led by Japan, followed by China, Iran, and host Malaysia. Several games and national records were broken during the games. The games were deemed generally successful with the rising standard of youth disabled sports competition among the Asian nations.

Organisation

Development and preparation

The 2013 Asian Youth Para Games Organising Committee was formed to oversee the staging of the games.

Venues

The 2nd Asian Youth Para Games had 15 venues for the games, 13 in Kuala Lumpur and 2 in Selangor.[2]

State Competition Venue Sports
Kuala LumpurNational Sports Complex, Malaysia
Bukit Jalil National StadiumAthletics
Commonwealth Hall, NSCChess
National Aquatics CentreSwimming
Sri Putra HallJudo
Putra StadiumOpening and closing ceremony
Others
Titiwangsa StadiumPowerlifting
Bukit Kiara Sports ComplexBadminton
Kampung Pandan Sports ComplexVolleyball Sitting
National Tennis Centre, Jalan DutaWheelchair Tennis
Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, CherasBoccia
OCM Indoor Sports ArenaTable Tennis
National Archery Centre, KeramatArchery
Megalanes Bowl, Endah ParadeTenpin Bowling
Selangor Bangi Rehabilitation and Industrial Training CentreGoalball
Panasonic National Sports Complex, Shah AlamWheelchair Basketball

Marketing

The 2013 Asian Youth Para Games logo is a bold, freestyle font image which represents the courageous and outgoing nature of youth. The red letters on the logo are outlined in blue with red represents the ambitious nature of these youthful athletes and their determination to succeed while the blue represents the spirit of togetherness and sportsmanship. The white dot of the letter ‘i’ represents the target or goal to be achieved by the athletes, officials and volunteers. The word ‘Malaysia’ represents the host nation of the games, Malaysia itself, while the Asian Paralympic Committee logo above the logo represents both the Asian Paralympic Committee and the Asian Youth Para Games.[3]

Mascot

The mascot of the 2013 Asian Youth Para Games is a mousedeer named, "Ujang". It is said that the mousedeer is a native animal in Malaysia locally known as pelanduk or kancil which is shy, but very agile and quick thinking. It is a favourite character in local folktales commonly known as "Sang Kancil", noted for its intelligence, wit, cunning feints and quick reaction to escape from all kinds of danger, especially from its enemies. The adoption of mousedeer as the games' mascot is to represent the courage of the Paralympic athletes in overcoming challenges and the odds. The name of the mascot, Ujang is a common nickname for local Malay youths.[4]

The games

Participating nations

Sports

Medal table

[5]

Key

  *   Host nation (Malaysia)

  *   Host nation (Malaysia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Japan (JPN)39202584
2 Iran (IRI)27131959
3 China (CHN)258538
4 Malaysia (MAS)*19221859
5 Thailand (THA)1611936
6 Vietnam (VIE)164323
7 Iraq (IRQ)1514736
8 Hong Kong (HKG)1510732
9 Kazakhstan (KAZ)12151239
10 South Korea (KOR)117624
11 Indonesia (INA)85518
12 Jordan (JOR)84315
13 Uzbekistan (UZB)64212
14 Chinese Taipei (TPE)45211
15 United Arab Emirates (UAE)4307
16 Myanmar (MYA)34411
17 Sri Lanka (SRI)3205
18 Philippines (PHI)1157
19 Saudi Arabia (KSA)1135
20 Syria (SYR)1113
21 Brunei (BRU)1001
22 North Korea (PRK)0314
23 Singapore (SIN)0303
24 Bahrain (BRN)0213
25 Pakistan (PAK)0112
26 Mongolia (MGL)0101
27 Macau (MAC)0011
Totals (27 nations)235164140539

References

  1. "2013 Asian Youth Para Games declared open".
  2. "Venues". Archived from the original on 2014-03-03.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. "Logo". Archived from the original on 2014-03-03.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. "Mascot". Archived from the original on 2014-03-03.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. "Medal table". Archived from the original on 2013-10-30.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
Preceded by
Tokyo
Asian Youth Para Games
Kuala Lumpur

II Asian Youth Para Games (2013)
Succeeded by
Dubai
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