2005 ASEAN Para Games

3rd ASEAN Para Games
Nations participating 11
Events 527 in 10 sports
Opening ceremony 14 December 2005
Closing ceremony 20 December 2005
Officially opened by Jose "Lito" Atienza, Jr.
Mayor of Manila
Ceremony venue Fort Santiago, Intramuros
Website 2005 ASEAN Para Games
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The 2005 ASEAN Para Games, officially known as the 3rd ASEAN Para Games, was a multi-sport event held after the 2005 Southeast Asian Games for athletes with physical disabilities. Organised by PhilSPADA, the Philippine Sports Association of Differently Abled, the 2005 ASEAN Para Games was held in Manila, Philippines from 14 December 2005 to 20 December 2005 with 527 events in 10 sports and disciplines featured in the games. This was Philippines third time to host the Southeast Asian Games, but its first as host of the ASEAN Para Games.

Participants who came from 11 countries in Southeast Asia including those participated in the 9th FESPIC Games,[1] in Kuala Lumpur 2006, participated in the games which patterned after the Paralympics and involved athletes with mobility disabilities, amputees, visual disabilities and those with cerebral palsy. The awards and closing ceremonies were held in the walled city of Intramuros, Manila. Philippines is the second country to host the ASEAN Para Games after Malaysia and Vietnam.

The final medal tally was led by Thailand, followed by Vietnam and Malaysia with host Philippines in sixth place. Several Asian, Games and National records were broken during the games. The games were generally a successful one held by Philippines yet, which saw the rising standards of disabled sports competition amongst the Southeast Asian nations.

Organisation

Venues

Marketing

Logo and Mascot

Buboy Butanding (Buboy the Whale Shark), Official Mascot of the 3rd ASEAN Para Games

The logo was inspired by previous Paralympic Games logos and the 1992 Summer Olympics logo. The four colours represent the four primary colours of the Philippine flag. The three stars symbolise the three main geographical regions of the Philippines as well as the three objectives of the games. The upward position of the arm symbolises the aspiration for equality and regional unity.

The mascot is Buboy Butanding, a whale shark, the largest fish in the world, which can be seen in the waters off the eastern coast of the province of Sorsogon.

Songs

The games' theme song is Power Of My Dream sung by Broadway actress and Tony Award winner Lea Salonga.

The Games

Sports

Main Sports

10 Main Sports are introduced for the 2005 ASEAN Para Games, with 8 of them are Paralympics events.

Demonstration Sports

4 Demonstration Sports are introduced along with the 10 main sports in the games. Among the various sports introduced was sailing, using the disability-friendly Access 2.3 Dinghys.[2] This sport is open to those with mobility disabilities, amputees, visual disabilities and those with cerebral palsy as detailed by the International Association For Disabled Sailing rules. The sailing demo introduced the ease of dinghy sailing to disabled guests, as coached by disabled sailors from Malaysia, Singapore and host country Philippines. The subsequent 4-part triangle course race between said representatives from the 3 countries, was also held near Baywalk, Roxas Boulevard and the Manila Yacht Club.[3] Two Access 2.3 dinghys were donated by Sailability Singapore[4] to the Philippine Sailing Association[5] to [6] encourage people with any type of disability, the elderly, the financially and socially disadvantaged to start sailing in the Philippines. The others being Boccia, Wheelchair fencing, and Ten-pin bowling.

Participating nations

Medal Tally

A total of 784 medals comprising 394 gold medals, 236 silver medals and 154 bronze medals were awarded to athletes. The Host Philippines' performance was their best ever yet in ASEAN Para Games History and was placed sixth overall among participating nations.

      Host nation

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Thailand (THA) 13964 28 231
2  Vietnam (VIE) 80 36 22 138
3  Malaysia (MAS) 75 40 26141
4  Indonesia (INA) 30 26 20 76
5  Myanmar (MYA) 29 12 4 45
6  Philippines (PHI) 19 39 37 95
7  Singapore (SIN) 15 9 9 33
8  Brunei (BRU) 7 5 5 17
9  Cambodia (CAM) 0 3 2 5
10  Laos (LAO) 0 2 1 3
11  Timor-Leste (TLS) 0 0 0 0
Total 394 236 154 784

See also

References

  1. ↑ "9th FESPIC Games". Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Access 2.3 Dinghys". Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Manila Yacht Club". Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Sailability Singapore". Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Philippine Sailing Association". Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Sailability". Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Sailing". Retrieved 27 August 2015.

External links

Preceded by
2003
Hanoi, Vietnam		 ASEAN Para Games Succeeded by
2008
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
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