2005 ASEAN Para Games

3rd ASEAN Para Games
Host city Manila
Country Philippines
Motto Triumph of the Competitive Spirit
Nations participating 11
Athletes participating 1000
Events 394
Sports 10
Opening ceremony 14 December 2005
Closing ceremony 20 December 2005
Officially opened by Lito Atienza
Mayor of Manila
Ceremony venue Rizal Memorial Stadium
Website 2005 ASEAN Para Games
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The 2005 ASEAN Para Games, officially known as the 3rd ASEAN Para Games, was a Southeast Asian disabled multi-sport event held in Manila, Philippines from 14 to 20 December 2005, nine days after the 2005 Southeast Asian Games. This was the first time Philippines hosted the ASEAN Para Games.

Philippines is the third country to host the ASEAN Para Games after Malaysia and Vietnam. Around 1000 athletes from 11 participating nations participated at the games which featured 394 events in 10 sports. The games was opened and closed by Lito Atienza, the Mayor of Manila at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.

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

Development and preparation

The 3rd ASEAN Para Games Organising Committee was formed to oversee the staging of the games.

Venues

The 3rd ASEAN Para Games had 11 venues for the games.

City Competition Venue Sports
ManilaRizal Memorial Sports Complex
Rizal Memorial Coliseum Judo
Rizal Memorial Stadium Athletics
Rizal Memorial Swimming Pool Swimming
Rizal Memorial Tennis Court Wheelchair Tennis
Other
Fort Santiago, IntramurosOpening and closing ceremony
Emilio Aguinaldo College Gymnasium Powerlifting, Wheelchair Basketball
GSIS Hall Chess
Ninoy Aquino Gym Table tennis
PSC Badminton Hall Badminton
San Andres Gym Goalball
Baywalk, Roxas Blvd, Manila Yacht Club Sailing demo

Marketing

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

The logo of the 2005 ASEAN Para Games is an image of an athlete reaching for the stars. 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.

Mascot

The mascot of the 2005 ASEAN Para Games is a whale shark named Buboy Butanding. The whale shark is said to be the largest fish in the world, which can be seen in the waters off the eastern coast of the province of Sorsogon.

The games

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony was held at the Rizal Memorial Stadium on 14 December 2005 at 20:00 (PST). The games was opened by Manila's Mayor, Lito Atienza.[1][2]

Closing ceremony

The closing ceremony was held at the Rizal Memorial Stadium on 20 December 2005 at 20:00 (PST). The ASEAN Para Games responsibilities was handed over to Thailand, host of the 2008 ASEAN Para Games.

Participating nations

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.[3] 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.[4] After the games, two Access 2.3 dinghys were donated by Sailability Singapore[5] to the Philippine Sailing Association[6] to [7] encourage people with any type of disability, the elderly, the financially and socially disadvantaged to start sailing in the Philippines. The others demonstration sports introduced being Boccia, Wheelchair fencing, and Ten-pin bowling.

Medal table

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.

Key

  *   Host nation (Philippines)

2005 ASEAN Para Games medal table
 Rank  NPC 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 (11 NPCs) 394 236 154 784

See also

References

  1. ↑ "3rd ASEAN Para Games opened".
  2. ↑ "3rd ASEAN Para Games Kicks Off in the Philippines".
  3. ↑ "Access 2.3 Dinghys". Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Manila Yacht Club". Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Sailability Singapore". Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Philippine Sailing Association". Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Sailability". Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Sailing". Retrieved 27 August 2015.
Preceded by
2003
Hanoi, Vietnam		 ASEAN Para Games Succeeded by
2008
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
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