2011 ASEAN Para Games

VI ASEAN Para Games
Host city Surakarta, Indonesia
Motto United and rising through sports for all
Nations participating 11
Athletes participating 870
Events 380 in 11 sports
Opening ceremony 15 December
Closing ceremony 20 December
Officially opened by Boediono
Vice President of Indonesia
Ceremony venue Manahan Stadium
Website 2011 ASEAN Para Games
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The 2011 ASEAN Para Games, officially known as 6th ASEAN Para Games was a Southeast Asian disabled multi-sport event held in Surakarta[1], Indonesia three weeks after the 2011 Southeast Asian Games from 15 to 20 December 2011.

Around 870 athletes from 11 participating nations participated at the games which featured 380 events in 11 sports. This was the first time Indonesia hosted the ASEAN Para Games.[2][3][4] Indonesia is the fifth nation to host the ASEAN Para Games after Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines and Thailand. The games was opened by Boediono, the Vice-president of Indonesia at the Manahan Stadium

The final medal tally was led by Thailand, followed by host Indonesia and Malaysia. Several Games and National records were broken during the games. The games were deemed generally successful with the rising standard of disabled sports competition amongst the Southeast Asian nations.

Host city

The 6th ASEAN Para Games was hosted by Surakarta (Solo), Central Java. Previously, Indonesia hosted the 2011 Southeast Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang. But given the fact that both the Southeast Asian Games host did not provide disabled-friendly facilities, Surakarta was chosen as the host city of the games because it provides facilities friendly to disabled athletes.

Development and preparation

The Indonesian ASEAN Para Games Organising Committee (INASPOC)[4] led by Prof. James Tangkudong under the aegis of the National Paralympic Committee of Indonesia was formed to oversee the staging of the event.

Venues

The 6th ASEAN Para Games had 11 venues for the games.[5]

ProvinceCompetition VenueSports
Central Java
Srivedari StadiumArchery
Manahan StadiumAthletics, Opening and Closing ceremony
Sritex Arena Sports CenterBadminton
Bengawan Sport HallBowling
Pendopo Balaikota City HallChess
Nyi Ageng Karang Gymnasium KaranganyarGoalball
Gedung Wanita Sport HallPowerlifting
Tirtomoyo Manahan Aquatic CentreSwimming
Diamond Convention CenterTable tennis
Manahan Sports CenterSitting Volleyball
Manahan Tennis CourtWheelchair Tennis

Public transport

Shuttle bus services were provided throughout the games and were used to ferry athletes and officials to and from the airport, games venues and games village.

Marketing

The Official Mascot.

The logo of the 2011 ASEAN Para Games is a Garuda image which includes the ASEAN Para Sports Federation logo in within. The national symbol of Indonesia, the Garuda represents strength, its wings epitomise glory and splendor. The green strokes symbolise the islands, forests and mountainous terrain of the Indonesian archipelago, while the blue strokes represents the vast Nusantara ocean which unifies differences. Land and water or Tanah Air in Indonesian means fatherland. Red strokes represent courage, zeal and burning passion to give the best for the country.[6][7]

Mascot

The mascot of the 2011 ASEAN Para Games are a pair of Komodo dragons named Modo and Modi.[8] Komodo dragons are found in the Komodo National Park and the adoption of Komodo dragons as the games' mascot was due to it being an animal endemic to Indonesia and to promote the Komodo National Park as a candidate for the New 7 Wonders of Nature online contest.

Modo, the male Komodo dragon is dressed in a dark brown surjan comodo, traditional clothing of Central Java, with dark brown pants and a batik blangkon headcloth, a typical Javanese male headcover, while the female dragon Modi wears a fashionable bun konde or wig headdress and dressed in batik kebaya. The word "Modo," is short for Komodo, while the mascot's name "Modo and Modi" is similar to the Indonesian word Muda-Mudi meaning "youth" which refers to the youths of Indonesia. The name of the mascot was chosen to represent hardworking, honest, fair, friendly and sportsmanship values of youths of Indonesia and to reflect the positive personality of Indonesians, harmony, co-operation and friendship among participating countries in the ASEAN Para Games.

The games

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony was held at the Manahan Stadium on 15 December 2011 at 19:00 (WIT). Boediono, the Indonesian Vice-President officially opened the Games.[9]

Closing ceremony

The closing ceremony was held at the Manahan Stadium on 21 December 2011 at 19:00 (WIT). The Games was officially closed by Agung Laksono, Coordinating Minister of People's Welfare of the Republic of Indonesia and the ASEAN Para Games responsibilities was officially handed over to Myanmar, host of the 2014 ASEAN Para Games.[10]

Participating nations

Sports

Indonesian Paralympic Organising Committee (INASPOC) President James Tangkudung confirmed a total of 11 sports for the games[3] for the games. Sailing which debuted as a medal sport in the 2009 ASEAN Para Games, was not included by the organisers in this edition of the Games, despite the 2011 SEA Games included Sailing in its sport line-up.

Medal table

A total of 1051 medals comprising 380 gold medals, 338 silver medals and 333 bronze medals were awarded to athletes. The Host Indonesia's performance was its' best ever yet in ASEAN Para Games History and was second behind Thailand as overall champion.

  *   Host nation (Indonesia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Thailand (THA)1269673295
2 Indonesia (INA)*11310889310
3 Malaysia (MAS)513645132
4 Vietnam (VIE)444472160
5 Philippines (PHI)23231864
6 Myanmar (MYA)1181231
7 Singapore (SIN)910928
8 Brunei (BRU)35816
9 Cambodia (CAM)0527
10 Timor-Leste (TLS)0246
11 Laos (LAO)0112
Totals (11 nations)3803383331051

See also

References

  1. ↑ "6th Asean Para Games Official Website". Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  2. ↑ "ASEAN Para Games 2011 in Solo". Archived from the original on 19 December 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2009. (in Indonesian)
  3. 1 2 "6th ASEAN Para Games, Solo". Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  4. 1 2 "All Systems Go For Solo Games". Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  5. ↑ "Sports schedule and venues, 6th ASEAN PARA GAMES".
  6. ↑ https://bloggertouch.appspot.com/mobile13/post/8872654684479680526 Archived 7 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ "VIVAnews - Garuda Jadi Logo SEA Games 2011". Sport.vivanews.com. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  8. ↑ "Mascot of the ASEAN Para Games 2011". Dinas Pemuda & Olahraga Provinsi Jawa Tengah. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  9. ↑ Vice President confirmed to open ParaGames Archived 15 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
  10. ↑ "Hujan Deras Iringi Penutupan Asean Para Games VI". sports.okezone.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved July 15, 2016.
Preceded by
Kuala Lumpur		 ASEAN Para Games
Surakarta
VI ASEAN Para Games (2011)		 Succeeded by
Naypyidaw
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