2018 Asian Para Games

Volunteer recruitment was held from 21 April until 31 July 2018 with a target of 8,000 volunteers.[8][9]

Like the torch relay of the 2018 Asian Games, the torch relay began at the Mrapen in Central Java on 5 September 2018 where the torch was lit using the Indonesian natural eternal flame to mark the 30-day countdown to the event.[10] The flame was passed to another 8 Indonesian cities.[11][12] Below is the schedule of the relay:

• Solo (Surakarta), Central Java (5 September)
• Ternate, North Maluku (9 September)[13]
• Makassar, South Sulawesi (12 September)
• Denpasar, Bali (16 September)
• Pontianak, West Kalimantan (19 September)
• Medan, North Sumatera (23 September)
• Pangkal Pinang, Bangka Belitung Islands (26 September)
• Jakarta (Host city, 30 September)

A day before the torch relay, the games' torch was introduced, in which its design is inspired by Batik parang motif.[14]

Momo, mascot of the 2018 Asian Para Games

The emblem of the games was Harmony - Energy of Asia, modelled upon the circular roof of the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, the main venue of the games. It represented harmony and balance within the natural environment and the people of the Asian community. The moving man in the center of the circle symbolize the movement and energy of the 2018 Asian Para Games participating athletes in achieving victory, while the 3 curves surrounding the man's silhouette represents unity in diversity among Asian countries for mutual achievement. 5 different colours are used in the logo to represent the basic elements in Asian philosophy of Living and togetherness. Blue symbolized the sky, orange symbolized the sun, green symbolized the nature, purple symbolized proximity, wisdom, loyalty, and pride and red symbolized the spirit of solidarity.[15]

The official mascot of the Games is a Bondol eagle named Momo whose name is short for motivation and mobility. Momo represents the icon of the capital city of Jakarta and also represents spirit. Momo wears a Betawinese Belt with Sarong.

On 5 October 2018, Indonesia Asian Para Games Organizing Committee (INAPGOC) released the medal design to the public which is inspired by the Rio 2016 Summer Paralympics medal, featuring the Asian Para Games logo on the obverse and the braille letters on the reverse. Each medal contains differing numbers of metal balls to allow the visually impaired to audibly distinguish their colour by shaking them.[16]

Merchandises including the mascot plush toy were sold at the Gelora Bung Karno Main stadium area including the super store during the games.

Six songs were released to promote the games, including the official theme song "Song of Victory", which was used as the background music for the games' broadcast title sequence.[17] Two songs were not specifically composed for the games, like "Sang Juara" by Naura and Zizi,[18] which is a version of the former's 2017 song "Juara" and a short version of 2016-released song "Manusia Kuat" by Tulus.[19]

The Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex at night

The 2018 Asian Para Games uses most venues that are used to host the 2018 Asian Games events. They are located in Jakarta and neighbouring West Java province.[20][21]

The games uses the same Athletes' Village as the 2018 Asian Games which was built in Kemayoran.[28][29][30]

Like during the 2018 Asian Games, TransJakarta provides free bus rides involving 300 disabled-friendly buses which consists of 200 low-entry buses and 100 high-entry buses during the games for disabled athletes everyday and on weekend days during the games for the locals to encourage people to watch the games.[31][32]

The cauldron was being lit up

The opening ceremony of the 2018 Asian Para Games took place on Saturday, 6 October 2018, at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia.[33] The event commenced at 19:00 Indonesia Western Time (UTC+7) and ended at 21:43 local time. Jay Subiyakto was the Associate creative director of the ceremony.[34][35][36][37][38] North and South Korea delegates marched together under one unified flag of Korea for the first time.

The games was officially opened by the President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo.

The Games featured 18 sports which were split into 506 events, including chess which was included for the first time in the games' programme.[39][40]

In addition, there were 16 non-medal events contested at the games, 6 in Athletics and 10 in Swimming.

43 members of the Asian Paralympic Committee participated at the Games.[41] In addition, the two Koreas competed as one joint team in selected events, the first time doing so in any para sport event which makes it the 44th participant of the games. Both nations also marched together under one flag during the opening and closing ceremonies.[42] Bhutan and Yemen participated for the first time.

Below is a list of all the participating NPCs. The number of competitors per delegation is indicated in brackets.

Number of athletes by National Paralympic Committees (by highest to lowest)

IPC	Country	Athletes
JPN	Japan	303
INA	Indonesia	294
THA	Thailand	237
CHN	China	231
IRI	Iran	207
KOR	South Korea	201
IND	India	188
MAS	Malaysia	126
HKG	Hong Kong	101
KAZ	Kazakhstan	90
TPE	Chinese Taipei	89
IRQ	Iraq	78
PHI	Philippines	57
UZB	Uzbekistan	53
VIE	Vietnam	52
SGP	Singapore	44
UAE	United Arab Emirates	42
MGL	Mongolia	40
SRI	Sri Lanka	35
CAM	Cambodia	29
KSA	Saudi Arabia	27
MYA	Myanmar	26
AFG	Afghanistan	24
KUW	Kuwait	23
MAC	Macau	23
TLS	East Timor	19
LAO	Laos	16
BRN	Bahrain	14
NEP	Nepal	13
QAT	Qatar	13
OMA	Oman	9
SYR	Syria	9
BRU	Brunei	8
JOR	Jordan	8
PRK	North Korea	7
KGZ	Kyrgyzstan	5
TKM	Turkmenistan	5
PAK	Pakistan	4
BHU	Bhutan	2
TJK	Tajikistan	2
LIB	Lebanon	1
PLE	Palestine	1
YEM	Yemen	1

* Including athletes represented  Korea (12). Unlike Asian Games, athletes of unified Korean team at the games also competed under respective national team in individual events.

All times are in Western Indonesia Time (UTC+7)

October		6th Sat	7th Sun	8th Mon	9th Tue	10th Wed	11th Thu	12th Fri	13th Sat	Events
Ceremonies		OC							CC	N/A
Archery			●	●	●	6	3			9
Athletics				31	35	31	33	31		161
Badminton		●	1	●	●	●	●	9	9	19
Boccia			●	●	●	4	●	3		7
Bowling				5	6	5	2			18
Chess			●	●	●	12	●	12		24
Cycling	Road cycling			8	5					27
	Track cycling						4	4	6
Goalball			●	●	●	●	●	2		2
Judo				4	4	5	2			15
Lawn bowls			1	5	1	3	●	5		15
Powerlifting			3	4	4	3	3	3		20
Shooting				3	4	2	2	2		13
Sitting volleyball			●	●	●	●	2			2
Swimming			16	20	20	16	18	16		106
Table tennis		●	●	9	11	11	●	5	6	42
Wheelchair basketball		●	●	●	●	●	●	1	1	2
Wheelchair fencing			4	2	6	4	2			18
Wheelchair tennis			●	●	●	●	3	3		6
Daily medal events			25	91	96	102	74	96	22	506
Cumulative Total			25	116	212	314	388	484	506
October		6th Sat	7th Sun	8th Mon	9th Tue	10th Wed	11th Thu	12th Fri	13th Sat	Events

Venue of the closing ceremony

The 2018 Asian Para Games closing ceremony was held on Saturday, 13 October 2018 at the Gelora Bung Karno Madya Stadium in Jakarta.[43][44] In addition to local artists and a Hangzhou Asian Para Games promotional video segment, the South Korean girlband AOA performed in the ceremony. Vice Mayor of Hangzhou Wang Hong received the APC flag as the host of the next Games.

•  Afghanistan (AFG)
•  Bhutan (BHU)
•  Brunei (BRU)
•  Cambodia (CAM)
•  North Korea (PRK)
•  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)
•  Lebanon (LBN)
•  Nepal (NEP)
•  Palestine (PLE)
•  Tajikistan (TJK)
•  Yemen (YEM)