2022 Asian Para Games

4th Asian Para Games
Host cityHangzhou, Zhejiang, China
MottoHearts Meet, Dreams Shine[1] (Chinese: 心相约,梦闪耀; pinyin: Xīn xiāngyuē, mèng shǎnyào)
Nations44
Athletes3,100
Events501 in 22 sports (in 23 disciplines)[2][3][4]
Opening22 October 2023
Closing28 October 2023
Opened byDing Xuexiang
Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China
Closed byMajid Rashed
President of the Asian Paralympic Committee
Athlete's OathYu Qinquan
Jiang Yuyuan
Judge's OathChen Ran
Xia Xin
Torch lighterXu Jialing
Main venueHangzhou Sports Park Stadium
Websitewww.hangzhou2022.cn/paragames/En/

The 2022 Asian Para Games (Chinese: 2022年亚洲残疾人运动会; pinyin: 2022nían yàzhōu cánjírén yùndònghuì), also known as the 4th Asian Para Games and commonly known as the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games, were a multi-sport event that paralleled the 2022 Asian Games which was held for Asian athletes with disabilities in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China from 22 to 28 October 2023.[5][6] Hangzhou was the second Chinese city to host the Asian Para Games, after Guangzhou in 2010.[7][8]

Originally scheduled to take place from 9 to 15 October 2022, the event was postponed to 2023 on 17 May 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic as a result of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo postponement to 2021.[9]

  1. ^ Ma, Zhenhuan (23 March 2020). "2022 Asian Para Games logo, slogan unveiled". www.chinadaily.com.cn. China Daily.
  2. ^ "Hangzhou 2022: CoCom, cultural activities held to mark 500 days to go". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  3. ^ "General Competition Schedule of Hangzhou Asian Para Games" (PNG).
  4. ^ "第4届亚残运会总赛程" (JPG) (in Chinese).
  5. ^ "Hangzhou to host 2022 Asian Para Games". IPC. 21 September 2018.
  6. ^ "2022 Hangzhou Asian Para Games to be held after Golden Week - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. 9 July 2019. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Home". www.hangzhou2022.cn. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Asian Para Games: Athletes ready to put on exciting show in Hangzhou". International Paralympic Committee. 19 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Asian Para Games in Hangzhou officially postponed". insidethegames.biz. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.