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| Host city | Singapore |
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| Motto | Celebrate the Extraordinary |
| Nations | 10 |
| Athletes | 1181 |
| Events | 336 in 15 sports |
| Opening | 3 December |
| Closing | 9 December |
| Opened by | Tony Tan President of Singapore |
| Athlete's Oath | Thomas Yong Phen Chong[1] |
| Judge's Oath | Lanny Kwok Ping Ping |
| Torch lighter | Yip Pin Xiu, Tay Wei Ming and Aloysius Gan Kai Hong[2] |
| Main venue | Singapore Indoor Stadium (Opening Ceremony)[3] Marina Bay Sands ballroom (Closing Ceremony) |
| Website | 2015 ASEAN Para Games |
The 2015 ASEAN Para Games, officially known as the 8th ASEAN Para Games, and commonly known as Singapore 2015, was a Southeast Asian disabled multi-sport event held from 3 to 9 December 2015 in the city-state of Singapore.[4] Unlike the previous editions the games were held six months after the closing of the 2015 Southeast Asian Games. This was Singapore's first time as host of the ASEAN Para Games.[5]
Around 1811 athletes participated at the Games, which featured 336 events in 15 sports. Singapore is the seventh nation to host the event after Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Myanmar.[6] It was opened by Tony Tan Keng Yam, the President of Singapore at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
The final medal tally was led by Thailand, followed by Indonesia and Malaysia with host Singapore in fifth place.
Singapore has been awarded the rights to host the 2029 Southeast Asian Games, it was also announced that Singapore will host the 2029 ASEAN Para Games. It will be the second time that Singapore hosted the ASEAN Para Games last staging the event in 2015. Singapore will be the second city to host the ASEAN Para Games twice after Indonesia in 2011 and 2022.
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