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. It was held from 30 July to 6 August 2022 in

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. All 11 countries in the region participated. Originally set to be hosted by Vietnam in 2021, the Games were initially cancelled due to the

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just before its hosting rights were transferred to Indonesia. It is also originally scheduled from 23 to 30 July 2022, later moved to 30 July to 6 August 2022.

Development and preparation

Host selection

Originally the 2021 ASEAN Para Games was intended to be held in Vietnam, the same host nation as the

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. The games were planned amidst the

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, posing logistical challenges in organizing the event. Originally scheduled to be held from 17 to 23 December 2021, games were cancelled in October, as they planned after the

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was postponed to May 2022 due to the pandemic. This would have been the second time Vietnam would have hosted the games, last staging them in

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. Malaysia and Indonesia expressed willingness to host the games in place of Vietnam. The Philippines has also supported moving the games to a country willing to host the games in a minor scale than the original. In January 2022,

in Indonesia was announced as the host for the games. However,the host city contract could not be immediately signed due to

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(WADA) sanctions in effect at the time. The hosting rights was only formally awarded to Indonesia on 16 February 2022 after the sanctions were lifted.

Venues

Almost all of the 2022 ASEAN Para Games held in Greater Solo (11 in Surakarta, 2 in Karanganyar). Originally, swimming also will be held in Karanganyar, but later moved to Semarang due to lack of preparation.

The Games

Participating nations

All 11 members of ASEAN Para Sports Federation (APSF) took part in the 2022 ASEAN Para Games. * * * (Host) * * * * * * * *

Sports

The ASEAN Para Sports Federation in December 2021 agreed to organize events for 11 sports for the 2021 Para Games then scheduled to be hosted in Vietnam.

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, and

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were proposed but were not added to the calendar due to "economic reasons and difficulties in preparing venues and facilities". When Indonesia was named new host, all but cycling were proposed to be held again.

Medal table

Notes

References

External links

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