The 2025 ASEAN Para Games (, , ), officially called the 13th ASEAN Para Games (, , ) and commonly known as Thailand 2025, is an upcoming international

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for athletes with disabilities, sanctioned by the ASEAN Para Sports Federation (APSF). The event is scheduled to take place from 20 to 26 January 2026 in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand. The province was awarded the Games on 13 January 2023. This marks the first time that host city was selected through a new bidding and election process for the ASEAN Para Games. The 2025 ASEAN Para Games will be the second time Thailand has hosted the event, with Nakhon Ratchasima having previously hosted in

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Host selection

It is customary for the host nation of the

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to concurrently host the ASEAN Para Games within the same year, reflecting a commitment to inclusivity and equal opportunities for athletes with disabilities.

Bidding and election

On 11 October 2022, Chaipak Siriwat, the Vice President of the

National Olympic Committee of Thailand The National Olympic Committee of Thailand under the Royal Patronage of His Majesty the King () is the national Olympic committee in Thailand for the Olympic Games movement, based in Ampawan House, Bangkok, Thailand. It is a nonprofit organisat ...

(NOCT), revealed the framework for the bidding process for the 2025 SEA Games. He emphasized that the host cities or provinces should aim to organize the Games at a budget-friendly cost and that there would be no requirement to build new venues. Unlike the

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and 2021 editions, where competition venues were spread across 23 and 12 cities respectively, the number of host cities for the 2025 Games would be limited to 3 or 4. In October 2022, Prachum Boontiem, the Vice Governor of the

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(SAT), nominated eight bidding parties from twelve cities or provinces interested in hosting the 2025 SEA Games. The city

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as well as the provinces of

Chiang Mai Chiang Mai, sometimes written as Chiengmai or Chiangmai, is the largest city in northern Thailand, the capital of Chiang Mai province and the List of municipalities in Thailand#Largest cities by urban population, second largest city in Thailan ...

Nakhon Ratchasima Nakhon Ratchasima (, ) is the capital of Nakhon Ratchasima province, the largest city in Isan, Northeastern Thailand and the List of municipalities in Thailand#Largest cities by urban population, third-largest city in Thailand. It is 250 km (1 ...

, and

Songkhla Songkhla (, ), also known as Singgora or Singora (Kelantan-Pattani Malay, Pattani Malay: ซิงกอรอ, Singoro), is a city (''thesaban nakhon'') in Songkhla Province of southern Thailand, near the border with Malaysia. Songkhla lies ...

submitted sole bids, while Bangkok,

Chonburi Chonburi (, , IAST: , ) is the capital of Chonburi Province and, as part of the district Mueang Chonburi District, Mueang Chonburi, the List of municipalities in Thailand, seventh-largest city in Thailand. It is about 100 km southeast of Ba ...

, Songkhla,

Krabi Krabi (, ) is the capital of and main town in Krabi Province (''thesaban mueang''), on the west coast of southern Thailand, where the Krabi River flows into Phang Nga Bay. The town lies south of Bangkok, and as of 2020, has a population of 32, ...

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Trat Trat (, ), also spelt Trad, is a town in Thailand, capital of Trat province and the Mueang Trat district. The town is in the east of Thailand, at the mouth of the Trat River, near the border with Cambodia. Etymology ''Trat'' is believed to d ...

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Ubon Ratchathani Ubon Ratchathani (, ) is one of the four main cities in Thailand's Isan region, alongside Nakhon Ratchasima (Khorat), Udon Thani, and Khon Kaen, collectively known as the "big four of Isan." Located on the Mun River in the southeastern Isan, ...

, and

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were proposed as potential bidding provinces. Although the official bidding process began in October 2022, some regions had already revealed their bidding campaigns earlier: Ubon Ratchathani in April 2016, Chonburi in January 2019, and Krabi, Phuket, and Trang in February 2021. On 13 January 2023, the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) selected three provinces—

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, Chonburi province, and Songkhla province—to host the 33rd SEA Games, while Nakhon Ratchasima province was chosen to host the 13th ASEAN Para Games. This decision was approved by the

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in February 2023. These four cities were the first in SEA Games and ASEAN Para Games history to be chosen through a bidding process.

Handover ceremony

As per tradition, the handover ceremony of the ASEAN Para Sports Federation (APSF) flag and the artistic performance for the 2025 ASEAN Para Games took place during the closing ceremony of the

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, on 9 June 2023 at the

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. First, the APSF flag was passed from Vath Chamroeun, the Secretary General of the Cambodia ASEAN Games Organizing Committee (CAMAPGOC),

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, the Vice President of CAMAPGOC, and Hun Many, the Vice President of the National Paralympic Committee of Cambodia (NPCC), to Osoth Bhavilai, the President of APSF, Naiyanobh Bhirombhakdi the President of the

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(PCT),

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, Minister of Tourism and Sports (MOTS), and Gongsak Yodmani, the Governor of the

(SAT). Other delegates at the handover ceremony included Cherdkiat Atthakor, the Thai Ambassador to Cambodia; Charin Thongsuk, the Deputy Governor of Nakhon Ratchasima Province; Prachum Boonthiam, the Deputy Governor of SAT; and Khemphol Uittayakul, Secretary to MOTS. This was followed by the raising of the Thai flag and the playing of its national anthem. The artistic performance for this segment, titled ''Friendship Highway'', inspired by

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, the main road of Nakhon Ratchasima and

Isaan Northeast Thailand or Isan (Isan/, ; ; also written as Isaan, Isarn, Issarn, Issan, Esan, or Esarn; from Pāli ''isāna'' or Sanskrit ईशान्य ''īśānya'' "northeast") consists of 20 provinces in northeastern Thailand. Isan is T ...

, was performed by Kampan Nithivorapaiboon, the

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in Performing Arts from Nakhon Ratchasima, and the cheerleading team of Nonthaburi School for the Deaf.

Kick-off ceremony

The kick-off ceremony for the

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and the 2026 ASEAN Para Games was held at the

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on 7 December 2024. The event was attended by Sorawong Thienthong, Chairman of the Organizing Committee and Minister of Tourism and Sports (MOTS), along with Gongsak Yodmani, Governor of the

(SAT), representatives from the

(NOCT), the

(PCT), and various national sports associations. The event also featured renowned athletes, including

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, an Olympic

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, and Saysunee Jana, a five-time Paralympic gold medalist in

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. Additionally, several celebrities joined the occasion, such as Matthew Deane, Khemanit Jamikorn, James Fagerlund, and Nakorn Silachai. Sorawong announced that the 2025 SEA Games and the 2026 ASEAN Para Games will be held under the themes of ''Green SEA Games'' and ''Sustainable Para Games''. The games aim to achieve

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by promoting eco-friendly transportation, utilizing

sustainable products Sustainable products are products either sustainably sourced, manufactured or processed and provide environmental, social, and economic benefits while protecting public health and the environment throughout their whole life cycle, from the extra ...

, and selecting venues that prioritize

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. This

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vision will also be implemented in the

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, scheduled for August earlier in the year.

Development and preparations

Venues

The 2025 ASEAN Para Games will utilize existing venues across Nakhon Ratchasima province, including those used by the

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, the

2008 ASEAN Para Games The 2008 ASEAN Para Games, officially known as the 4th ASEAN Para Games, was a Southeast Asian disabled multi-sport event held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from 20 to 26 January 2008, one month after the 2007 Southeast Asian Games. This was t ...

, the 2023 World Abilitysport Games, and 2024 World Abilitysport Youth Games. The latter two events, governed by

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, are the largest

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after the

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for athletes who use

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amputees Amputation is the removal of a limb or other body part by trauma, medical illness, or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it i ...

, and those with

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conditions, particularly

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. The only exception is

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, which will be held at an outlying venue in

due to the lack of a suitable competition venue in Nakhon Ratchasima.

Steering and Organizing Committees for the Games

Similar to the

and the

, the committees for the competition are divided into two main bodies. The

Steering Committee A committee or commission is a body of one or more persons subordinate to a deliberative assembly or other form of organization. A committee may not itself be considered to be a form of assembly or a decision-making body. Usually, an assembly o ...

, chaired by the

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, is responsible for setting policies, providing recommendations, and allocating budgets to the Organizing Committee. Meanwhile, the

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, chaired by the Minister of Tourism and Sports, is tasked with managing the operations of the competition, coordinating with various subcommittees, and overseeing the budget allocated by the Steering Committee. In December 2024, the Steering Committee recognized the organizational structure of the Organizing Committee for the Games. Unlike the previous games, the chairpersons of the subcommittees are all from the Ministry of Tourism and Sports (MOTS) and the

(SAT), with no representatives from the

(NOCT).

Budget

The initial estimated budget for the

and the 2025 ASEAN Para Games is ฿2.055 billion. The funding for the events will come from several sources: ฿1.683 billion is being requested from the

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. Additional revenue includes ฿20 million from

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and ฿180 million from

goods and services Goods are items that are usually (but not always) tangible, such as pens or Apple, apples. Services are activities provided by other people, such as teachers or barbers. Taken together, it is the Production (economics), production, distributio ...

, such as

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and

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. Ticket sales are expected to generate ฿20 million. Registration fees for the SEA Games will contribute ฿134.40 million, while registration fees for the ASEAN Para Games will bring in ฿16.80 million. The budget for these events is lower than the cost of the

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, which was ฿2.372 billion, but higher than the

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, which amounted to ฿1.843 billion. Meanwhile, the costs for the

and the 2008 ASEAN Para Games were ฿1.463 billion.

The Games

Sports

During the ASEAN Para Sports Federation (APSF) workshop in March 2024, the organizing committee proposed a sports programme featuring twenty sports, exceeding the previous record of sixteen set at the

2017 ASEAN Para Games The 2017 ASEAN Para Games (), officially known as the 9th ASEAN Para Games (), was a Southeast Asian Disabled sports, disabled multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 17 days after the 2017 Southeast Asian Games from 17 to 23 September ...

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. Later, para-bowling was removed due to the lack of available venues in the host city. Additionally, two more sports will be included as demonstration sports. Nevertheless, para-bowling was reinstated, with the decision made to host the competition in

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and para-shooting will make their return, having last been included in 2008 and 2015, respectively.

para-cycling Para-cycling (or paracycling/para cycling) is the sport of cycling (sport), cycling adapted for cyclists who have various disability, disabilities. It is governed by the (UCI). The sport consists of seven different events which include Road bicy ...

and para-bowling will also return, having last been featured in 2017.

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and

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will return as well, having last been included in 2022. Para-esports was initially set to debut at the 2025 ASEAN Para Games. However, during the 34th APSF Executive Committee meeting in March 2025, the organizing committee decided to remove it from the sports programme. As a result, these games now feature nineteen sports with a total of 536 events, making it the largest ASEAN Para Games in history. This breaks the previous record of 488 events set at the

, which was also held in

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. The ninteen-sport program of the 2025 ASEAN Para Games includes 16 out of the 22 core

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, with the exclusion of

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, para-canoeing, para-climbing,

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, para-triathlon,

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, and

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. Additionally, it includes sports like para-bowling, para-chess, and

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, which were previously part of the

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, and

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in the past. ''Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each discipline.''

Participating National Paralympic Committees

All eleven

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(NPC) members of the

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(SEAGF) are expected to take part in the games. Since its debut in 2003, Timor-Leste will participate for the first time as a full

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member state, with its official access to the association expected in 2025. ''Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of athletes representing in each NPC.''

Calendar

In the following calendar for the 2025 ASEAN Para Games, each blue box represents an event competition, such as a qualification round, on that day. The yellow boxes represent days during which medal-awarding finals for a sport were held. On the left, the calendar lists each sport with events held during the Games, and at the right how many gold medals were won in that sport. There is a key at the top of the calendar to aid the reader. :''All times and dates use

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(

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)''

Marketing

Design competition

The Sport Authority of Thailand (SAT) organized a design competition for the

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motto A motto (derived from the Latin language, Latin , 'mutter', by way of Italian language, Italian , 'word' or 'sentence') is a Sentence (linguistics), sentence or phrase expressing a belief or purpose, or the general motivation or intention of a ...

, and

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for the

and the 2025 ASEAN Para Games. The submitted designs were required to be visually appealing, modern, unique, and reflect

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. The submission period was from 20 September to 25 October 2023. The official awarding ceremony took place at the Chaloem Phrakiat Building at the

on 23 November 2023.

Emblem

The official emblem for the 2025 ASEAN Para Games, designed by Teeranop Wangsillapakun (TNOP DESIGN)

Motto

The official motto for the 2025 ASEAN Para Games, ''Create Pride Together'' (, , ), designed by Thawan Ditsathutham.

Mascot

The official mascot for the 2025 ASEAN Para Games, designed by Teeranop Wangsillapakun (TNOP DESIGN).

Notes

References

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2026 in disability sport

Host selection

Bidding and election

Handover ceremony

Kick-off ceremony

Development and preparations

Venues

Steering and Organizing Committees for the Games

Budget

The Games

Sports

Participating National Paralympic Committees

Calendar

Marketing

Design competition

Emblem

Motto

Mascot

See also

Notes

References