2011 ASEAN Para Games

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6th ASEAN ParaGames
APGI2011 logo.jpg
Motto United & rising through sports for all
Nations participating 11
Athletes participating 2000
Events 11 sports
Opening ceremony 15 December
Closing ceremony 20 December
Officially opened by Boediono
Vice-President of the Republic of Indonesia
Officially closed by Agung Laksono
Coordinating Minister of People's Welfare of the Republic of Indonesia
Ceremony venue Manahan Stadium, Surakarta
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The 2011 ASEAN Para Games, officially known as 6th ASEAN Para Games, Indonesia 2011 was a multi-sport event held from 15 to 20 December 2011, in Surakarta (Solo),[1] Central Java, Indonesia. Solo's Manahan Stadium[2] was the main Games venue.[3][4]

The ASEAN Para Games is traditionally hosted by the same country and sport venues where the Southeast Asian Games took place. Lack of accessible facilities or inexperience in catering to the needs for disabled sport has recently triggered a change of country – Malaysia[5] rather than Laos for the 2009 ASEAN ParaGames. The trend continues with the substitution of hosting city - Solo rather than Jakarta in this edition of the Para Games. Indonesia hosted the Southeast Asian Games for the fourth time but host the ASEAN Para Games for the first time,[6] and is the fifth nation to host the ASEAN Para Games after Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines and Thailand.

The final medal tally was led by Thailand, followed by host Indonesia and Malaysia. Several games, Asian and National records were broken during the games. The games were deemed generally a successful one held in Indonesia which saw the rising standard of disabled sports competition amongst Southeast Asian nations.

Organisation

Organising committee

The Indonesian ASEAN Para Games Organising Committee (INASOC) is the organising committee for the 6th ASEAN Para Games. INASPOC[6] is chaired by Prof. James Tangkudong under the aegis of the National Paralympic Committee of Indonesia (NPC Indonesia).

Marketing

The official 6th ASEAN ParaGames Logo includes the ASEAN Para Sports Federation within the Garuda graphic of the 2011 SEA Games logo. The national symbol of Indonesia, the Garuda represents strength, its wings epitomise glory and splendor. The green strokes symbolise the islands, forests and mountainous terrain of the Indonesian archipelago, while the blue strokes represents the vast Nusantara ocean which unifies differences. Land and water or Tanah Air in Indonesian means fatherland. Red strokes represent courage, zeal and burning passion to give the best for the country.[7][8]

Mascot

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The Official Mascot.

The official mascot of the ASEAN Para Games 2011 are Modo and Modi,[9] a pair of Komodo dragons. This mascot was adopted from a real animal endemic to Indonesia. Komodo dragons are found in the Komodo National Park. The dragon was selected as the mascot of the ASEAN Para Games 2011, Indonesia to promote the Komodo National Park as a candidate for the New 7 Wonders of Nature online contest.

Modo is a male Komodo dragon dressed in a dark brown surjan comodo, traditional clothing of Central Java, with dark brown pants and a batik blangkon headcloth (a typical Javanese male headcover). Meanwhile, female dragon Modi wears a fashionable bun konde or wig headdress to accent her batik kebaya.

"Modo," short for Komodo, while "Modo-Modi" is similar to the Indonesian word Muda-Mudi or "youth" which refers to the youth of Indonesia. Modo and Modi are hardworking, honest, fair, friendly and represent sportsmanship. Modo and Modi reflect the positive personality of Indonesia, preserve the harmony of co-operation and promote friendship among participating countries in the ASEAN Para Games.

Host city

The 6th ASEAN Para Games was hosted by Surakarta, Central Java. Better known by its informal name Solo, Surakarta is a popular destination for tourists travelling from nearby Yogyakarta en route for Bali. Surakarta's main tourist attraction Keraton Surakarta, the palace of Susuhunan Pakubuwono is also the Princely Javanese court of Mangkunegaran. Pasar Gede is often visited by tourists, mostly for its unique architecture and fame as the biggest traditional market. Solo is also famous for producing fine quality Javanese batik.

Surakarta is located 60 kilometers from Yogyakarta and shares many UNESCO World Heritage Sites like Candi Borobudur and Candi Prambanan. Candi Ratu Boko, Candi Kalasan, and many other Candi or ancient temples are historical tourist sights. Surakarta is located much closer to Candi Cetho and Candi Sukuh on the slopes of Mount Lawu.

Opening and closing ceremony

Sacred flame taken from the Mrapen eternal flame lit the torch during the opening ceremony held 15 December 2011 in Manahan Stadium. Boediono, the Indonesian Vice-President officially opened the Games.[10] Batik, the nation and the city's traditional cloth was the main icon in the opening ceremony.[11]

Pouring rain failed to dampen the spirits of jubilant athletes, fans, officials and entertainers during the closing ceremony held five days later in the same venue. Traditional Javanese dances were performed and the famed marching band from Surakarta State University likewise entertained spectators.[12] The Games was officially closed by Agung Laksono, Coordinating Minister of People's Welfare of the Republic of Indonesia.[13]

Athletes village

Wisma Donohudan (Kompleks Haji) in Surakarta was the main athletes village (wisma atlet) during the Games.[3] Accommodation for athletes and their families, as well as other members of the contingent in Surakarta:

  • Family Hotel: Hotel Sunan, Surakarta (Solo)
  • Surakarta Hotels for Technical Officials, Classifiers & ITOs.: Hotel Agas and Hotel Sahid

Sports

Indonesian Paralympic Organising Committee (INASPOC) President James Tangkudung confirmed the 11 sports[3] selected - archery, athletics, badminton, chess, goalball, powerlifting, sitting volleyball, swimming, table tennis, ten pin bowling and wheelchair tennis. Sailing which debuted as a medal sport in the 2009 ASEAN ParaGames, was not included by the organisers in this edition of the Games, despite the 2011 SEA Games edition which includes Sailing in its sport line-up.

Venues and Schedule

Surakarta (Solo) sport venues as of December 2011[14]

No. Sports Code Venue Schedule
1 Archery pictogram (Paralympics).svg Archery AR Sriwedari Stadium 16–19 December 2011
2 Athletics pictogram (Paralympics).svg Athletics AT Manahan Stadium 16–19 December 2011
3 Badminton pictogram.svg Badminton BA Sritex Arena Sports Center 16–19 December 2011
4 Chess pictogram.svg Chess CH Pendopo Balaikota City Hall 15–19 December 2011
5 Goalball pictogram (Paralympics).svg Goalball GB Nyi Ageng Karang Gymnasium Karanganyar 16–18 December 2011
6 Powerlifting pictogram (Paralympics).svg Powerlifting PO Gedung Wanita Sport Hall 17–19 December 2011
7 Swimming pictogram (Paralympics).svg Swimming SW Tirtomoyo Manahan Aquatic Centre 16–19 December 2011
8 Table tennis pictogram (Paralympics).svg Table Tennis TT Diamond Convention Center 15–20 December 2011
9 Bowling pictogram.svg Ten-pin bowling TB Bengawan Sport Hall 16–19 December 2011
10 Sitting volleyball pictogram (Paralympics).svg Sitting volleyball VS Manahan Sports Center 15–19 December 2011
11 Wheelchair tennis pictogram (Paralympics).svg Wheelchair tennis WT Manahan Tennis Court 15–19 December 2011

Participation

Team sizes

Ten ASEAN members countries plus East Timor[15] sent an estimated total of 2,000 athletes to compete.

      Host nation

Country Athlete Official Sports Entered
•  Brunei 24 12 3
•  Cambodia 18 19 3
•  Indonesia 235 66 11
•  Laos 7 4 2
•  Malaysia 122 56 10
•  Myanmar 36 21 6
•  Philippines 46 19 6
•  Singapore 32 22 5
•  Thailand 205 91 11
•  Timor-Leste 24 16 5
•  Vietnam 121 48 6
Total 870 athletes 374 official 11 Sports to be contested

Medal table

A total of 1051 medals comprising 380 gold medals, 338 silver medals and 333 bronze medals were awarded to athletes. The Host Indonesia's performance was their best ever yet in ASEAN Para Games History and were second only to Thailand as overall champion.

      Host nation

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Thailand (THA) 126 96 73 295
2  Indonesia (INA) 113 108 89 310
3  Malaysia (MAS) 51 36 45 132
4  Vietnam (VIE) 44 44 72 160
5  Philippines (PHI) 23 23 18 64
6  Myanmar (MYA) 11 8 12 31
7  Singapore (SIN) 9 10 9 28
8  Brunei (BRU) 3 5 8 16
9  Cambodia (CAM) 0 5 2 7
10  Timor-Leste (TLS) 0 2 4 6
11  Laos (LAO) 0 1 1 2
Total 380 338 333 1051

References

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  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR SOLO GAMES
  7. ↑ http://bloggertouch.appspot.com/mobile13/post/8872654684479680526 Archived 7 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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  10. ↑ Vice President confirmed to open ParaGames
  11. ↑ The opening ceremony showcased unique Indonesian culture
  12. ↑ Sixth ASEAN ParaGames closed in the pouring rain
  13. ↑ Sixth ASEAN ParaGames closed under heavy rainfall
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External links


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2014
Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
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