Nations participating 11 Opening ceremony 14 December 2005 | Events 394 in 10 sports Closing ceremony 20 December 2005 | |
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Motto Triumph of the Competitive Spirit Officially opened by Lito Atienza
Mayor of Manila | ||
The 2005 ASEAN Para Games, officially known as the 3rd ASEAN Para Games, was a multi-sport event held after the 2005 Southeast Asian Games for athletes with physical disabilities. Organised by PhilSPADA, the Philippine Sports Association of Differently Abled, the 2005 ASEAN Para Games was held in Manila, Philippines from 14 December 2005 to 20 December 2005 with 394 events in 10 sports and disciplines featured in the games. This was Philippines third time to host the Southeast Asian Games, but its first as host of the ASEAN Para Games.
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Participants from 11 countries in Southeast Asia participated in the games which patterned after the Paralympics and involved athletes with mobility disabilities, amputees, visual disabilities and those with cerebral palsy. The awards, opening and closing ceremonies were held in Rizal Memorial Stadium, Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila. Philippines is the second country to host the ASEAN Para Games after Malaysia and Vietnam.
The final medal tally was led by Thailand, followed by Vietnam and Malaysia with host Philippines in sixth place. Several Asian, Games and National records were broken during the games. The games were generally a successful one held by Philippines yet, which saw the rising standards of disabled sports competition amongst the Southeast Asian nations.
Venues
The 3rd ASEAN Para Games had 11 venues for the games.
Logo and mascot
The logo of the 2005 ASEAN Para Games is an image of an athlete reaching for the stars. The logo was inspired by previous Paralympic Games logos and the 1992 Summer Olympics logo. The four colours represent the four primary colours of the Philippine flag. The three stars symbolise the three main geographical regions of the Philippines as well as the three objectives of the games. The upward position of the arm symbolises the aspiration for equality and regional unity.
The mascot of the 2005 ASEAN Para Games is a whale shark named Buboy Butanding. The whale shark is said to be the largest fish in the world, which can be seen in the waters off the eastern coast of the province of Sorsogon.
Songs
The theme song of the 2005 ASEAN Para Games is Power Of My Dream sung by Broadway actress and Tony Award winner Lea Salonga.
Opening ceremony
The opening ceremony was held at the Rizal Memorial Stadium on 14 December 2005 at 20:00 (PST). The games was opened by Manila's Mayor, Lito Atienza.
Closing ceremony
The closing ceremony was held at the Rizal Memorial Stadium on 20 December 2005 at 20:00 (PST). The ASEAN Para Games responsibilities was handed over to Thailand, host of the 2008 ASEAN Para Games.
Sports
10 Main Sports are introduced for the 2005 ASEAN Para Games, with 8 of them are Paralympics events.
4 Demonstration Sports are introduced along with the 10 main sports in the games. Among the various sports introduced was sailing, using the disability-friendly Access 2.3 Dinghys. This sport is open to those with mobility disabilities, amputees, visual disabilities and those with cerebral palsy as detailed by the International Association For Disabled Sailing rules. The sailing demo introduced the ease of dinghy sailing to disabled guests, as coached by disabled sailors from Malaysia, Singapore and host country Philippines. The subsequent 4-part triangle course race between said representatives from the 3 countries, was also held near Baywalk, Roxas Boulevard and the Manila Yacht Club. After the games, two Access 2.3 dinghys were donated by Sailability Singapore to the Philippine Sailing Association to encourage people with any type of disability, the elderly, the financially and socially disadvantaged to start sailing in the Philippines. The others demonstration sports introduced being Boccia, Wheelchair fencing, and Ten-pin bowling.
Medal table
A total of 784 medals comprising 394 gold medals, 236 silver medals and 154 bronze medals were awarded to athletes. The Host Philippines' performance was their best ever yet in ASEAN Para Games History and was placed sixth overall among participating nations.
* Host nation (Philippines)