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The Asian Para Games is a multi-sport event held every four years after every Asian Games for athletes with physical disabilities. The first Games was held in 2010 in Guangzhou, China after the 16th Asian Games. The 2nd Asian Para Games was held in 2014 Incheon, South Korea.
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History
The Asian Para Games superseded the FESPIC Games, which was dissolved at the closing of the final FESPIC edition held November 2006 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The first Asian multisports event for athletes with a disability, the inaugural Asian Para Games was in 2010 in Guangzhou, China.
Sports
Forty-four sports were presented in Asian Games history, including 2010 Games in Guangzhou.
Medal count
Of the 42 National Asian Paralympic Committee participating throughout the history of the Games, 33 nations have won at least a single medal in the competition, leaving 9 nations: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Nepal, Oman, Tajikistan and Timor-Leste yet to win a single medal.