The Guangzhou 2010 Asian Para Games are scheduled for December 12-19.

    This major sport event will follow the 16th Asian Games with the Opening Ceremony slated for December. Guangzhou will host both the 16th Asian Games and the 2010 Asian Para Games, marking the first time the two Games to be held in one city.

   Chef de Mission attendees agreed with Mr Abu Zarin that the 2010 Asian Para Games will strongly promote the development of sport in Asia; create all new opportunities for athletes with a disability across China and throughout Asia and that it would also have a lasting impact on the fostering of a more civilised society in Guangzhou. The 2010 Asian Para Games will feature 19 sports, including 17 Paralympic sports and two non-Paralympic sports. The 17 Paralympic sports are:

Athletics

Swimming

Archery

Shooting

Boccia

Wheelchair Fencing

Powerlifting

Judo

Goalball

Football 7-a-Side

Cycling

Wheelchair Tennis

Rowing

Table Tennis

Volleyball Sitting

Wheelchair Basketball and

Football 5-a-Side

The two non-Paralympic sports will be Badminton and Bowling.

Fifteen sports among them - Athletics, Swimming, Archery, Shooting, Wheelchair Fencing, Powerlifting, Judo, Goalball, Football 7-a-Side, Cycling, Wheelchair Tennis, Table Tennis, Volleyball Sitting, Wheelchair Basketball and Football 5-a-Side - will also be included in the London 2010 Paralympic Games.

There will be 26 venues for the Games, including 19 competition venues and seven training venues, clustered in four major areas:

The Guangdong Olympic Sports Centre

Tianhe Sports Centre

Higher Education Mega Centre and

Asian Games Town

These venues will be equally shared by both the 16th Asian Games and the Asian Para Games. (Jeff Ruffolo)

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