KL’09 5TH ASEAN PARA GAMES

The 5th ASEAN Para Games also known as KL’09 will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 15 - 19 August 2009, an unprecedented five months ahead of the 2009 Laos SEA Games. The ASEAN Para Games is a biannual multisport event of the ASEAN Para Sports Federation, held for athletes with physical disabilities from ASEAN member nations - Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste and Vietnam. The Games are usually hosted by the same country where the Southeast Asian Games takes place.

Patterned after the Paralympics and Fespic Games, the participants are athletes with mobility disabilities, amputees, visual disabilities and those with cerebral palsy. The previous Para Games was held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from January, January 20, 2008 to January 26, 2008.

A total of 1,500 medals will be contested in 11 sports. The ASEAN Para Games is subject to the regulations of the ASEAN Para Sports Federation (APSF). This edition of the Para Games is organized by the Kuala Lumpur Asean Para Games Organising Committee (KLAPGOC) in cooperation with the Malaysian Paralympic Council (MPM).

The first ASEAN Para Games was also held in Kuala Lumpur from October 25th - 30th 2001 at National Sports Complex.

The Sports sanctioned by the KL’09 ASEAN Para Games are athletics, Power lifting, Chess, Badminton, Bowling, Sitting volley ball, Table tennis, Wheel Chair basketball, Wheel Chair tennis, swimming and a full medal debut, sailing.

The opening and closing ceremonies will be held at the Putra Indoor Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur. Competition venues will be held throughout Kuala Lumpur excluding sailing, which will be held in Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan.

For further enquiries please contact:
Ms. Kathleen Martin/Mr.Vikram Mogan
Facade Productions
Tel/Fax : 03-7880 4100
Mobile : 012-2969 400 / 017-256 8800
Email : kathleen@facade-productions.com / vm@facade-productions.com

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