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2009 Asian Youth Para Games

Youth multi-sport event

Field	Value
name	I Asian Youth Para Games
logo	IPC logo (2004-2019).svg
size	200px
host_city	Tokyo, Japan
motto	Your Dream, Our Legacy
nations	29 (24 APC members and 5 Guest nations)
athletes	466
sports	6 (5 main sports and 1 demonstration sport)
opening	September 10
closing	September 13
opened_by	Akihito
stadium	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
next	Kuala Lumpur 2013

The 2009 Asian Youth Para Games (), officially known as the 1st Asian Youth Para Games, was an Asian youth disabled multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan from 10 to 13 September 2009. Around 466 athletes from 29 participating nations participated at the games which featured 6 sports consisted of 5 main sports and 1 demonstration sport.

This was the first time Japan hosted the games. Japan is the first nation to host the Asian Youth Para Games. The games was opened and closed by Akihito at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

The final medal tally was led by host Japan, followed by Iran and China.

Organisation

Development and preparation

The Tokyo 2009 Asian Youth Para Games Organising Committee (TAYPOC) was formed to oversee the staging of the games.

Venues

Tokyo
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Olympic Stadium
Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Yoyogi National Gymnasium
National Olympics Memorial Youth Center

The games

Participating nations

CAM (x)
CHN
HKG
IRI
IRQ
JOR
JPN
KAZ
KOR
KUW
LAO (x)
LIB
MAS
MGL (x)
NEP (x)
PAK
PLE
SIN
SRI
TPE
TJK (x)
THA
TLS (x)
UZB

;Guest participating nations :Play only demonstration sport: Wheelchair tennis

Sports

;Main sport

[[File:Athletics pictogram (Paralympics).svg|20px]] Athletics
[[File:Badminton pictogram.svg|20px]] Badminton
[[File:Boccia pictogram (Paralympics).svg|20px]] Boccia
[[File:Swimming pictogram (Paralympics).svg|20px]] Swimming
[[File:Table tennis pictogram (Paralympics).svg|20px]] Table tennis

;Demonstration sport :Athletes of this sport are not entitled to win medals, specially for guest participating nations.

[[File:Wheelchair tennis pictogram (Paralympics).svg|20px]] Wheelchair tennis

Medal table

References

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