12th December 2010 marked the start of the Guangzhou 2010 1st Asia Para Games; this first ever Asia Para Games included 19 sports with 17 which are Paralympic sports and results from the 17 Paralympic sports were taken into consideration for qualification of London 2012 Paralmypic Games.
The sports events contested 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, Football 5-a-Side, Badminton and Bowling.
A total of 2,512 athletes from 41 countries and all 5 sub-regions of Asia (West Asia, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia and South Asia) as well as 1,286 team officials, 1,096 technical officials and 2,558 reporters from 185 media attended The Games.
Hosted in the same city using the same venues and facilities as its able-bodied counterpart, the Asian Games or Asiad; the Guangzhou 2010 1st Asian Games was a shining example of equal rights and opportunities to all and served as a driver for improvements towards a world that is accessible to both the able-bodied or people with disabilities.
