All from 2022 ASEAN Para Games

Goalball is a team sport designed for the visually impaired. The game is played in teams of 3. Athletes attempt to score by rolling a ball equipped with bells into the opposing team’s goal. The sound of the bells attached to the ball guide defenders who use their bodies to block against these shots. All…

Chess is a sport that extracts the best in strategic thinking and tactics. In competitive chess between sighted and visually handicapped players (legally blind) either player may demand the use of two boards, the sighted player using a normal board, the visually handicapped player using one specially constructed. Tentative Games Schedule for 5 August 2022 …

Field Events     Para Athletics consists of a wide range of competitions and events that are open to both genders in all impairment groups, such as vision impairment, cerebral palsy, amputees and spinal cord injury athletes. The sport is carried out on either the track or in the field and involves various events such…

CP Football (Cerebral Palsy football) is a 7-a-side soccer game. The participants are athletes with neurological disorders, including stroke and traumatic brain injury. It is similar to football for able-bodied players but with a few modifications. There are seven players, instead of 11, and the measurements of the playing field are smaller. Since CP Football…

Para Powerlifting is open to athletes with one or multiple of the eight eligible physical impairments. All athletes have an impairment in their lower limbs or hips. There is one sport class in Para Powerlifting. All eligible athletes compete in this sport class, however competition is divided by gender and in weight categories. Tentative Games…

Wheelchair basketball is played by people with different level of physical disabilities that prevents running, jumping and pivoting. Riding on a wheelchair, a game of basketball is played among two teams of five players each. The sport is very similar to regular basketball. The court, the hoop and the backboard are all of the same…

Para Table Tennis is accessible to athletes with a wide range of impairments. These are categorised into physical and intellectual impairments, with the physical impairment class divided into wheelchair and standing groups. Singles and team events are contested across a total of 11 classes, which reflect the degree of impairment. The basic rules regarding equipment,…

Goalball is a team sport designed for the visually impaired. The game is played in teams of 3. Athletes attempt to score by rolling a ball equipped with bells into the opposing team’s goal. The sound of the bells attached to the ball guide defenders who use their bodies to block against these shots. All…

Blind Judo is a sport that is included in the self-defense category and is followed by blind athletes. Thus, the athletes use their sense of touch to ‘feel’ the moves that will be issued by the opponent. Breathing, movement, and grip of the judogi (judo uniform) are things that must be considered in detail during…