All from 2022 ASEAN Para Games

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…

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,…

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…

Boccia requires accuracy, muscle control, high amount of focus and concentration. It is developed for people suffering from cerebral palsy or related neurological conditions involving a wheelchair and is practiced in more than 50 countries. Outside the tournament, the program may be applied to other lesser disabilities (Grade 1 to 8), the elderly, and people…

Para badminton is not much different from badminton in general. However, players who compete in wheelchairs fall under the Sport class of “WH”, and athletes who stand while competing, and use their lower limb or upper limb falls under the prefix “SL”, and “SU” respectively. Badminton for athletes with disabilities consists of the same rules…

Wheelchair Tennis is a tennis match played by athletes using wheelchairs. The categories are divided into 2, namely ‘open’ for athletes with permanent foot problems (one or both) and ‘quad’ for athletes with additional arm disorders that affect racket swings and wheelchair manoeuvres. Tentative Games Schedule for 1 August 2022  – Men’s Singles – 10:00am…

The Sitting Volleyball is a team sport that features constant movement and communication between players. Two teams of six players are separated by a net and try to score points by dropping the ball into the opponent’s court. The game is basically the same as volleyball in general, only there are some adjustments. The net…

In Para Swimming, athletes are classified on their functional ability to perform each stroke, and their skills are tested in freestyle, backstroke, butterfly, breaststroke and medley events. The sport class names in Swimming consist of a prefix “S,” “SM,” or “SB” and a number. The prefixes stand for the strokes and the number indicates the…

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 1 August 2022 …