2014 Asian Para Games

II Asian Para Games

Host city	Incheon, South Korea
Motto	A Wave of Passion, Now Begins! (Korean: 열정의 물결, 이제시작이다!, romanized: Yeoljeong-ui mulgyeol, Ijesijag-ida!)
Nations	41
Athletes	2,497
Events	443 in 23 Sport
Opening	18 October
Closing	24 October
Opened by	Chung Hong-won Prime Minister of South Korea
Closed by	Zainal Abu Zarin President of the Asian Paralympic Committee
Torch lighter	Kim Se-jin
Main venue	Incheon Munhak Stadium
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The 2014 Asian Para Games (Korean: 2014년 장애인 아시아 경기대회/2014년 장애인 아시안 게임), also known as the 2nd Asian Para Games, was an Asian disabled multi-sport event held in Incheon, South Korea, from 18 to 24 October 2014, 2 weeks after the end of the 2014 Asian Games. This was the first time South Korea hosted the games. Around 4,500 athletes from 41 countries competed in the games which featured 443 events in 23 sports. The games was opened by the Prime Minister Chung Hong-won at the Incheon Munhak Stadium. The final medal tally was led by China, followed by host South Korea and Japan, while Kazakhstan, Myanmar, Singapore, Syria and Qatar won their first ever Asian Para Games gold medal. 24 world and 121 Asian records were broken during the Games.^[1]