Dato' Zainal Abu Zarin, President of Asian Paralympic Committee (APC), declared the Guangzhou 2010 Asian Para Games close at the Aoti Main Statium here on Sunday evening.
The first Asian Para Games (also known as the 2010 Asian Para Games), a parallel sport event for disabled Asian athletes, opens on Dec 12 and closes on Dec 19, 2010, two weeks after the conclusion of the 16th Asian Games. The event is being held in Guangzhou. Known as the City of Flowers, Guangzhou has pleasant weather in winter and is suitable for many sports.
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The success of the Guangzhou 2010 Asian Para Games reflected China's efforts to improve disabled people's affairs, said Wang Xinxian, president of the National Paralympic Committee of China.