The curtain closed on the eighth ASEAN Para Games (APG) with a
spectacular ceremony at the Marina Bay Sands and the official handover
to the next host country, Malaysia.
Vietnamese athletes topped the ranking at the swimming event with six
gold medals and three Games records after the first day of the ASEAN
Para Games (APG) in Singapore.
The Singapore''s ASEAN Para Games, which officially
kicked off yesterday, is an exuberant celebration of the mental and
physical strengths of people of all abilities.
The 28th SEA Games and the 8th ASEAN Para Games
will be held in June and December 2015, respectively, in Singapore,
during the island nation''s 50th anniversary year.
The seventh ASEAN Para Games officially closed yesterday in Myanmar''s
capital city of Nay Pyi Taw. Indonesia took the top position for the
first time in history, followed by Thailand and Malaysia.
Viet Nam reached its target and finished among the
top four at the seventh ASEAN Para Games, following the final day of
competition yesterday in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.