2022 Asian Para Games

The 2022 Asian Para Games (Chinese: 2022年亚洲残疾人运动会; pinyin: 2022nían yàzhōu cánjírén yùndònghuì), also known as the 4th Asian Para Games and commonly known as the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games, was a multi-sport event that paralleled the 2022 Asian Games which was held for Asian athletes with disabilities in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China from 22 to 28 October 2023. Hangzhou was the second Chinese city to host the Asian Para Games, after Guangzhou in 2010.

4th Asian Para Games
Host cityHangzhou, Zhejiang, China
MottoHearts Meet, Dreams Shine (Chinese: 心相约,梦闪耀; pinyin: Xīn xiāngyuē, mèng shǎnyào)
Nations44
Athletes3,100
Events501 in 22 sports (in 23 disciplines)
Opening22 October 2023
Closing28 October 2023
Opened byDing Xuexiang
Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China
Closed byMajid Rashed
President of the Asian Paralympic Committee
Athlete's OathYu Qinquan
Jiang Yuyuan
Judge's OathChen Ran
Xia Xin
Torch lighterXu Jialing
Main venueHangzhou Sports Park Stadium
Websitewww.hangzhou2022.cn/paragames/En/

Originally scheduled to take place from 9 to 15 October 2022, the event was postponed to 2023 on 17 May 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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