Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The KL'09 - 5th ASEAN ParaGames, also known as the 2009 ASEAN Para Games, originally scheduled for Laos in January 2010, will instead be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 15–19 August 2009, an unprecedented five months ahead of the 2009 Laos SEA Games. Laos will host the 2009 SEA Games but begged off from hosting the 5th ASEAN Paragames due to financial constraints and inexperience in providing disability-accessible venue adaptations for disabled athletes.The ASEAN Para Games is a biannual multisport event held after every Southeast Asian Games for athletes with physical disabilities from ASEAN member nations - Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste and Vietnam. The Games are hosted by the same country where the Southeast Asian Games takes place.An estimated 1,200 athletes and officers from 11 countries are expected to arrive for the Games, with the actual number of athletes and officials who would attend the event to be confirmed by 15 June by ASEAN National Paralympic Committees.Patterned after the Paralympics, the Games includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputees, visual disabilities and those with cerebral palsy. The previous Para Games was held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from January, January 20, 2008 to January 26, 2008.A total of 1,500 medals will be contested in 11 sports. The ASEAN ParaGames is subject to the regulations of the ASEAN Para Sports Federation (APSF). This edition of the Para Games is organized by the Kuala Lumpur Asean Para Games Organising Committee (KLAPGOC) in cooperation with the Malaysian Paralympic Council (MPM).. }
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- 2009_ASEAN_ParaGames abstract "The KL'09 - 5th ASEAN ParaGames, also known as the 2009 ASEAN Para Games, originally scheduled for Laos in January 2010, will instead be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 15–19 August 2009, an unprecedented five months ahead of the 2009 Laos SEA Games. Laos will host the 2009 SEA Games but begged off from hosting the 5th ASEAN Paragames due to financial constraints and inexperience in providing disability-accessible venue adaptations for disabled athletes.The ASEAN Para Games is a biannual multisport event held after every Southeast Asian Games for athletes with physical disabilities from ASEAN member nations - Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste and Vietnam. The Games are hosted by the same country where the Southeast Asian Games takes place.An estimated 1,200 athletes and officers from 11 countries are expected to arrive for the Games, with the actual number of athletes and officials who would attend the event to be confirmed by 15 June by ASEAN National Paralympic Committees.Patterned after the Paralympics, the Games includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputees, visual disabilities and those with cerebral palsy. The previous Para Games was held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from January, January 20, 2008 to January 26, 2008.A total of 1,500 medals will be contested in 11 sports. The ASEAN ParaGames is subject to the regulations of the ASEAN Para Sports Federation (APSF). This edition of the Para Games is organized by the Kuala Lumpur Asean Para Games Organising Committee (KLAPGOC) in cooperation with the Malaysian Paralympic Council (MPM).".