This year, 31 para athletes have been selected by the Singapore National Paralympic Council and are settling in (if they haven’t already made themselves at home) at the Athletes Village in Hangzhou, China, where the 4th Asian Para Games (APG) will be held.
This year’s APG, which will run from 22 to 28 Oct, will see Team Singapore athletes representing the Lion City in nine sports.What are the Asian Para Games?
The inaugural APG, held in Guangzhou, China from Dec 13 to 19, 2010, marked a significant milestone in the realm of adaptive sports in Asia. The event saw 24 athletes representing Team Singapore in six out of the 19 sports, including athletics, badminton, boccia, handcycling, swimming, and tenpin bowling. In this historic edition, Singapore secured four bronze medals, two swimming by Theresa Goh, and two in tenpin bowling doubles events by Rex Tan, Anuar Saaid, Thomas Phen and Mohammad Ismail.
The 2018 edition, held in Jakarta, Indonesia from Oct 6 to 13 that year, Team Singapore sent a contingent of 44 athletes to participate in 10 sports. They bagged 10 medals in swimming, tenpin bowling, boccia and cycling.Originally scheduled for Oct 9 to 15 2022, this edition of the APG was postponed because of the Covid-19 pandemic.Boccia exponent Aloysius Gan.
At the Tiger Balm Singapore Boccia Open 2018, he put up a tough fight against more seasoned athletes from top Boccia countries like Korea and Thailand, earning a respectable 4th placing in the BC3 Individuals event. Aloysius also made a formidable pair with his senior, Toh Sze Ning, and snatched silver in the BC3 pairs event.
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