2003 FESPIC Youth Games
The 2003 FESPIC Youth Games, officially known as the 1st, Final and Only FESPIC Youth Games（Chinese：2003年第一屆遠東和南太平洋地區青年殘疾人運動會、2003年第一届远东和南太平洋地区青年残疾人运动会、第一屆遠南青殘會、第一届远南青残会）, was an Asia Pacific youth disabled multi-sport event held in Hong Kong, China from 23 to 27 September 2003. Around 314 athletes from 15 participating nations participated at the games which featured 5 sports.[1]
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| Host city | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Motto | Let the Youths Lead the Way |
| Nations participating | 15 |
| Athletes participating | 314 |
| Sport(s) | 5 |
| Opening ceremony | 23 September |
| Closing ceremony | 27 September |
| Officially opened by | Tung Chee Hwa |
| Main venue | Ma On Shan Sports Ground |
| Website | 2003 FESPIC Youth Games |
Hong Kong is the only nation that had hosted the FESPIC Youth Games, hence it was the first and only time Hong Kong hosted the games. The games was opened by Tung Chee Hwa at the Ma On Shan Sports Ground.
The final medal tally was led by China, followed by Malaysia, Japan, and host Hong Kong. Several games and national records were broken during the games. The games were deemed generally successful with the rising standard of disabled sports competition among the Pacific and Asian nations for other active sports tournaments. Later in 2006, the FESPIC organisation was officially defunct, and since then, the Asian Countries participate at the Asian Youth Para Games beginning with the 2009 edition in Tokyo, Japan.
Organisation
Development and preparation
The 2003 FESPIC Youth Games Organising Committee was formed to oversee the staging of the games.[2]
Venues
| City | Competition Venue | Sports |
| Hong Kong | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ma On Shan Sports Ground | Athletics, Opening and closing ceremony | |
| Kowloon Park Sports Centre | Badminton, Table tennis | |
| Yuen Wo Road Sports Centre | Boccia | |
| Kowloon Park Swimming Pool | Swimming |
The games
Participating nations
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Medal table
* Host nation (Hong Kong)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (CHN) | 74 | 18 | 3 | 95 |
| 2 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 36 | 36 | 27 | 99 |
| 3 |  Japan (JPN) | 31 | 16 | 10 | 57 |
| 4 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 29 | 46 | 39 | 114 |
| 5 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Korea (KOR) | 19 | 19 | 8 | 46 |
| 6 |  Thailand (THA) | 16 | 24 | 12 | 52 |
| 7 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 10 | 8 | 3 | 21 |
| 8 |  Macau (MAC) | 8 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 9 |  Vietnam (VIE) | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 10 |  India (IND) | 5 | 9 | 10 | 24 |
| 11 |  Singapore (SIN) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| 12 |  Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 13 |  Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 |  Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 |  Tonga (TGA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (15 nations) | 238 | 193 | 133 | 564 | |
References
- "Inaugural FESPIC Youth Games to be held in HK next week".
- "Organising committee". Archived from the original on 2005-02-08.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- "Venues". Archived from the original on 2005-02-08.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- MPC Eye 51 gold medals
- "Games Information at the official website". Archived from the original on 2005-02-08.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)