2025 ASEAN Para Games

The 2026 ASEAN Para Games (Thai: กีฬาอาเซียนพาราเกมส์ 2025, romanized: Kīḷā xāseīyn phārā kems̄̒ 2025), officially known as the XIII ASEAN Para Games and commonly known as ASEAN Para Games 2026, are an upcoming biennial Southeast Asian multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities due to be celebrated in the tradition of the ASEAN Para Games as governed by the ASEAN Para Sports Federation (APSF).

XIII ASEAN Para Games
Host cityTBA, Thailand
Nations participating11

In August 2017, the 2025 Southeast Asian Games are officially planned to be held in Thailand at the SEAGF meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1] In addition, the 2025 ASEAN Para Games also planned to be held in Thailand. In the process, the host city will be announced by National Olympic Committee of Thailand (NOCT), Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT), and finally will be approved by the Cabinet of Thailand.

Host selection

Candidate city
In January 2019, Sports Authority of Thailand visited and evaluated Chonburi about feasibility to be host the 2026 Summer Youth Olympics, 2025 Southeast Asian Games and 2021 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games because this province have many infrastructures such as U-Tapao International Airport and Eastern High-speed rail travelling from Bangkok to Chonburi in 30 minutes.[2][3] If Chonburi wins, it wil be the first Southeast Asian Games in Chonburi and Eastern Region.

Potential bids

On 18 August 2017, the SEAGF meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia confirmed that Thailand would host the Southeast Asian Games in 2025, such as the Philippines in 2019, Vietnam in 2021, Cambodia in 2023, and Laos in 2027.[1]

Chiang Mai hosted 1995 Southeast Asian Games. If Chiang Mai wins, it wil be the second Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai and Northern Region, celebrating 30th anniversary of 1995 edition.
On 2 September 2016, Ubon Ratchathani Governor, Somsak Changtrakul and the bid committee announced that Ubon Ratchathani will bid the 33rd Southeast Asian Games and 13th Asean Para Games in 2025 at the Ubon Ratchathani Citizen Association in Bangkok, and then they delivered Candidature File to the Sports Authority of Thailand Governor, Sakon Wannapong.[4]
The 2025 Ubon Ratchathani Southeast Asian Games bid will use renovated existing venues, venues under construction and new temporary venues in and around the city and the province of Ubon Ratchathani. In addition, Ubon Ratchathani will use venues in Lower North-Eastern Provincial Cluster 2 include Ubon Ratchathani, Amnat Charoen, Sisaket, and Yasothon, and the marine sports partner, Surat Thani.[5]
On 2 September 2016, Ubon Ratchathani Governor, Somsak Changtrakul and the bid committee announced that Ubon Ratchathani will bid the 33rd Southeast Asian Games and 13th ASEAN Para Games in 2025.[4] The city has hosted Thailand National Youth Games, Thailand Student Games, Thailand Sport School Games and Thailand University Games.

See also

References
  1. "Southeast Asian Games is set host in five time". The Nation. August 18, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  2. "กกท. เล็งสำรวจความพร้อม "ชลบุรี" ก่อนเสนอตัวจัดยูธ อลป. 2026". Thai Rath (in Thai). 15 January 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  3. "ผู้ว่าการการกีฬาแห่งประเทศไทย ตรวจความคืบหน้าศูนย์กีฬาแห่งชาติภาคตะวันออก เพื่อเป็นข้อมูลนำเสนอเป็นเจ้าภาพการแข่งขันกีฬายูธโอลิมปิกเกมส์ในปี 2569". Pattaya government (in Thai). 8 January 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  4. "Ubon Ratchatani bid to host the 2025 Southeast Asian Games". Guide Ubon. September 2, 2016.
  5. "2025 Ubon Ratchathani Southeast Asian Games plan". Guide Ubon. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
Preceded by
2023
Phnom Penh, Cambodia		 XIII Southeast Asian Games
2025
TBA, Thailand		 Succeeded by
TBA
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