2003 FESPIC Youth Games

1st and only Asia Pacific regional youth disabled multi-sport event held in Hong Kong I FESPIC Youth Games 2003 FESPIC Youth Games.jpg Let the Youths Lead the Way Hong Kong 15 314 5 23 September 27 September Tung Chee Hwa Ma On Shan Sports Ground 2003 FESPIC Youth Games 2003 FESPIC Youth Games, the 1st and only FESPIC Youth Games in history(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), were an Asia Pacific regional 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. Hong Kong is the only nation that had hosted the FESPIC Youth Games, and it was the first and only time Hong Kong hosted the event. The games were opened by Tung Chee Hwa at the Ma On Shan Sports Ground.http://en.people.cn/200312/17/print20031217_130580.html Inaugural FESPIC Youth Games to be held in HK next week In 2006, both the FESPIC organisation and the event were officially defunct and succeeded by the Asian Paralympic Committee and the Asian Youth Para Games respectively. Organisation Development and preparation The 2003 FESPIC Youth Games Organising Committee was formed to oversee the staging of the games.http://www.fespicyouthgames.org/default_05b.asp Organising committee bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20050208095353/http://www.fespicyouthgames.org/default_05b.asp 2005-02-08 Venues http://www.fespicyouthgames.org/default_04.asp Venues bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20050208094119/http://www.fespicyouthgames.org/default_04.asp 2005-02-08 City Competition Venue SportsHong KongMa On Shan Sports GroundAthletics, Opening and closing ceremonyKowloon Park Sports CentreBadminton, Table tennisYuen Wo Road Sports CentreBocciaKowloon Park Swimming PoolSwimming The games Participating nations MPC Eye 51 gold medals 22em CHN 2003 FESPIC Youth Games 41 HKG 2003 FESPIC Youth Games 75 IND 2003 FESPIC Youth Games 6 INA 2003 FESPIC Youth Games 5 JPN 2003 FESPIC Youth Games 29 KOR 2003 FESPIC Youth Games 29 MAC 2003 FESPIC Youth Games 9 MAS 2003 FESPIC Youth Games 48 PHI 2003 FESPIC Youth Games 4 SIN 2003 FESPIC Youth Games 19 SRI 2003 FESPIC Youth Games 7 THA 2003 FESPIC Youth Games 20 TGA 2003 FESPIC Youth Games 1 TPE 2003 FESPIC Youth Games 6 VIE 2003 FESPIC Youth Games 3 Sports 20px Athletics 20px Badminton 20px Boccia 20px Swimming 20px Table tennis Medal table HKG flagIOC2team 2003 FESPIC Youth Games 74 18 3 36 36 27 31 16 10 29 46 39 19 19 8 16 24 12 10 8 3 8 2 4 7 2 3 5 9 10 3 5 6 0 5 6 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 http://www.fespicyouthgames.org/g_info.asp Games Information at the official website bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20050208101118/http://www.fespicyouthgames.org/g_info.asp 2005-02-08 References 2 External links 2003 FESPIC Youth Games official website 2003 FESPIC Category:Youth sport in Hong Kong Category:2003 in youth sport FESPIC Youth Category:Multi-sport events in Hong Kong Category:International sports competitions hosted by Hong Kong Category:September 2003 sports events in Asia