"The Asian Games has ended. We will soon host the Asian Para Games 2018. We call on the entire nation to make the Asian Para Games 2018 a success," she said here on Monday.
The Asian Para Games 2018 will be preceded by a torch relay in the same way as the Asian Games 2018, she said.
"Like the Asian Games, the Asian Para Games will also be preceded by a torch relay starting on September 5, 2018. But the Asian Para Games` torch will be relayed only in eight cities," she said.
The Asian Para Games` torch relay will be started by lighting the torch from the Mrapen eternal flame in Grobogan district, Central Java. The torch will later be taken to Solo (Central Java), Ternate (North Maluku), Makassar (South Sulawesi) and several other cities in the country, she said.
The opening ceremony of the Asian Para Games which will bring together 2,800 athletes and 1,800 officials from 41 National Paralympic Committee (NPC) member countries will be held on October 6, 2018, she said.
hence, she expressed hope that the Asian Para Games 2018 will run as smoothly, joyfully and successfully as the recently concluded Asian Games 2018.
Reporting by Rr. Cornea Khairany
Editing by Suharto
Reporter: Antara
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