2010 Asian Para Games

The first Asian Para Games, a parallel [ˈpærəlel]nclick="document.getElementById.src='http://res.iciba.com/resource/amp3/0/0/48/92/48920c071f6a5c97ae3739be64630697.mp3'" src="http://www.spiiker.com/js/editer/play.gif">（并列的）sport event for Asian athletes with a disability, opened on December 12 and will close on December 19, 2010,two weeks after the conclusion of the 16th Asian Games. The event is being held in Guangzhou, China.

Approximately [əˈprɔksimitli]nclick="document.getElementById.src='http://res.iciba.com/resource/amp3/0/0/0f/84/0f843026c0f415eb22288fe6ec489eba.mp3'" src="http://www.spiiker.com/js/editer/play.gif">（将近）5,500 athletes from 45 Asian member nations are participating in this multisport competition, making this the most comprehensive （全方位的，综合的）Asian event as a steppingstone（踏脚石） for elite [eiˈli:t]nclick="document.getElementById.src='http://res.iciba.com/resource/amp3/0/0/bd/0e/bd0e6da36e55f57ddd98b6af62f6e617.mp3'" src="http://www.spiiker.com/js/editer/play.gif">（杰出的）Asian athletes aiming for the London 2012 Paralympics. Competition and training venues （体育会所）plus all other facilities to be used for the 16th Asian Games will be converted to meet the disability-accessible requirements for Asian Para Games athletes, officials, staff and audience.

As the inaugural [ɪnˈɔ:gjərəl]nclick="document.getElementById.src='http://res.iciba.com/resource/amp3/0/0/a0/04/a0042e54be1def19ba7e7bc124755434.mp3'" src="http://www.spiiker.com/js/editer/play.gif">（初次的）Asian Para Games for Asia, this event is expected to become the benchmark [ˈbentʃˌmɑ:k]nclick="document.getElementById.src='http://res.iciba.com/resource/amp3/1/0/07/97/07978586e47c8709a63e895fbf3c3c7d.mp3'" src="http://www.spiiker.com/js/editer/play.gif">（标准，基准）for all future Asian Para Games. The 1st Asian Para Games is organized by the Asian Paralympic Committee in cooperation with the Guangzhou Asian Para Games Organizing Committee . GAPGOC aims to stage [steidʒ]nclick="document.getElementById.src='http://res.iciba.com/resource/amp3/0/0/9a/8c/9a8c2b9d518bc163e99611fbacea63b2.mp3'" src="http://www.spiiker.com/js/editer/play.gif">（举办）a unique Asian Para Games,"To further strengthen and promote unity in Asia through the Paralympic Movement by providing excellent conditions for athletic competition, delivering a high level of accessibility（参与）, fostering （鼓励，进步）good relations between nations and maximizing media coverage give equal publicity exposure [iksˈpəuʒə]nclick="document.getElementById.src='http://res.iciba.com/resource/amp3/0/0/b1/b5/b1b57b87d3b0adf8903512fb2e794408.mp3'" src="http://www.spiiker.com/js/editer/play.gif">（公开宣传）to athletes with disabilities."