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Athletics events have been contested at every Asian Para Games since 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou. [1] [2] [3]
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| | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source .(October 2023) |
Athletics events have been contested at every Asian Para Games since 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou. [1] [2] [3]
| Games | Year | Host city | Best nation | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2010 | Guangzhou, China |  China | 121 |
| 2 | 2014 | Incheon, South Korea | China | 150 |
| 3 | 2018 | Jakarta, Indonesia | China | 161 |
| 4 | 2022 | Hangzhou, China | China | 141 |
By gold medals:
| Year | Ranking by Medals | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2010 |  China (69) |  Iran (14) |  Thailand (10) |
| 2014 | China (67) | Iran (21) |  Japan (14) |
| 2018 | China (56) | Iran (27) | Japan (13) |
| 2022 | China (46) | Iran (21) |  India (18) |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 238 | 153 | 90 | 481 |
| 2 | Iran (IRI) | 83 | 89 | 66 | 238 |
| 3 | Thailand (THA) | 42 | 52 | 55 | 149 |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) | 41 | 56 | 49 | 146 |
| 5 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | 34 | 19 | 22 | 75 |
| 6 | India (IND) | 28 | 43 | 44 | 115 |
| 7 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 22 | 17 | 19 | 58 |
| 8 |  Iraq (IRQ) | 14 | 12 | 17 | 43 |
| 9 |  Indonesia (INA) | 11 | 21 | 24 | 56 |
| 10 |  United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 10 | 19 | 9 | 38 |
| 11 |  Sri Lanka (SRI) | 9 | 14 | 19 | 42 |
| 12 |  South Korea (KOR) | 8 | 13 | 15 | 36 |
| 13 |  Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 7 | 11 | 8 | 26 |
| 14 |  Jordan (JOR) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 15 |  Pakistan (PAK) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 16 |  Oman (OMA) | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 17 |  Qatar (QAT) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 18 |  East Timor (TLS) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 |  Kuwait (KUW) | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 |
| 20 |  Bahrain (BHR) | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 21 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 |
| 22 |  Philippines (PHI) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 23 |  Syria (SYR) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 24 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 25 |  Myanmar (MYA) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 26 |  Palestine (PLE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 |  Vietnam (VIE) | 0 | 6 | 19 | 25 |
| 28 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 29 |  Brunei (BRU) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
 Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 31 |  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals (31 entries) | 573 | 565 | 522 | 1660 | |
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