Tashkent 2025 Asian Youth Para Games not going ahead, alternative host city being sought.

The Asian Paralympic Committee regretfully announce that Tashkent, Uzbekistan will not be hosting the 2025 Asian Youth Para Games.

Following the announcement earlier this month by the Olympic Council of Asia that they are switching the 2025 Asian Youth Games to Bahrain, the Tashkent organising committee have informed the APC that the necessary infrastructure to host the Games at the highest level will now not be ready for the Asian Youth Para Games, which were scheduled to take place after the Asian Youth Games in October 2025.

Tashkent 2025 Asian Youth Para Games sports programme announced

The Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) today announced the 10 sports that will feature in the next edition of the Asian Youth Para Games to take place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan during September- October 2025.

The full list of sports included in the programme are Para Athletics, Para-Armwrestling, Para Cycling, Goalball, Para Judo, Para Powerlifting, Para Swimming, Para Canoe, Para Taekwondo and Para Academic Rowing.

The Tashkent 2025 Games will be the fifth edition of the Asian Youth Para Games and is expected to witness participation of around 1000 athletes in 10 sports.  The 2021 edition of the Asian Youth Para Games took place in Bahrain from 2- 6 December with 750 athletes competing in nine sports.