will be kept in Guangzhou forever. The torch and flag of the Guangzhou Asian Para games as well as the flag of the Asian Paralympic Committee were passed from Wan Qingling to Dato' Zainal Abu Zarin who passed it on to the President of South Korea Paralympic Committee for the 2014 Games. All future games closing ceremonies will involve delegations passing the torch and flag of the Guangzhou Games. The closing ceremony was attended by President of Asian Paralympic Committee Dato' Zainal Abu Zarin and State Councilor of the People's Republic of China Liu Yandong. In their speeches, the officials and organisers congratulated the athletes and thanked them for contributing to the success of the games. Wang Xinxian, President of Chinese Paralympic Committee, said, "We can say proudly that the Guangzhou 2010 Asian Para Games were a complete success under the theme, "We Cheer, We Share, We Win". We are confident that the Asian Para Games flame with the value of humanitarianism will forever light the way of human progress and a better tomorrow." Dato' Zainal Abu Zarin described the games as "the best Games for [disabled] athletes ever staged in Asia so far". The ceremony was watched by a 60,000 capacity-stadium crowd. The games were officially closed by Abu Zarin. Participating National Paralympic Committees All 41 members of the newly emerged Asian Paralympic Committee participated in the 2010 Asian Para Games. Kuwaiti para athletes were not affected by the International Olympic Committee suspension and unlike their Asian Games counterpart, they participated in the Games under their own national flag. Below is a list of all the participating NPCs; the number of competitors per delegation is indicated in brackets. Sports Archery (9) Athletics (120) Badminton (13) Boccia (4) Bowling (10) Cycling (12) Football 5-a-side (1) Football 7-a-side (1) Goalball (2) Judo (12) Powerlifting (20) Rowing (4) Shooting (12) Swimming (81) Table tennis (20) Volleyball (2) Wheelchair basketball (2) Wheelchair fencing (12) Wheelchair tennis (4) Medal table Medals of the first-ever Asian Para Games were won by 31 of all the 41 countries and regions. Twenty athletes from 6 delegations had broken 17 world records a total of 21 times and 74 athletes from 13 delegations had broken 82 Asian records 98 times. A total of 2,512 athletes from 41 Asian National Paralympic Committees participated in the Games, competing in 19 sports. In the Games, 17 world and 82 Asian records