Asian Para Games trace roots to Japanese disability sports pioneer

The Asian Para Games, which opened in Aichi Prefecture on Sunday, trace their roots to the Far East and South Pacific Games for the Disabled founded by the late Japanese doctor Yutaka Nakamura to promote disability sports across Asia.Known as the father of Japan's Paralympic movement, Nakamura launched the first FESPIC Games in Oita Prefecture in 1975. The event became the Asian Para Games in 2010 and now draws 45 countries and regions.Nakamura studied in Britain under Ludwig Guttmann, known as the father of the Paralympic movement, and learned to use sports in rehabilitation for the disabl…READ FULL ARTICLE