Volunteers Volunteer recruitment was held from 21 April until 31 July 2018 with a target of 8,000 volunteers.
Torch relay Like the
torch relay of the
2018 Asian Games, the torch relay began at the
Mrapen in
Central Java on 5 September 2018 where the torch was lit using the natural eternal flame to start the 30-day countdown to the event. The relay route passed through the 8 largest cities in Indonesia until arriving in Jakarta. Below is the schedule of the relay: •
Solo (Surakarta),
Central Java (5 September) •
Ternate,
North Maluku (9 September) •
Makassar,
South Sulawesi (12 September) •
Denpasar,
Bali (16 September) •
Pontianak,
West Kalimantan (19 September) •
Medan,
North Sumatera (23 September) •
Pangkal Pinang,
Bangka Belitung Islands (26 September) •
Jakarta (
Host city, 30 September) A day before the torch relay start, the games' final torch design was introduced, in which its design is inspired by
Batik parang motif.
Marketing Emblem The emblem of the games was Harmony - Energy of Asia, modelled upon the circular roof of the
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, the main venue of the games. It represented harmony and balance within the natural environment and the people of the Asian community. The moving man in the center of the circle symbolize the movement and energy of the 2018 Asian Para Games participating athletes in achieving victory, while the 3 curves surrounding the man's silhouette represents unity in diversity among Asian countries for mutual achievement. 5 different colours are used in the logo to represent the basic elements in Asian philosophy of Living and togetherness. Blue symbolized the sky, orange symbolized the sun, green symbolized the nature, purple symbolized proximity, wisdom, loyalty, and pride and red symbolized the spirit of solidarity.
Mascot The official mascot of the Games is a
Bondol eagle named Momo whose name is short for motivation and mobility. Momo represents the icon of the capital city of
Jakarta and also represents spirit. Momo wears a
Betawinese Belt with
Sarong.
Medals On 5 October 2018, Indonesia Asian Para Games Organizing Committee (INAPGOC) released the medal design to the public which is inspired by the Rio
2016 Summer Paralympics medal, featuring the Asian Para Games logo on the obverse and the braille letters on the reverse. Each medal contains differing numbers of metal balls to allow the visually impaired to audibly distinguish their colour by shaking them.
Merchandising Merchandises including the mascot plush toy were sold at the Gelora Bung Karno Main stadium area including the super store during the games.
Music Six songs were released to promote the games, including the official theme song "Song of Victory", which was used as the background music for the games' broadcast title sequence. Two songs were not specifically composed for the games, like "Sang Juara" by Naura and Zizi, which is a version of the former's 2017 song "Juara" and a short version of 2016-released song "Manusia Kuat" by
Tulus.
Venues The 2018 Asian Para Games uses most venues that are used to host the
2018 Asian Games events. They are located in
Jakarta and neighbouring
West Java province. ====
Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex ====
Central Jakarta East Jakarta North Jakarta South Jakarta Jakarta Suburb (West Java) The games uses the same Athletes' Village as the 2018 Asian Games which was built in
Kemayoran.
Transport Like during the
2018 Asian Games,
TransJakarta provides free bus rides involving 300 disabled-friendly buses which consists of 200 low-entry buses and 100 high-entry buses during the games for disabled athletes everyday and on weekend days during the games for the locals to encourage people to watch the games. ==The Games==