Mongolian athletes successfully participated in the Asian Paralympic Games which were held in Jakarta, Indonesia last week. Mongolia has ranked 25^th with five medals (a gold, a silver and three bronzes) from the 43 countries which competed in the games. A total of 40 athletes have participated in the nine sports categories.

Mongolian state-honoured athlete E.Sodnompiljee (100 kg) set a new world record by lifting 244 kg and won a gold medal at the Games.