Upon arrival at the airport, all the athletes showed excitementto take part in the Games, particularly when most of them had not competed inany international tournament in five years.
Talking to Vietnam News Agency, wheelchair badminton playerTruong Ngoc Binh said that he and his teammates are looking forward to the competitions.
Returning to the regional sport event after five years, he saidhe will do his best to contribute to the team's performance.
Besides Vietnam, athletes from Myanmar, thePhilippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Singapore and Timor Leste alsoarrived in Surakarta the same day.
ASEAN Para Games 2022 is scheduled to take place in Indonesiafrom July 26 to August 6 where athletes will vie in 14 sports.
A flag-raising ceremony will take place on July 29, a daybefore the opening ceremony to be held.
The Vietnamese team comprises 18coaches and 120 athletes, who will compete in eight sports, namely athletics,swimming, powerlifting, badminton, table tennis, chess, judo, and archery./.