The 2009 ASEAN Para Games, officially known as the 5th ASEAN Para Games, was a multi-sports event originally scheduled for Laos in January 2010, and instead held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 15–19 August 2009, an unprecedented five months ahead of the Laos 2009 Southeast Asian Games with 409 events in 11 sports and disciplines featured in the games. Laos hosted the 2009 Southeast Asian Games later, but begged off from hosting the 5th ASEAN Para Games due to financial constraints and inexperience in providing disability-accessible venue adaptations for disabled athletes.