The games were deemed generally successful with the rising standard of disabled sports competition amongst the Southeast Asian nations.

The national symbol of Indonesia, the Garuda represents strength, its wings epitomise glory and splendor.

Red strokes represent courage, zeal and burning passion to give the best for the country.

Modo, the male Komodo dragon is dressed in a dark brown surjan comodo, traditional clothing of Central Java, with dark brown pants and a batik blangkon headcloth, a typical Javanese male headcover, while the female dragon Modi wears a fashionable bun konde or wig headdress and dressed in batik kebaya.

The name of the mascot was chosen to represent hardworking, honest, fair, friendly and sportsmanship values of youths of Indonesia and to reflect the positive personality of Indonesians, harmony, co-operation and friendship among participating countries in the ASEAN Para Games.

The host Indonesia's performance was its best ever yet in ASEAN Para Games History and was second behind Thailand as overall champion.