The most recent games was held in Hangzhou, China between 22 and 28 October 2023.

The FESPIC Games was first held in 1975 in Oita, Japan with 18 participating nations.

[2] The Asian Para Games superseded the FESPIC Games, which was dissolved alongside the FESPIC Federation, the governing body of the games and merged with the Asian Paralympic Council which was renamed as the Asian Paralympic Committee at the closing of the final FESPIC edition held in November 2006 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Both events ran independently of each other and could be organized by different Organising Committees in different cities.

The mascots are often used to help market the Asian Para Games to a younger audience.