Singapore chief of mission Raja Singh said the games exceeded his expectations..Singaporean swimmer Yip Pin Xiu, 23, broke the world record in the women’s 50m backstroke, clocking 1min 1. Awareness is one thing, I think it’s very inspiring.61sec to lower the mark set by China’s Feng Yazhu at the London Paralympics. “In Thailand, people tend to look down on the disabled. Be-ckham watched Singapo-re play Thailand at football on Sunday and posted a video on his Instagram with the caption: “The level of skill in this game is incredible. Chee’s success comes just three years after he lost both legs, his left arm and three fingers on his right hand after being caught between a berthing rope and motorised winch on a Navy vessel.” “It is inspiring to see athletes pursue their passion with such great desire,” added the former England captain.Wheelchair-bound hospital administrator Leslie Chia, 48, a spectator, was among those who said the event had shone a light on people with disabilities. The UN’s regional development arm ESCAP said on its website that one in six people in the Asia-Pacific region has some form of disability and tended to be “unseen, unheard and uncounted”. But my mother always told me not to be ashamed of my disability,” the Straits Times quoted her as saying.Football superstar PVC Shower curtains Suppliers David Beckham was among the spectators, declaring he was inspired by the 1,200 athletes from 10 countries that competed in 15 sports at the Asean Para Games.Singapore’s Jason Chee, 31, provided one of the many tales of inspiration after he overcame a horrific naval accident to win gold in the men’s team table tennis.Singapore brought down the curtain on Southeast Asia’s biggest ever para sports event on Wednesday after a week of competition celebrating the achievements and potential of people with disabilities.“It has created a lot of awareness. Singapore pulled out all the stops, housing the athletes at a luxury hotel in the city centre and hosting the competition at the new, billion Sports Hub complex. That is very encou-raging,” he said. “Next is to encourage people with di-sability to come and play the sport and there were a lot of people with disability who came to watch the game.The athletes travelled to the Games venue on Singapore’s metro train system to allow them to interact with the public and raise their visibility. It has really shown people that nothing is impossible,” she said.Earlier Thai teenager Anchaya Ketkeaw, who after being born with a deformed right hand was bullied in school and told she would amount to nothing, won seven gold medals.