It follows a recommendation from the Philippine Sports Commission that said the decision was in the interests of "safety and security".

The country is only other outside China and Hong Kong to have reported a fatality from the virus.

Athletes receive their medals in the women's 100m freestyle at the 9th Para Games in Malaysia in 2017.

Athletes were due to compete between January 18 and 24, but due to financial and logistical issues, the Games were pushed back to March 20-28.

Philippine Paralympic Committee President Michael Barredo held talks with the ASEAN Para Sports Federation about its plan to postpone last week in Thailand.

He was quoted as saying on philstar.com that the Philippines hoped to find a solution so the event could take place in May or June.

The ASEAN Para Games are supposed to follow the Southeast Asian Games, which the Philippines hosted from November 30 to December 11.

Athletes are due to compete across 19 sports in New Clark City, Subic and Manila. They will receive qualification points for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games from the competition.

Asian Para Games 2018: Swimmer brings home another gold

Swimmer Vo Thanh Tung pocketed his second gold medal on October 9 at the ongoing Asian Para Games 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Asian Para Games: Vietnam wins two more golds in powerlifting, swimming

The shining performances of swimmer Vo Thanh Tung and powerlifter Dang Thi Linh Phuong helped bring home two more gold medals for Vietnam at the ongoing 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia (INAPG 2018) on October 8.

Vietnam aims for 9 gold medals at 3rd ASIAN Para Games

 

Vietnamese athletes arrive in Indonesia for Asian Para Games

The Vietnamese delegation arrived in Jakarta, Indonesia on October 1 to compete in the third Asian Para Games scheduled for October 6-14. 

Send-off held for Vietnamese athletes going to Asian Para Games

The Vietnam Paralympic Association (VPA) held a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on September 28 to send off the Vietnam disability sporting delegation to the third Asian Para Games in Indonesia (INAPG 2018).

Source: VNA