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The purpose of this study was to predict the success of presented countries at the Guangzhou 2010 Paraasian Games by Demo-economic factors. The present study was casual comparative and applied. The statistical population consisted of 41 countries at the Guangzhou 2010 Paraasian Games ( not previously analyzed).The statistical sample was 10 countries have gotten medals in that games. The data were collected from different English and Persian evidences and valid websites :World Bank web site and Olympic Council of Asia .One Way ANOVA and Step by Step Multiple Regression tests utilized. The results showed a significant  relationship between the success of countries at the Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games and all factors of Demo-economic (Population ,GDP ,Health Expense and Team size).The results of step by step Multiple Regression analysis showed that among Demo-economic factors , Team size (R2=0/55 , P<0.0001) and population (R2=0/47 , P<0.0001) were able to significantly predict the success of countries at the Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games.

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