Bhutan at the 2018 Asian Games

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Bhutan at the
2018 Asian Games
Flag of Bhutan.svg
IOC code BHU
NOC Bhutan Olympic Committee
Website www.bhutanolympiccommittee.org
in Jakarta and Palembang
August 18 (18-08) – September 2 (2-09)
Competitors24 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Karma
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Asian Games appearances (overview)

Bhutan participated in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia from 18 August to 2 September 2018. Bhutan first competed at the Asian Games in 1986 Seoul. [1] At the last edition of 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, a total of 16 Bhutanese athletes took part in seven different sports. [2] This time, 24 Bhutanese athletes will compete in four different sports including archery, boxing, taekwondo and golf. [3]

Contents

Archer Karma was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. [4]

Competitors

The following is a list of the number of competitors representing Bhutan that participated at the Games:

SportMenWomenTotal
Archery 628
Boxing 617
Golf 101
Taekwondo 538
Total18624

Archery

Recurve
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Kinley Tshering Men's individual 61538Flag of Indonesia.svg  Edwar  (INA)
L 2–6
did not advance
Lam Dorji 60269did not advance
Nima Wangdi60941Flag of Nepal.svg  Magar  (NEP)
L 0–6
did not advance
Kinley Tshering
Lam Dorji
Nima Wangdi
Men's team 182618Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
L 0–6
did not advance
Karma Women's individual 58735Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Zubaydova  (TJK)
L 3–7
did not advance
Sonam Dema56039Flag of Thailand.svg  Phutdee  (THA)
W 6–4
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Choirunisa  (INA)
L 4–6
did not advance
Kinley Tshering
Karma
Mixed team 120219Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
L 1–5
did not advance
Compound
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Phuntsho Wangdi
Tandin Dorji
Tansi Peljor
Men's team 202813Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
L 217–231
did not advance

Boxing

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Tashi Wangdi –49 kg Flag of Japan.svg T Tsuboi (JPN)
L 0–5
did not advance
Tenzin Drugyel –52 kg ByeFlag of North Korea.svg O T-b (PRK)
L 0–5
did not advance
Nima Dorji –56 kg ByeFlag of Pakistan.svg Naqeebullah (PAK)
L 2–3
did not advance
Tshering Samdrup –60 kg Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2021).svg MK Nooristani (AFG)
WO
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg AK Uulu (KGZ)
LRSC
did not advance
Dorji Wangdi –64 kg Flag of Indonesia.svg L Gha (INA)
L 0–5
did not advance
Sangay Wangdi –69 kg Flag of India.svg  M Kumar  (IND)
L 0–5
did not advance
Women
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Tandin Lhamo –51 kg ByeFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chang Y (CHN)
LRSC
did not advance

Golf

Men
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Total
ScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreParRank
Ugen Dorji Individual 76828479321+3368

Taekwondo

Bhutan entered eight taekwondo practioniers (five men and three women). All competed in the kyorugi events.

Kyorugi
Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
Opposition
score
Opposition
score
Opposition
score
Opposition
score
Opposition
score
Rank
Tenzin Dorji Men's −58 kg Flag of Nepal.svg  Sagar Guvaju  (NEP)
L 40–54
did not advance
Yeshi Dorji Men's −63 kg Flag of Mongolia.svg  Molomyn Tümenbayar  (MGL)
L 2–23
did not advance
Jigme Wangchuk Men's −68 kg Flag of Nepal.svg  Gyanendra Hamal  (NEP)
did not advance
Sonam Wangchuk Men's −80 kg Flag of South Korea.svg  Lee Hwa-jun  (KOR)
L 2–36
did not advance
Tenzin Lhendup Men's +80 kg Flag of Thailand.svg  Nattapat Tantramart  (THA)
L 1–12
did not advance
Women
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
Opposition
score
Opposition
score
Opposition
score
Opposition
score
Opposition
score
Rank
Kinzang Choden Women's −57 kg ByeFlag of Nepal.svg  Gyani Chunara  (NEP)
L 6–28
did not advance
Sonam Yangtsho Women's −67 kg Flag of Laos.svg  Sonesavanh Sirimanotham  (LAO)
W 23–11
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Mengyu  (CHN)
L 0–35
did not advance
Lham Tshering Women's +67 kg Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Mokhru Khalimova  (TJK)
W DQ
Flag of South Korea.svg  Lee Da-bin  (KOR)
L 0–24
did not advance

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References

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