Bhutan at the 2022 Asian Games

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Bhutan at the
2022 Asian Games
Flag of Bhutan.svg
IOC code BHU
NOC Bhutan Olympic Committee
in Hangzhou, China
23 September 2023 (2023-09-23) – 8 October 2023 (2023-10-08)
Competitors26 (10 men and 16 women) in 10 sports
Flag bearers Lenchu Kunzang
Tandin Wangchuk
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Asian Games appearances (overview)

Bhutan competed at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, which began on 23 September 2023 and ended on 8 October 2023. [1] The event was scheduled to be held in September 2022 but was postponed due to the rising COVID-19 cases in China. [2] The event was later rescheduled to be held in September–October 2023. [3]

Contents

The Bhutanese delegation for this edition was the largest ever for the country at the Asian Games. [4] [5] Bhutan could not win a medal at the game.

Competitors

The following is the list of sports and numbers of athletes which participated at the 2022 Asian Games:

SportMenWomenTotal
Archery 246
Athletics 011
Badminton 202
Boxing 303
Golf 101
Judo 033
Karate 022
Shooting 112
Swimming 022
Taekwondo 134
Total101626

Medalists

Medals by sport

Medals by sport
SportGold Silver Bronze Total
Archery 0000
Total0000

Archery

Badminton

Bhutan had two badminton players for the 2022 Asian Games. [6]

Men
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Jimba Sangay Lhendup Singles Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Panarin  (KAZ)
L (3–21, 3–21)		Did not advance
Anish GurungFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Nettasinghe  (SRI)
L (6–21, 14–21)		Did not advance
Jimba Sangay Lhendup
Anish Gurung		 Doubles Flag of Thailand.svg  Supak Jomkoh /
Kittinupong Kedren  (THA)
L (4–21, 4–21)		Did not advance

Boxing

Bhutan has three athletes competing in boxing at the 2022 Asian Games. [7]

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRank
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result
Tenzin Drugyel 51 kg Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2021).svg  Popalzai  (AFG)
L 2–3		Did not advance
Tashi Yoezer 57 kg Flag of Jordan.svg  Abusal  (JOR)
L 0–5		Did not advance
Dorji Wangdi 63.5 kg Flag of the Philippines.svg  Fajardo  (PHI)
LKO R1		Did not advance

Golf

Tshendra Dorji was the sole golfer entered by Bhutan in the 2022 Asian Games. He was selected for his performance at the 2023 Bhutan Open Championship. [8] Tshendra was not able to advance from the second round. [9]

Men
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalParRank
Tshendra Dorji [10] Individual 8078Did not advance158+14T69

References

  1. ↑ Newspaper, Bhutan's Daily. "Bhutan to send largest contingent to 19th Asian Games". Kuensel Online. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  2. ↑ Chakraborty, Amlan (6 May 2022). "Games Hangzhou Asian Games postponed until 2023 over COVID". Reuters. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Asian Games postponed". ocasia.org. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Bhutan to send largest contingent to 19th Asian Games". Kuensel. 2 August 2023. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  5. ↑ Namgay, Thinley (28 September 2023). "14 athletes hopeful in the Asian Games". Kuensel. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Bhutan fields shutlers Anish and Jimba for Asian Games debut". Kuensel. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  7. ↑ Namgay, Thinley (14 June 2023). "Boxers prepare for Asian Games". Kuensel. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  8. ↑ Namgay, Thinley (4 August 2023). "Bhutanese golfer aims for glory at 19th Asian Games". Kuensel Online. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "Picture story". Kuensel. 30 September 2023. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "Men's Individual Round 2" (PDF). Asian Games 2022. Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.


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