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.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

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