Macau, China participated at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia, from 18 August to 2 September 2018. The country have prepared more than 120 athletes to compete in 16 event at the Games. Macau announced its team of 110 athletes and 56 officials, medical staff, team leaders, coaches, that will take part in 16 competitions: swimming, diving, artistic swimming, athletics, badminton, bowling, boxing, canoeing, cycling, fencing, golf, judo, karate, squash, table tennis, taekwondo, triathlon, and wushu.
Iran competed in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia from 18 August to 2 September 2018. Iran has competed at the Asian Games since the first event in 1951 Delhi, and the best achievement was in 1974, when the country hosted the event in Tehran, by ranked second with the acquisition of 36 gold, 28 silver and 17 bronze medals. At the latest edition in Incheon, the country wrapped up its campaign with 57 medals in all - 21 gold, 18 silver and 18 bronze.
Myanmar competed at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia, from 18 August to 2 September 2018. Myanmar has participated in all the editions of the Asian Games except in the 1986 Games in Seoul. Volleyball player Zaw Lwin Tun, had been honored to be the flag-bearer for the country at the opening ceremony.
Cambodia competed in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia from 18 August to 2 September 2018. This event marks the 12th Asian Games appearance for Cambodia since making their debut in 1954.
The men's individual poomsae event at the 2018 Asian Games took place on 19 August 2018 at Jakarta Convention Center Plenary Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Defia Rosmaniar is an Indonesian taekwondo practitioner. She won medals at several multi-sport events, including Asian Games, Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, Southeast Asian Games and Islamic Solidarity Games. She won Indonesia's first gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games, held in Indonesia.
Marjan Salahshouri is an Iranian taekwondo practitioner. She represented Iran at the 2018 Asian Games and claimed a silver medal in the women's poomsae individual event. This medal was only the second medal to be received by Iran on the opening day of the 2018 Asian Games.
Yap Khim Wen is a Malaysian taekwondo practitioner. Yap represented Malaysia at the 2018 Asian Games and she claimed a bronze medal in the women's individual poomsae event. This also became the first medal to be earned by Malaysia during the 2018 Asian Games and also marked the first Asian Games taekwondo medal for Malaysia since the 2002 Asian Games.
Yun Ji-hye is a South Korean female taekwondo practitioner. She represented South Korea at the 2018 Asian Games and claimed a bronze medal jointly with Malaysian Yap Khim Wen in the women's individual poomsae event. This also significantly marked the first medal to be received by South Korea during the 2018 Asian Games.
Kotchawan Chomchuen is a Thai taekwondo practitioner. She represented Thailand at the 2018 Asian Games and clinched gold medal in the women's team poomsae event along with fellow taekwondo practitioners Phenkanya Phaisankiattikun and Ornawee Srisahakit defeating favourites South Korea in the final.
Phenkanya Phaisankiattikun is a Thai taekwondo practitioner. She represented Thailand at the 2018 Asian Games and competed in both individual and women's team event. She clinched gold medal in the women's team poomsae event along with fellow taekwondo practitioners Kotchawan Chomchuen and Ornawee Srisahakit defeating favourites South Korea in the final.
Lee Da-bin is a South Korean taekwondo practitioner. She competes for South Korea mainly in middleweight category at international competitions.
Niyaz Pulatov is a Uzbekistani male taekwondo practitioner. He won the silver medal in the men's bantamweight event at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico. He represented Uzbekistan at the 2018 Asian Games and claimed a silver medal in the men's 58kg flyweight event.
Su Po-ya is a Taiwanese taekwondo practitioner. She represented Chinese Taipei at the 2018 Asian Games and claimed a gold medal in the women's 53kg bantamweight event.
Luo Zongshi is a Chinese taekwondo athlete. She won the gold medal in the women's featherweight event at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico. She also won the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games on the women's featherweight event.
Jessamine Jada Khan, often shortened as Jessa Khan, is a Cambodian-Mexican-American ju-jitsu practitioner. She represented Cambodia at the 2018 Asian Games and claimed a gold medal in the women's 49kg ne-waza event. This was also the first gold medal to be received by Cambodia which happened to be unexpected in the sport of ju-jitsu during the 2018 Asian Games. Khan is a second Gold Medal Cambodia's Asian Games history after Taekwondo Gold 2014. She is a daughter of a Mexican American mother with Cambodian American father. Her Facebook page says she took up jiu-jitsu at age 12 and shows her decked out with a vast array of her medals. She was born in Texas and resides in Southern California.
Pauline Louise Lopez is a Filipino taekwondo practitioner. She is a two-time gold medalist at the Southeast Asian Games and a bronze medalist at the Asian Games.
Badri Asadi is a Taekwondo practitioner and member of national team in Iran. At the first presence of women Team in the World championships in Turkey (2008) Asadi received first world individual women silver medal from Iran in this competition, she received second place in the world championships in Egypt 2009 as well.
Charos Kayumova is an Uzbekistani taekwondo practitioner. She won the gold medal in the women's 53 kg event at the 2021 Asian Taekwondo Championships held in Beirut, Lebanon.
Nurzuhairah Mohammad Yazid is a Singaporean pencak silat practitioner. She represented Singapore at the 2018 Asian Games and won a silver medal in women's singles event that was held at Padepokan Pencak Silat Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta. She claimed her first world title in the Female Artistic Singles Category that took place from 13 to 16 December 2018 at OCBC Arena Hall 1, Singapore Sports Hub.
