Para table tennis at the 2018 Asian Para Games | |
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Venue | Ecovention |
Location | Ancol, North Jakarta, Indonesia |
Dates | 6–13 October |
Para table tennis at the 2018 Asian Para Games [1] was held in Jakarta between 6 and 13 October 2018. [2]
* Host nation (Indonesia)
Rank | NPC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China (CHN) | 19 | 6 | 11 | 36 |
2 | South Korea (KOR) | 9 | 10 | 6 | 25 |
3 | Thailand (THA) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
4 | Indonesia (INA)* | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 |
5 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
6 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 |
7 | Malaysia (MAS) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
8 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
9 | Macau (MAC) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
10 | India (IND) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Jordan (JOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Korea (COR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Kuwait (KUW) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
15 | Vietnam (VIE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
16 | Iran (IRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Iraq (IRQ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Timor-Leste (TLS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (18 entries) | 42 | 42 | 59 | 143 |
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