@archive041716.bsky.socialThis October, the para-athletes are now taking their turn to shine at Aichi-Nagoya.
Delegations from 45 countries will gather around at the Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium tonight, as we officially open the V Asian Para Games.
@archive041716.bsky.socialWHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL | Prelims (17 October):
M | Group B:
๐ต๐ญ PHI - 35
๐ฎ๐ถ IRQ - 72
W | Round robin:
๐ฏ๐ต JPN - 31
๐จ๐ณ CHN - 48
W | Round robin:
๐ฐ๐ญ CAM - 55
๐ฑ๐ฆ LAO - 28
M | Group A:
๐ฏ๐ต JPN - 68
๐น๐ญ THA - 45
@archive041716.bsky.socialPimjai Putthanoi brought up 17 points in this ballgame as Thailand snags their second win in the women's wheelchair basketball round robin prelims, taking down Iran with the score of 64-33.
๐ฎ๐ท IRN - 33
๐น๐ญ THA - 64
@archive041716.bsky.socialYan Lei led the scoring for China with 20 points as they bounce back from a loss to Japan yesterday with their first Group A win here at Nagoya, escaping Kuwait to take victory at 77-60.
๐ฐ๐ผ KUW - 60
๐จ๐ณ CHN - 77
@archive041716.bsky.socialGOALBALL | Prelims (17 October):
W | Round robin:
๐จ๐ณ CHN - 5
๐ฐ๐ท KOR - 0
M | Round robin:
๐จ๐ณ CHN - 9
๐น๐ญ THA - 4
M | Round robin:
๐ฎ๐ท IRN - 3
๐ฐ๐ท KOR - 5
@archive041716.bsky.socialThe hosts also had a remarkable start in the men's division, getting the better over Qatar with a win at 12-2 to begin their Para Asiad campaign as 26-year-old Kazuya Kaneko led the scoreboard for Japan with five goals.
๐ฏ๐ต JPN - 12
๐ถ๐ฆ QAT - 2
@archive041716.bsky.socialIran just survived a hard-fought thriller to post their second Group B win this Saturday morning, overcoming Gim Dong-hyeon's 18-point game as Team Melli escapes with a 67-62 victory over South Korea.
๐ฎ๐ท IRN - 67
๐ฐ๐ท KOR - 62
@archive041716.bsky.socialJapan, the women's goalball silver medalists from three years ago at Hangzhou, had their home campaign fare off to a good start after taking out Thailand, winning 10-0 as both Minami Arai and Saki Amuro threw for three goals each.
๐ฏ๐ต JPN - 10
๐น๐ญ THA - 0
@archive041716.bsky.socialGOALBALL (17 October) - For this year's Para Asiad, goalball - a fast-paced team game for blind and visually impaired athletes - takes place at the Toyohashi General Gymnasium.
This Saturday, the men's and women's divisions have begun preliminaries.
@archive041716.bsky.socialWHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL (17 October) - Wheelchair basketball continues preliminary play at the Aichi International Arena, just as we carry our coverage on through our Bluesky page.
@archive041716.bsky.socialIt's the day before the opening ceremony of the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games.
We got some more on blind football and wheelchair basketball this Saturday, as goalball begins preliminary action.
@archive041716.bsky.socialKittikorn Baodee chips in a solo goal for Thailand in the 15th minute, and they were able to hang on against the Iranian team as the Thais open their APG stint with a hard-fought 1-0 victory.
๐น๐ญ THA - 1
๐ฎ๐ท IRN - 0
@archive041716.bsky.socialJang Yeong-jun nets a brace as South Korea enjoyed a delightful start to their preliminary campaign this Friday noon, taking the win at the expense of India with the score of 2-0.
๐ฎ๐ณ IND - 0
๐ฐ๐ท KOR - 2
@archive041716.bsky.socialA 37th-minute goal coming from 32-year-old captain Zhang Jiabin stood out as the winner as China picks up the opening victory to kickstart the blind football tournament, hanging on to beat hosts Japan this morning at 1-0.
๐ฏ๐ต JPN - 0
๐จ๐ณ CHN - 1
@archive041716.bsky.socialBLIND FOOTBALL (16 October) - Matches in blind football are played at the Tsuruma Park Multipurpose Ground, and today, we kick things off with the first preliminary gameday.
@archive041716.bsky.socialThe competitions at the 2026 Asian Para Games get started even before Sunday's opening ceremony.
This Friday, blind football and wheelchair basketball are all set to begin preliminary action.
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@aidantheboy.bsky.socialToday Aichi Nagoya 2026 Closing Ceremony is here
When Aichlie wins in every sport she got a medal after she wins the sports
See you in Doha in 2030
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@spiketoday.comThe Asian Para Games run Oct. 18-24 in Nagoya, Japan, opening at 6 pm local time. Medal schedule by day, finals times, venues, tickets and how to watch.
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