@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:
šµš PHI - 35
š®š¶ IRQ - 72
W | Round robin:
šÆšµ JPN - 31
šØš³ CHN - 48
W | Round robin:
š°š CAM - 55
š±š¦ LAO - 28
M | Group A:
šÆšµ JPN - 68
š¹š 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.
š®š· IRN - 33
š¹š 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.
š°š¼ KUW - 60
šØš³ CHN - 77
@archive041716.bsky.socialGOALBALL | Prelims (17 October):
W | Round robin:
šØš³ CHN - 5
š°š· KOR - 0
M | Round robin:
šØš³ CHN - 9
š¹š THA - 4
M | Round robin:
š®š· IRN - 3
š°š· 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.
šÆšµ JPN - 12
š¶š¦ 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.
š®š· IRN - 67
š°š· 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.
šÆšµ JPN - 10
š¹š THA - 0
@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.
š¹š THA - 1
š®š· 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.
š®š³ IND - 0
š°š· 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.
šÆšµ JPN - 0
šØš³ 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.
@archive041716.bsky.socialAichi-Nagoya 2026 will return for the athletes who strive for no limits to take centrestage.
From 18 to 24 October, it's the Asian Para Games.
