Bhutan at the 2022 Asian Games

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]

Bhutan at the
2022 Asian Games
IOC codeBHU
NOCBhutan Olympic Committee
in Hangzhou, China
23 September 2023 (2023-09-23) – 8 October 2023 (2023-10-08)
Competitors26 (4 men and 22 women) in 8 sports
Flag bearers Lenchu Kunzang
Tandin Wangchuk
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Asian Games appearances (overview)

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:

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 2 4 6
Athletics 0 1 1
Badminton 2 0 2
Boxing 3 0 3
Golf 1 0 1
Judo 0 3 3
Karate 0 2 2
Shooting 1 1 2
Swimming 0 2 2
Taekwondo 1 3 4
Total 10 16 26

Medalists

Medals by sport
Medals by sport
Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Archery 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0

Badminton
Main article: Badminton at the 2022 Asian Games

Bhutan had two badminton players for the 2022 Asian Games.[6]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Jimba Sangay Lhendup Singles  Panarin (KAZ)
L (3–21, 3–21)		 Did not advance
Anish Gurung  Nettasinghe (SRI)
L (6–21, 14–21)		 Did not advance
Jimba Sangay Lhendup
Anish Gurung		 Doubles  Supak Jomkoh /
Kittinupong Kedren (THA)
L (4–21, 4–21)		 Did not advance

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 2022 Asian Games

Bhutan has three athletes competing in boxing at the 2022 Asian Games.[7]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Tenzin Drugyel 51 kg  Popalzai (AFG)
L 2–3		 Did not advance
Tashi Yoezer 57 kg  Abusal (JOR)
L 0–5		 Did not advance
Dorji Wangdi 63.5 kg  Fajardo (PHI)
L KO R1		 Did not advance

Golf
Main article: Golf at the 2022 Asian Games

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
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total Par Rank
Tshendra Dorji[10] Individual 80 78 Did not advance 158 +14 T69

References
  1. Newspaper, Bhutan's Daily. "Bhutan to send largest contingent to 19th Asian Games". Kuensel Online. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  2. Chakraborty, Amlan (6 May 2022). "Games Hangzhou Asian Games postponed until 2023 over COVID". Reuters. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  3. "Asian Games postponed". ocasia.org. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  4. "Bhutan to send largest contingent to 19th Asian Games". Kuensel. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  5. Namgay, Thinley (28 September 2023). "14 athletes hopeful in the Asian Games". Kuensel. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  6. "Bhutan fields shutlers Anish and Jimba for Asian Games debut". Kuensel. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  7. Namgay, Thinley (14 June 2023). "Boxers prepare for Asian Games". Kuensel. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  8. Namgay, Thinley (4 August 2023). "Bhutanese golfer aims for glory at 19th Asian Games". Kuensel Online. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  9. "Picture story". Kuensel. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  10. "Men's Individual Round 2" (PDF). Asian Games 2022. Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
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