20 Team Singapore athletes to compete in nine sports at Asian Para Games in Japan

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SINGAPORE: Singapore will send 20 athletes across nine sports to the 2026 Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, in October.

They will compete in para archery, para athletics, para badminton, boccia, para cycling (road), para judo, para swimming, shooting para sport and para table tennis.

Eight of them will be making their Asian Para Games debut, the Singapore National Paralympic Council (SNPC) announced on Saturday (Sep 12).

Among them are athletes returning to the Games but debuting in a different sport. 

Former Paralympic sailor Jovin Tan, 40, is set to compete in boccia, and former Paralympic swimmer Theresa Goh, 39, is vying for a shooting medal.

The athletes representing Singapore at the upcoming Asian Para Games

Twenty athletes will represent Singapore across nine sports at the upcoming Asian Para Games. Here's a look at the contingent: 

  • Nur Syahidah Alim (para archery)
  • James Ethan Ang (para athletics) 
  • Muhammad Diroy Noordin (para athletics) 
  • Tay Wei Ming (para badminton) 
  • Jovin Tan (boccia) 
  • Jeralyn Tan (boccia) 
  • Aloysius Gan (boccia) 
  • Nurulasyiqah Mohammad Taha (boccia)
  • Tan Cheng Jui (para cycling - road)
  • Muhammad Nur Amsyar Abdemanaf (para cycling - road)
  • Sebastian Adrian Tan (para cycling - road) 
  • Joan Hung (para judo)
  • Sophie Soon (para swimming) 
  • Toh Wei Soong (para swimming) 
  • Wong Zhi Wei (para swimming) 
  • Danielle Moi (para swimming) 
  • Theresa Goh (shooting para sport) 
  • Chan Han Siong (shooting para sport) 
  • Surya Mohan Jha (shooting para sport) 
  • Rodrick Li (para table tennis)

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