Nepal to Participate in 20th Asian Games with 136 Athletes in 22 Sports
Summary
Nepal will send 136 athletes to the 20th Asian Games in Aichi/Nagoya, Japan, competing in 22 sports with a 32-member coaching staff. The team follows Nepal’s historic medal haul in Hangzhou, where Erika Gurung won silver and the women’s kabaddi team secured bronze.
Key Points
- Nepal will participate in the 20th Asian Games in Aichi/Nagoya with 136 athletes across 22 sports, including 80 men and 56 women.
- The delegation includes 32 coaches, with entries in archery, athletics, badminton, boxing, cricket, kabaddi, karate, swimming, wrestling and other sports.
- At the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, Nepal fielded 253 athletes in 29 sports and won one silver and one bronze medal.
- Erika Gurung and Nepal’s women’s kabaddi team earned Nepal’s historic Asian Games medals in Hangzhou.
