Taiwan, participating under the name Chinese Taipei, will compete at the 2026 Asian Games in the Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya, Japan from 19 September to 4 October 2026.
Background The Ministry of Sports of Taiwan announced on 14 July 2026 that Chinese Taipei will be represented by 482 athletes competing in 34 sports. Preparations for the games started as early as 2024.
Athletics has the largest delegation with 37 competitors. Followed by esports with 32.
There was controversy, when Chinese Taipei did not use three quota places it obtained in sports climbing as well as its two quota places for male athletes in surfing.
Competitors
The following is a list of the number of competitors representing Chinese Taipei that will participate at the Asian Games:
SportMenWomenTotal3x3 basketball 4 4 8Archery 6 6 12Athletics 22 15 37Badminton 10 10 20Baseball 24 0 24Basketball 12 12 12Boxing 3 4 7Breaking 2 2 4Canoeing 7 3 10Cycling 8 8 16Diving 0 2 2Equestrian 5 3 8Esports 32 1 33Fencing 8 0 8Football 0 23 23Golf 3 3 6Gymnastics 5 10 15Hockey 0 19 19Judo 4 6 10Ju-jitsu 1 1 2Kabaddi 12 12 24Karate 5 5 10Kurash 3 4 7Mixed martial arts 2 1 3Rowing 0 3 3Sailing 1 0 1Shooting 6 12 18Skateboarding 1 1 2Softball 0 17 17Soft tennis 5 5 10Surfing 0 2 2Swimming 10 5 15Table tennis 5 5 10Taewondo 4 5 9Tennis 6 6 12Triathlon 2 2 4Volleyball 12 12 24Weightlifting 5 5 10Wrestling 0 4 4Wushu 6 4 10 Total 240 241 481
Archery
Men Cheng Hsiang-hui Lin Zih-siang Tang Chih-chun
Women Fong You-jhu Hsu Hsin-tzu Lee Tsai-chi
Badminton
Chinese Taipei entered 20 athletes into the Games.
Men Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore Rank Chou Tien-chen Singles W 21–1, 21–10 W 21–16, 19–21, 21–17 –, – Lin Chun-yi W 21–10, 21–9 L 10–21, 12–21 colspan="5" Lee Jhe-hueiYang Po-hsuan Doubles rowspan=2 W 21–15, 21–19 L 22–20, 17–21, 12–21 colspan="4" Chiu Hsiang-chiehWang Chi-lin L 17–21, 14–21 colspan="5" Chou Tien-chenLin Chun-yiChi Yu-jenWang Tzu-weiChiu Hsiang-chiehWang Chi-linLee Jhe-hueiYang Po-hsuanYe Hong-weiLiu Kuang-heng Team colspan=2 L 1–3 colspan="4"
Women Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore Rank Chiu Pin-chian Singles W 21–13, 21–13 L 19–21, 14–21 colspan="5" Lin Hsiang-ti W 21–14, 21–16 W 21–19, 7–21, 21–15 –, – Hsieh Pei-shanHung En-tzu Doubles rowspan=2 W 21–4, 21–5 W 21–10, 21–5 –, – Hsu Yin-huiLin Jhih-yun W 21–10, 21–13 W 21–8, 21–5 –, – Chiu Pin-chianLin Hsiang-tiHuang Yu-hsunSung Shuo-yunHsieh Pei-shanHung En-tzuHsu Yin-huiLin Jhih-yunHu Ling-fangNicole Gonzales Chan Team colspan=2 L 1–3 colspan="4"
Mixed Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore Rank Yang Po-hsuanHu Ling-fang Doubles L 14–21, 11–21 colspan="5" Ye Hong-weiNicole Gonzales Chan W 21–14, 21–9 W 21–10, 21–15 W 21–18, 21–14 –, –
Baseball
Basketball
Summary TeamEventGroup StagePlay-inQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankChinese Taipei men'sMen's tournamentW 83–80L 69–72W 91–692 QL 78–85colspan="2" 5Chinese Taipei women'sWomen's tournamentW 76–67W 98–59L 59–732 QW 83–71L 52–80Bronze medal MatchL 64–774Chinese Taipei men'sMen's 3x3 tournamentW 21–2L 15–18W 22–172 QW 21–14L 19–21colspan="2" 5Chinese Taipei women'sWomen's 3x3 tournamentW 12–8W 15–12L 10–142 QW 12–7L 14–12colspan="2" 7
5x5 basketball Men's tournament
Team roster Lin Ting-chien Ma Chien-hao Yu Ai-che Chen Ying-chun Hu Long-mao Li Chia-kang Samuel Manu Brandon Gilbeck Lu Chun-hsiang Jonah Morrison Chen Kuan-chuan Tseng Hsiang-chun
Preliminary Rounds – Group B
Quarterfinals
Women's tournament
Team rosters Chen Yen-ju Liu Hui-ju Lin Wen-yu Han Ya-en Hsiao Yu-wen Huang Hsiang-ting Cheng I-hsiu Huang Ling-chuan Lin Yu-ting Peng Szu-chin Lin Tieh Peng Hsiao-tong
Preliminary Rounds – Group C
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3x3 basketball Men's tournament
Preliminary Rounds – Group C
Play-ins
Quarterfinals
Women's tournament
Preliminary Rounds – Group B
Esports
Chinese Taipei will take part in seven events in esports. It took part in qualification tournaments to secure berths for Identity V, and Naraka: Bladepoint . As silver medalist of the League of Legends (LoL) and the bronze medalist of the PUBG Mobile tournaments of the 2022 Asian Games, Chinese Taipei has already qualified for the 2026 Asian Games LoL and PUBG tournaments. Additionally, Chinese Taipei will participate in Pokémon Unite and Puyo Puyo Champions.
Field hockey
Summary
TeamEventGroup StageSemi-finalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankWomen's teamWomen's tournament L 1–3 L 0–10 W 4–1 L 0–5 W 3–24Did not advance L 1–2 D 1–1 (4–3 s.o.)7
Women's tournament
Team squads
Preliminary round
Fifth place Crossover
Seventh place match
Football
Summary
TeamEventGroup StageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankChinese Taipei women'sWomen's tournamentW 2–1W 1–0 –
Women's tournament
Team squads
Preliminary rounds – Group E
Karate
Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankTu Cheng-hanIndividual kataL 0–5L 0–5colspan=2 Chang Yun-hsiangLi Hsiang-shuanTu Cheng-hanTeam katacolspan=2 W 4–1L 0–5L 2–35Shih Cheng-chung–67 kgW 4–3W 5–1W 6–5L 2–5W 9–3Chung Meng-yu–84 kgcolspan=2 L 1–4W 1–1
Women AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankChien Hui-hsuanIndividual kataW 4–1W 4–1L 0–5W 4–1Chien Hui-hsuanHung Chih-hsuanTien Hsin-erhTeam kataW 5–0L 0–5W 5–0Chung Ya-chi–50 kgW 3–1L 0–6colspan=4 Ku Tsui-ping–55 kgL 0–2colspan=4
Shooting
Men Individual AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankHsieh Hsiang-chen10 m air pistol575-8x19colspan=2 Yeh Ting-wei569-16x32colspan=2 Yang Kun-piTrapLee Meng-yuanSkeet1202 Q29Wang Han-tsun11226colspan=2 Zhang Feng-qi11322colspan=2
Team AthleteEventFinalPointsRankLee Meng-yuanWang Han-tsunZhang Feng-qiSkeet3455
Women Individual AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankCheng Yen-ching10 m air pistol575-18x9 Q200.7425 m pistolWu Chia-ying10 m air pistol571-9x19colspan=2 Yu Ai-wen572-12x17colspan=2 Chen Yu-ju25 m pistolTien Chia-chenChou Ya-hsuan10 m air rifle626.623colspan=2 Lin Ying-shin620.641colspan=2 Sung Yu-ting10 m air rifle626.624colspan=2 50 m rifle 3 position567-23x41colspan=2 Chen Chi50 m rifle 3 position582-22x24colspan=2 Lin Yi-chunTrapLiu Wan-yuLo Chien-yaSkeet9924colspan=2
Team AthleteEventFinalPointsRankCheng Yen-chingWu Chia-yingYu Ai-wen10 m air pistol1718-39x5Chen Yun-juCheng Yen-chingTien Chia-chen25 m pistolChou Ya-hsuanLin Ying-shinSung Yu-ting10 m air rifle1873.811
Mixed Team AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankCheng Yen-chingHsieh Hsiang-chen10 m air pistol572-16x11colspan=2 Liu Wan-yuYang Kun-piTrapLee Meng-yuanLo Chien-yaSkeet12810colspan=2
Soft tennis
Men AthleteEventGroup stageQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankChen Po-yiSinglesW 4–0W 4–01 QW 4–2L 2–4Chang Yu-sungW 4–0W 4–01 QL 2–4colspan="2" 5Chen Po-yiChen Yu-hsunLin Wei-chiehYu Kai-wenTeamW 3–0W 3–0W 3–01 QW 2–1L 0–2
Women AthleteEventGroup stageQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankChiang Min-yuSinglesW 4–0W 4–11 QL 2–4colspan="2" 5Huang Shih-yuanW 4–0L 2–42colspan="3" 9Chiang Min-yuHsu Chiao-yingLo Shu-tingZhou Yan-zhenTeamW 3–0W 3–0W 3–01 QW 2–1L 1–2
Mixed AthleteEventGroup stageRound of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankYu Kai-wenHuang Shih-yuanDoublesW 5–0W 5–01 QW 5–0W 5–0W 5–4Lin Wei-chiehChiang Min-yuW 5–2W 5–01 QL 4–5colspan="2" 5
Table tennis
Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankLin Yun-juSingles W 4–0 W 4–0 W 4–1 L 3–4 Feng Yi-hsin W 4–1 W 4–0 L 0–4 colspan="2" 5Feng Yi-hsinKuo Guan-hongDoubles W 3–0 W 3–0 L 0–3 colspan="2" 5Hung Jing-kaiHsu Hsien-chia W 3–0 L 1–3 colspan="3" 9
Women AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankChen Szu-yuSingles W 4–1 L 2–4 colspan="4" 17Cheng I-ching L 3–4 colspan="4" 17Chen Szu-yuWu Ying-syuanDoubles W 3–1 L 0–3 colspan="3" 9Cheng I-chingYeh Yi-tian W 3–1 L 0–3 colspan="3" 9
Mixed AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankCheng I-chingLin Yun-juDoublesW 3–0W 3–0L 2–3colspan=2 5Feng Yi-hsinYeh Yi-tianW 3–1W 3–0L 0–3colspan=3 9
Team AthleteEventGroup stageRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankFeng Yi-hsinHsu Hsien-chiaHung Jing-kaiKuo Guan-hongLin Yun-juMen'sW 3–0W 3–01 QW 3–0W 3–0L 0–3Chen Szu-yuCheng I-chingPeng Yu-hanYeh Yi-tianWu Ying-syuanWomen'sW 3–0L 1–32 QW 3–1L 0–3colspan=2 5
Volleyball
Chinese Taipei has qualified both its men's and women's national teams for the indoor volleyball tournaments.
Summary TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinal / 9th-14th classificationSemifinal / 9th-12th classificationFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMen's tournament L 2–3 L 1–3 W 3-13Women's tournament W 3–0 W 3–0 L 0–32 Q L 0–3 W 3–2 W 3–05
Men's tournament
Team roster Wen Yi-kai Jhang Yun-liang Wang Ping-hsun Chen Jie-ting Liu Yu-lin Tsai Pei-chang Huang Jheng-liang Lu Chiang Yao-kai Huang Yu-chen Chang Yu-chen Chuang Shao-chieh Chang Yu-sheng
Group play
Women's tournament
Team roster Hsu Heng-yun Xu Zhen-xuan Hung Chia-yao Lin Shu-ho Kan Ko-hui Hsu Wan-yun Tsai Yu-chun Liao Yi-jen Chen Chieh Wen Yi-chin Wu Tzu-hua Chang Yi-chi
Group play
Wushu
Taolu Men AthleteEventEvent 1Event 2TotalRankResultRankResultRankCheng Yu-hsuanChangquan8.79321colspan=2 8.79321Lee Po-fengDaoshu & gunshuHuang Wen-shengNanquan & nangunLiu Chang-minSun Chia-hungTaijiquan & taijijian9.73329.720419.453
Women AthleteEventEvent 1Event 2TotalRankResultRankResultRankChao Tang-hsuanNanquan & nandaoLiu Pei-hsunTaijiquan & taijijian9.686109.686819.3728
Sanda AthleteEventRound of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankZhang Huan-yiMen's –75 kgW 2–0 – – – Chen Si-yunWomen's –52 kgL 0–2colspan=4 Lin Tsai-meiWomen's –60 kg – – –
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