Saudi Arabia is competing at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi and Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4, 2026.
Competitors
The following is a list of the number of competitors representing Saudi Arabia at the Asian Games:
SportMenWomenTotalSwimming 7 0 7Athletics 16 3 19Basketball 12 0 12Boxing 1 1 2Ju-jitsu 9 0 9Mixed martial arts 2 1 3Equestrian 5 1 6Esports 18 0 18Fencing 8 0 8Football 23 0 23Judo 1 0 1Karate 3 3 6Padel 0 4 4Shooting 7 0 7Squash 1 0 1Taekwondo 3 3 6Weightlifting 3 0 3Wrestling 3 0 3 Total 122 16 138
Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Date Silver Sanad Sufyani Karate Men's kumite +84 kg September 23 Silver Naif Alfaleh Esports Gran Turismo 7 September 23 Bronze Dina Mustafa Karate Women's kumite +68 kg September 20 Bronze Saud Al-Basher Karate Men's kumite −60 kg September 20
Athletics
Basketball
Summary Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore Rank OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore Rank Saudi Arabia men's Men's 5x5 tournament L 66–82 L 80–86 W 100–89 3 Q L 78–87 Did not advance 8
Men's 5x5 tournament
Team roster Osama Al-Bargawi Marzouq Al-Muwallad Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman Mathna Al-Marwani Mohammed Al-Sager Khalid Abdel Gabar Mohammed Al-Suwailem Ahmed Al-Mukhtar Ali Shubayli Thamer Mohammed Mohammed Al-Khater Hammam Hussain
Preliminary Rounds – Group A
Quarterfinals
Boxing
Men Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Ziyad Majrashi Men's 60 kg O Tae BomL 0–5 Did not advance
Women Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Yara Al-Omari Women's 51 kg Bak ChorongSeptember 24
Esports
Gran Turismo 7 Athlete Final points Rank Naif Alfaleh 25 2
eFootball Players Group stage Quarterfinal Amjad Al-QarniAbdulaziz Al-Juhani W 2–0 W 2–0 L 0–2 L 0–1
Fencing
Men's sabre Athlete Pool Round of 32 Round of 16 Rank Adel Almutairi 2–3 W 15–9 L 9–15 17–24 Fayadh Alobaid 1–4 Did not advance 27
Football
Summary
TeamEventGroup StageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankSaudi Arabia men's under-23Men's tournamentW 2–0L 0–22 QSeptember 25
Men's tournament
Preliminary Rounds – Group D
Karate
Men AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankSaud Al-Basher–60 kgW 5–5L 8–11W 10–2W 2–0Mohammed Al-Asiri–67 kgW 8–0L 0–0L 3–7colspan=2 Sanad Sufyani+84 kgW 5–0W 8–2L 3–6
Women AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJoud Myajan–50 kgW 6–1L 1–10colspan=4 Rana Faiad–68 kgL 0–4L 0–15Dina Mustafa+68 kgL 6–9W 8–7
Mixed martial arts
Men Athlete Event Quarterfinal Malik Basahal Men's −60 kg L 0–3 Saud Al-Mulhim Men's −65 kg L 0–3
Shooting
Men Athlete Event Qualification Result Saeid Almutairi Men's skeet 112/125 Did not advance Saud Alhassan 111/125 Fahad Alharbi 106/125
Squash
Men's singles Athlete Round of 32 Round of 16 Mohammed Al-Nasfan Peng Lin ZhouW 3–0 Muhammad IrfanSeptember 24
Swimming
Men Athlete Event Heats Final Rank Emad Zaben Men's 100 m freestyle 49.81 Withdrew from swim-off — Zaid Al-Sarraj Men's 100 m freestyle 50.49 Did not advance — Ali Al-Issa Men's 100 m backstroke 57.35 Did not advance — Emad Zaben Men's 50 m freestyle 22.24 22.11 6 Rami Al-Rahmouni Men's 1500 m freestyle — 14:55.32 4
Wrestling
Saudi Arabia entered three male wrestlers.
Freestyle AthleteEventQualificationsRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAbdullatif AlbakriMen's −65 kgW 10–0 STL 0–11 STL 0–4 VTcolspan=2
Greco-Roman AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMunthir JanduMen's −67 kgW 8–1 PPL 0–8 STL 0–3 POcolspan=2 Ibrahim FallatahMen's −97 kgL 0–7 POcolspan=5
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