Nepal is participating in the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya, Japan from September 19 to October 4, 2026. This is the country's 17th consecutive appearance in the competition, having made its debut at the inaugural 1951 Asian Games. The Nepali contingent consists of 136 athletes competing in 22 sports. Chandra Bahadur Thapa and Manmati Bist were the nation's flag-bearers during the opening ceremony.
Competitors The Nepali contingent consisted of 136 athletes competing in 22 sports. SportMenWomenTotalArchery 1 1 2Athletics4 2 6Badminton2 24Boxing 4 37Canoeing202Cricket15015Cycling1 12EsportsGolf3 14Judo 33 6Kabaddi121224Karate 3 58Skateboarding2 02Soft tennis314Squash1 12Swimming 3 25Table tennis3 3 6Taekwondo2 13Tennis3 25Volleyball01212Wrestling 4 26Wushu 7 310Total7857135
Medal tally MedalAthleteSportEventDateTenzing SherpaKarateMen's kumite +84 kg23 SeptemberNepal women's national kabaddi team KabaddiWomen's tournament25 September
+Medals by eventsSportGoldSilverBronzeTotal Karate0011 Kabaddi0011 Total0022
Medals by dayDayDateGoldSilverBronzeTotal120 September0000221 September0000322 September0000423 September0011524 September0000625 September0011726 September0000827 September0000Total0022
+Medals by genderGenderGoldSilverBronzeTotalFemale0011Male0011Mixed0000 Total0022
+Multiple medalistsAthleteEventTotalPlayer NameAsian Games0000
Archery
Recurve AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 48Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankTilak Pun MagarMen's individual65140colspan="6" Gyanu AwaleWomen's individual58148colspan="6" Tilak Pun Magar Gyanu AwaleMixed team123218 27 September
Athletics
Track events Men AthleteEventHeatsSemi-finalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankSom Bahadur Kumal800 m1:48.955colspan=2 colspan=2 Mukesh Bahadur Pal1500 m3:49.579colspan=2 colspan=2 5000 mcolspan=4 14:03.619Rajan Rokaya10000 mcolspan=4 — Women AthleteEventFinalResultRankPurna Laxmi Neupane1500 m4:45.58115000 m17:00.6011Santoshi Shrestha17:53.171210000 m36:20.8411 Road events AthleteEventFinalResultRankKhadka Bahadur KhadkaMen's marathon2:23:4219
Badminton
Singles AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemi-finalsFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankKshitiz KhanalMenW 2–0 (21–7, 21–18)L 0–2 (14–21, 9–21)colspan="4" Praful MaharjanL 0–2 (6–21, 8–21)colspan="5" Rashila MaharjanWomenrowspan="5" L 0–2 (4–21, 2–21)colspan="4" Rihanna SherchanL 0–2 (9–21, 6–21)colspan="4"
Doubles AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemi-finalsFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankKshitiz KhanalPraful MaharjanMenL 0–2 (13–21, 16–21)colspan="4" Rashila Maharjan Rihanna SherchanWomenL 0–2 (3–21, 5–21)colspan="4" Kshitiz Khanal Rihanna SherchanMixedL 0–2 (5–21, 6–21)colspan="4" Praful Maharjan Rashila MaharjanL 0–2 (14–21, 9–21)colspan="4"
Boxing
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankChandra Bahadur ThapaMen's 55 kg L 5–0colspan=4 Khagenra Roka MagarMen's 60 kg W 5–0 L 5–0colspan=3 Dan Bahadur DarlamiMen's 70 kg L 5–0colspan=4 Rabin NepalMen's 90 kg L 5–0colspan=3 Ramisha ShresthaWomen's 51 kg L 5–0colspan=4 Asmita DuwalWomen's 54 kg L 5–0colspan=3 Kusum TamangWomen's 65 kg L 5–0colspan=4
Canoeing
Cricket
The Nepal men's cricket team qualified for the Asian Games through the men's qualifier. The Cricket Association of Nepal and the Nepal Olympic Committee announced a 15-member squad on 13 September 2026, captained by Dipendra Singh Airee and coached by Stuart Law. However, the Nepal women's cricket team failed to qualify for the tournament.
TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankNepal men'sMen's tournamentW by 5 wickets 1st colspan=2 6
Men's tournament
Squad Head coach: Stuart Law Dipendra Singh Airee (c) Lokesh Bam (wk) Kushal Bhurtel Gulshan Jha Sundeep Jora Sompal Kami Karan KC Sandeep Lamichhane Kushal Malla Sher Malla Rohit Paudel Lalit Rajbanshi Aarif Sheikh Aasif Sheikh (wk) Nandan Yadav
Preliminary stage Points table
Fixtures
Knockout stage
Cycling
Esport
Golf
Individual GolferEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreTo ParRankSadbhav AcharyaMencolspan=7 Rahul Bishwakarma7676colspan=2 152 +12T45Subash Tamang70677172280E23Tara KarkiWomen9194colspan=2 185 +4542
Team GolferEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreTo ParRankSadbhav AcharyaRahul BishwakarmaSubash TamangMen146143colspan=2 289 +914
Judo
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankVikas B.K.Men's –60 kg – – – – – – Vishesh B.K.Men's –66 kg – – – – – – Sujan GurungMen's –90 kg – – – – – – Nisha ShresthaWomen's –48 kg – – – – – – Debaki Maya ShresthaWomen's –52 kg – – – – – – Punam ShresthaWomen's –70 kg – – – – – –
Kabaddi
TeamEventGroup stageSemi-finalFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMen's teamMen'sL 48–59L 43–58L 23–76W 73–524colspan=2 8Women's teamWomen's W 46–43 L 18–37 W 34–252 Q L 24–48
Men's tournament
Squad Head coach: Bishnu Datt Bhatt
Ghanshyam Roka Magar (c) Anku Pun Aaditya Chaudhary Prakash Giri Suraj Bohara Sanskar Kumar Rabi Tharu Ashok Joshi Sagar Yadav Kumar Lama Ganesh Parki Karun Rasaili
Women's tournament
Squad Head coach: Parbati Rai
Manmati Bist (c) Rabina Chaudhary Jayanti Badu Ganga Ghimire Khim Maya Khatri Manisha Joshi Mina Nepali Binita Pandit Chhetri Nanu Maya Parajuli Menuka Kumari Rajbanshi Sirjana Kumari Tharu Asma Yadav
Karate
Men AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankRakesh Manandhar–55 kgW 9–0L 0–7L 1–95Min Bahadur Tamang–60 kgW 4–1W 2–0L 0–10L 0–25Tenzing Sherpa+84 kgW 0H–1L 0–5W 9–1
Women AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankSanu Maya ThingIndividual kataL 0–5colspan=5 Alisa Raskoti MagarMegha LimbuSanu Maya ThingTeam kataL 0–5L 0–55Nirupa Dong Tamang–68 kgL 0–3colspan=4
Skateboarding
Soft tennis
Men AthleteEventGroup stageSecond StageQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankKamal BhandariSinglesL 0–4W 4–32colspan=5 Pradip KhatriL 0–4L 0–43colspan=5 Brijesh PandeyPradip KhatriTeamL 0–3L 0–33 colspan=2 colspan=3
Women AthleteEventGroup stageSecond StageQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankGeorgia ChaudharySinglesL 0–4L 0–43colspan=5
Mixed AthleteEventGroup stageSecond StageQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankGeorgia ChaudharyKamal BhandariDoublesL 0–5W 5–42 qL 1–5colspan=4
Squash
Swimming
Table tennis
Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankRubin MaharjanSinglesL 1–4colspan=6 Sanyog KapaliL 1–4colspan=6 Rubin MaharjanSanyog KapaliDoublesL 0–3colspan=5
Women AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankEvana ThapaSinglesL 0–4colspan=6 Nabita ShresthaL 1–4colspan=6 Evana ThapaNabita ShresthaDoublesL w/ocolspan=5
Mixed AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankEvana ThapaRubin MaharjanDoublesW 3–0L 0–3colspan=5 Nabita ShresthaSanyog KapaliL 1–3colspan=6
Team AthleteEventGroup stageRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankGananjaya DahalRubin MaharjanSanyog KapaliMen'sL 0–3L 0–33colspan=5 Evana ThapaNabita ShresthaYonggi PoudelWomen'sL 0–3L 1–33colspan=5
Taekwondo
Tennis
Volleyball
Summary TeamGroup stageQuarterfinalSemi-finalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankWomen's teamL 0–3L 0–33 CW 3–0L 0–3L 0–312
Women's tournament
Head coach Jagdish Prasad Bhatta Squad
Niruta Thagunna Salina Shrestha Usha Bhandari Sumitra Regmi Pragati Nath Mina Sunar Salina Buddha Magar Laxmi Chand Sunita Khatri Roma Kunwar Aarati Subedi Basanti Saud
Pool A
Wrestling
Wushu
Taolu Men AthleteEventEvent 1Event 2TotalRankResultRankResultRankBijay SinjaliChangquan9.14619colspan=2 9.146196Rajib TamangDaoshu & gunshuDeepak HamalNanquan & nangunHari Prasad GoleTaijiquan & taijijian9.630129.5061419.13612
Women AthleteEventEvent 1Event 2TotalRankResultRankResultRankSusmita TamangChangquan9.58013colspan=2 9.58013Sarita RaiTaijiquan & taijijian8.653119.1831017.83611
Sanda Men AthleteEventRound of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankRohit Chunara–56 kgL WPDcolspan=4 Amar Sunar–65 kg – – – – Sanjeev Maharjan–75 kg – – –
Women AthleteEventRound of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankRita Thakulla–60 kgL 0–2colspan=4
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