Bhutan will be sending 28 athletes, its highest-ever contingent for the 19th Asian Games, which is set to get underway at Hangzhou, China, from September 23. The event will conclude on October 8.
According to Bhutan Live, “The Bhutanese athletes will compete in 10 disciplines. Bhutanese athletes will be competing in karate, boxing, taekwondo, golf, archery, shooting, swimming, athletics, judo, and badminton events. It will be a debut in judo, swimming, karate, and badminton for Bhutan at the Asian Games. 10 coaches will accompany the 28 athletes. With preparation for the games in full swing, some of the athletes are training in sports complexes abroad.” Bhutanese swimmers and badminton players are training in Thailand and four taekwondo players are training at the Kyung-Il University in South Korea, it added.
Bhutan has been competing at the Asian Games since the 1986 Games in South Korea, but are yet to win a medal. (ANI)