Bhutan at the
2018 Asian Games
IOC codeBHU
NOCBhutan Olympic Committee
Websitewww.bhutanolympiccommittee.org
in Jakarta and Palembang
August 18 (18-08) – September 2 (2-09)
Competitors24 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Karma
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Asian Games appearances (overview)

Bhutan participated in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia from 18 August to 2 September 2018. Bhutan first competed at the Asian Games in 1986 Seoul.[1] At the last edition of 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, a total of 16 Bhutanese athletes took part in seven different sports.[2] This time, 24 Bhutanese athletes will compete in four different sports including archery, boxing, taekwondo and golf.[3]

Archer Karma was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.[4]

Competitors

The following is a list of the number of competitors representing Bhutan that participated at the Games:

SportMenWomenTotal
Archery 628
Boxing 617
Golf 101
Taekwondo 538
Total18624

Archery

Recurve
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Kinley Tshering Men's individual 615 38  Edwar (INA)
L 2–6		 did not advance
Lam Dorji 602 69 did not advance
Nima Wangdi 609 41  Magar (NEP)
L 0–6		 did not advance
Kinley Tshering
Lam Dorji
Nima Wangdi		 Men's team 1826 18 —  North Korea
L 0–6		 did not advance
Karma Women's individual 587 35  Zubaydova (TJK)
L 3–7		 did not advance
Sonam Dema 560 39  Phutdee (THA)
W 6–4		  Choirunisa (INA)
L 4–6		 did not advance
Kinley Tshering
Karma		 Mixed team 1202 19 —  Myanmar
L 1–5		 did not advance
Compound
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Phuntsho Wangdi
Tandin Dorji
Tansi Peljor		 Men's team 2028 13 —  Iran
L 217–231		 did not advance

Boxing

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Tashi Wangdi –49 kg  T Tsuboi (JPN)
L 0–5		 did not advance
Tenzin Drugyel –52 kg Bye  O T-b (PRK)
L 0–5		 did not advance
Nima Dorji –56 kg Bye  Naqeebullah (PAK)
L 2–3		 did not advance
Tshering Samdrup –60 kg  MK Nooristani (AFG)
WO		  AK Uulu (KGZ)
L RSC		 did not advance
Dorji Wangdi –64 kg  L Gha (INA)
L 0–5		 did not advance
Sangay Wangdi –69 kg  M Kumar (IND)
L 0–5		 did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Tandin Lhamo –51 kg Bye  Chang Y (CHN)
L RSC		 did not advance

Golf

Men
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Score Score Score Score Score Par Rank
Ugen Dorji Individual 76 82 84 79 321 +33 68

Taekwondo

Bhutan entered eight taekwondo practioniers (five men and three women). All competed in the kyorugi events.

Kyorugi
Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Opposition
score		 Opposition
score		 Opposition
score		 Opposition
score		 Opposition
score		 Rank
Tenzin Dorji Men's −58 kg  Sagar Guvaju (NEP)
L 40–54		 did not advance
Yeshi Dorji Men's −63 kg  Molomyn Tümenbayar (MGL)
L 2–23		 did not advance
Jigme Wangchuk Men's −68 kg  Gyanendra Hamal (NEP)
 did not advance
Sonam Wangchuk Men's −80 kg  Lee Hwa-jun (KOR)
L 2–36		 did not advance
Tenzin Lhendup Men's +80 kg —  Nattapat Tantramart (THA)
L 1–12		 did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Opposition
score		 Opposition
score		 Opposition
score		 Opposition
score		 Opposition
score		 Rank
Kinzang Choden Women's −57 kg Bye  Gyani Chunara (NEP)
L 6–28		 did not advance
Sonam Yangtsho Women's −67 kg —  Sonesavanh Sirimanotham (LAO)
W 23–11		  Zhang Mengyu (CHN)
L 0–35		 did not advance
Lham Tshering Women's +67 kg —  Mokhru Khalimova (TJK)
W DQ		  Lee Da-bin (KOR)
L 0–24		 did not advance

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Participants: Bhutan". Asian Games 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Little too early to expect our athletes to win: BOC". Kuensel. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Thimphu, Samten Dolkar (6 April 2018). "26 athletes to represent Bhutan at 18th Asian Games in Indonesia". BBS. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  4. ↑ Wade, Stephen (20 August 2018). "Bhutan: No medals yet in the Asian Games, but still happy". Associated Press. New York City, New York, United States. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
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