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Bhutan at the 2022 Asian Games
IOC code	BHU
NOC	Bhutan Olympic Committee
in Hangzhou, China 23 September 2023 (2023-09-23) – 8 October 2023 (2023-10-08)
Competitors	26 (10 men and 16 women) in 10 sports
Flag bearers	Lenchu Kunzang Tandin Wangchuk
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Asian Games appearances (overview)
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Bhutan competed at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, which began on 23 September 2023 and ended on 8 October 2023. The event was scheduled to be held in September 2022 but was postponed due to the rising COVID-19 cases in China. The event was later rescheduled to be held in September–October 2023.

The Bhutanese delegation for this edition was the largest ever for the country at the Asian Games. Bhutan could not win a medal at the game.

Competitors

The following is the list of sports and numbers of athletes which participated at the 2022 Asian Games:

Medalists

Medals by sport

Archery

Badminton

Bhutan had two badminton players for the 2022 Asian Games.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Jimba Sangay Lhendup	Singles	Panarin (KAZ) L (3–21, 3–21)	Did not advance
Anish Gurung		Nettasinghe (SRI) L (6–21, 14–21)	Did not advance
Jimba Sangay Lhendup Anish Gurung	Doubles	Supak Jomkoh / Kittinupong Kedren (THA) L (4–21, 4–21)	Did not advance

Boxing

Bhutan has three athletes competing in boxing at the 2022 Asian Games.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Tenzin Drugyel	51 kg	Popalzai (AFG) L 2–3	Did not advance
Tashi Yoezer	57 kg	Abusal (JOR) L 0–5	Did not advance
Dorji Wangdi	63.5 kg	Fajardo (PHI) L KO R1	Did not advance

Golf

Tshendra Dorji was the sole golfer entered by Bhutan in the 2022 Asian Games. He was selected for his performance at the 2023 Bhutan Open Championship. Tshendra was not able to advance from the second round.

Men

References

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3. "Asian Games postponed". ocasia.org. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
4. "Bhutan to send largest contingent to 19th Asian Games". Kuensel. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
5. Namgay, Thinley (28 September 2023). "14 athletes hopeful in the Asian Games". Kuensel. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
6. "Bhutan fields shutlers Anish and Jimba for Asian Games debut". Kuensel. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
7. Namgay, Thinley (14 June 2023). "Boxers prepare for Asian Games". Kuensel. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
8. Namgay, Thinley (4 August 2023). "Bhutanese golfer aims for glory at 19th Asian Games". Kuensel Online. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
9. "Picture story". Kuensel. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
10. "Men's Individual Round 2" (PDF). Asian Games 2022. Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 7 October 2023.

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