Thimphu, Bhutan, October 28, 2026: The President of the Bhutan Olympic Committee, HRH Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck, has urged Team Bhutan athletes who participated at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games to build on that experience.
During an audience with the athletes, Prince Jigyel acknowledged the team’s achievements as Bhutan’s best performance at an Asian Games and encouraged the athletes and the Bhutan Olympic Committee to build on this progress.
The BOC president emphasised the importance of learning from the experience, strengthening athlete development and creating better opportunities for Bhutanese athletes to compete at the highest level.
Among the standout achievements at the 20th Asian Games was Kinley Tshering securing fifth place in the Recurve Men’s Individual archery competition, while Kinga Wangmo finished fifth in the Women’s 54kg boxing event.
Kinga made history by becoming the first Bhutanese woman to win a boxing bout at the Asian Games.
Kinley also impressed by winning three elimination matches to reach the quarterfinals. His shoot-out victory over China’s Li Mengqi was another memorable moment in Bhutan’s campaign, as he went on to secure fifth place overall.
There were other creditable performances in archery, as well as in athletics.
The Bhutan Olympic Committee noted: “These performances offer an important picture of where sports in Bhutan stand today and the work needed to progress further.”