At the halfway point, the Thai para team has delivered outstanding performances, setting numerous new records. The Sports Authority of Thailand is confident the team will meet its set goals.
On 21 Oct 2026, at the midpoint of the 5th Asian Para Games in Japan, the Thai team's performance has been remarkable, continuously winning gold medals and setting many new records. In wheelchair racing, they matched the world record time. Moreover, Thailand secured two shooting quotas for the 2028 Paralympic Games in Los Angeles through Anusorn Chaichamnan and Wongsathon Kulthong. The Sports Authority of Thailand noted that several sports remain medal prospects and encouraged fans to support the athletes, confident they will achieve at least 27 gold medals.
Poradpran Samanmitr, Governor of the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT), commented on the Thai para national team's performance after the halfway point of the 5th Asian Para Games “Aichi-Nagoya 2026” held in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on 21 October 2026. He said the first half saw the Thai para athletes excel in events such as athletics, swimming, table tennis, and archery, not only winning gold medals but also breaking previous records and setting new ones at the Asian Para Games.
The SAT Governor added that many events featured outstanding performances from Thai para athletes, including Nitikorn Jiampriyakul, who broke the Asian record in the men's 200-meter freestyle swimming, class S14; Sasirawan Intachot, who set a new Asian Para Games record in the women's 200-meter sprint, class T47; Pongsakorn Payaw, who broke the Asian Para Games record in the wheelchair racing 800 meters, classes T51/T52/T53; Athiwat Paengnuea, who matched the world record in the men's 100-meter wheelchair racing, class T54, equaling Balde Mamoudou from Portugal; and Chaiwat Ratana, who set a new Asian Para Games record in the men's 100-meter wheelchair racing, classes T33/T34.
“Furthermore, in shooting, two quota places for the 2028 Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, United States, have been secured from this Asian Para Games by Anusorn Chaichamnan and Wongsathon Kulthong. The Thai para national athletes’ performance in the first half has been very satisfactory,” said Poradpran.
Looking ahead to the competition's second half through the final day on 24 October 2026, Poradpran stated that the Thai para team still has medal prospects in several sports including athletics, wheelchair racing, wheelchair fencing, badminton, boccia, swimming, weightlifting, archery, and table tennis. Given that Thai para athletes are among the top in Asia and the world, he is confident they will secure medals in line with their goal of at least 27 gold medals.