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Jang Min-ho races in the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 held in Japan on Sept. 29.

Can't stop, won't stop: Jang Min-ho races from Asian Games to Asian Para Games

Jang Min-ho — diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a disorder in which the optic nerves gradually lose function — will be the first Korean athlete to compete at both the Asian Games and the Asian Para Games.

2026.10.9

Korea gears up for Asian Para Games in Japan with 357-member delegation

A send-off ceremony will be held at the Icheon National Training Center before athletes and team officials depart based on their sport’s schedule.

2026.10.6

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Kim Gun-hae, left, and Shin Seung-won pose with their medals after taking bronze in table tennis mixed doubles XD17-20 at the 4th Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China on Thursday. [NEWS1]

Korea ends Asian Para Games with 30 gold, 33 silver and 40 bronze medals

Korea placed fourth overall on the medal table at the Asian Para Games, which wrapped up Saturday in Hangzhou, China. The national team won a total of 103 medals — 30 gold, 33 silver and 40 bronze.

2023.10.30

Korean sprinter Jeon Min-jae takes silver in the women's 200-meter T36 contest at the Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China on Monday. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Sprinter Jeon Min-jae wins Korea's first medal at Asian Para Games

Sprinter Jeon Min-jae won Korea's first medal at the fourth-ever Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China on Monday with a silver in the women’s athletics 200-meter T36 contest.

2023.10.23

Coway's Kang Hee-joon, left, intercepts Mugunghwa's Han Hee-seok's ball at a game of the 2023 KWBL Wheelchair Basketball League in October. [YONHAP]

Continental sport returns to Hangzhou as Asian Para Games begins Sunday

The fourth-ever Asian Para Games is set to officially begin in Hangzhou, China on Sunday with an opening ceremony to mark the start of the week-long 22-sport event.

2023.10.19

The North Korean flies at the Athletes Village at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on Sept. 21. [AP/YONHAP]

North Korea withdraws from Asia Para Games after flag ban

North Korea has withdrawn from the 2023 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China after the Asian Paralympic Committee refused to permit the North Korean flag to be flown at the Games due the country’s non-compliance with global anti-doping regulations

2023.10.18