Pakistan at the Asian Para Games 2026: No Medal Yet, Haider Ali's Discus Final on 21 October

Pakistan have not won a medal at the 2026 Asian Para Games in Japan after the first days of competition. Five of its nine athletes are already out, and the best chance is Haider Ali's discus throw F37 final on Wednesday 21 October at 3:35 pm PKT.

We read the official results service of the Games on 20 October 2026. It lists nine Pakistani athletes in four sports: para athletics, para powerlifting, para table tennis and wheelchair tennis. Seven are men and two are women. The Games run in Aichi and Nagoya until 24 October.

Pakistan have no medal yet at the Asian Para Games 2026

Pakistan's medal count is zero on the official medal table we read on 20 October 2026. Twenty three teams have won at least one medal so far. China lead with 26 gold and 62 medals in all, ahead of Japan and Uzbekistan.

That is not a disaster yet. Most of Pakistan's best medal chances come later in the week, in athletics. But the table tennis and wheelchair tennis players, who started first, have all gone out. Tajmeena Bibi's win over Nepal on 17 October is Pakistan's only win so far.

If you want the background on who went and why, our earlier report on Pakistan's contingent for Japan covers the team announcement. The official entry list now shows nine athletes. The bigger figure of 16 that was reported before the Games may include coaches and officials, but the results service does not list staff, so we cannot confirm that.

Five Pakistani athletes are already out

Three table tennis players, one wheelchair tennis player and one sprinter have finished their singles events. None reached a knockout round. Table tennis players needed to finish high in their groups, and all three lost to stronger seeded opponents from China, Japan, Korea and Central Asia.

Khadija's heat was fast. Only the first three in each heat went through, and the winner from Thailand set a Games record of 25.51 seconds. Khadija, who is 19, finished 2.86 seconds behind her. She still has the 100m T47 on 21 October.

Haider Ali throws in the discus F37 final on 21 October

Haider Ali competes in the men's discus throw F37 final on Wednesday 21 October at 7:35 pm Japan time, which is 3:35 pm PKT. Seven athletes are entered: one each from India, Japan, Pakistan and Thailand, and three from Uzbekistan. There is no qualifying round.

F37 is a class for athletes with coordination problems, such as mild cerebral palsy, that affect one side of the body. Haider is the oldest thrower in the field. The results service lists his birth date as 12 December 1984, so he is 41. The youngest rival, from Uzbekistan, was born in 2007.

Three Uzbek throwers in a field of seven is the threat to watch. Uzbekistan were third on the medal table when we checked, with six gold. One good throw from Haider would still give Pakistan its first medal of these Games.

Five more Pakistani athletes compete on 21 and 22 October

Pakistan still have five athletes and one table tennis doubles pair to come, spread over 21 and 22 October. All times below are in PKT, which is four hours behind Japan. We converted each one from the Japan time on the official schedule.

1. 21 October, 6:05 am: Abdullah Jan and Muhammad Zain Ali play Japan in the men's doubles class MD18, group B.
2. 21 October, 6:30 am or 7:15 am: Nasir Butt lifts in the men's up to 80 kg powerlifting. Group B starts at 6:30 am and group A at 7:15 am. The schedule does not yet show which group he is in.
3. 21 October, 7:00 am: Khadija Imran runs in the women's 100m T47 heats. The final is at 2:57 pm if she qualifies.
4. 21 October, 3:35 pm: Haider Ali, men's discus throw F37 final.
5. 22 October, 6:05 am: the doubles pair play China in their second group match.
6. 22 October, 1:05 pm: Nabeel Iqbal, men's shot put F42/F61/F63 final.
7. 22 October, 1:15 pm: Muhammad Nadeem, men's high jump T63 final.

The doubles event gives the two table tennis players a second chance. Their group has three pairs, from Japan, China and Pakistan. A quarter-final follows on 22 October for the pairs that go through.

Pakistan entered 9 athletes in 4 sports

The official entry list shows four para athletes, three table tennis players, one powerlifter and one wheelchair tennis player. That is a small team next to China, Japan or India. A small team makes every athlete count, and it means Pakistan's whole medal hope rests on the field events this week.

Pakistan's able-bodied athletes had a busier month. The National Athletics Championships in Karachi start on 22 October, the same day as Pakistan's last two Para Games field finals.

How to follow Pakistan's results

The quickest source is the official results site of the Games, which updates each event as it finishes. We used it for every figure here. Live television in Pakistan for the Para Games has not been announced in anything we read.

The opening ceremony on 18 October marked the formal start, though table tennis began two days earlier. You can follow each event on the Asian Para Games results service and the organisers' official Games website.

Common questions

Has Pakistan won a medal at the Asian Para Games 2026?

No. Pakistan had no medal on the official table when we checked on 20 October 2026. Haider Ali's discus final on 21 October is the next big chance.

What time is Haider Ali's discus final in Pakistan?

It starts at 3:35 pm PKT on Wednesday 21 October 2026. That is 7:35 pm in Japan.

How many Pakistani athletes are at the Asian Para Games?

Nine athletes are on the official entry list: seven men and two women, in athletics, table tennis, powerlifting and wheelchair tennis.

Who won Pakistan's only match so far?

Tajmeena Bibi beat Sonika Dhakal of Nepal 3-0 in women's table tennis class 4-5 on 17 October. She lost her other two group matches and did not go through.

When do the Asian Para Games 2026 end?

The Games end on 24 October 2026. Pakistan's last scheduled events are the shot put and high jump finals on 22 October.

How we verified this

What we checked, where we read it, and what we could not confirm.

We read the official Asian Para Games 2026 results service on 20 October 2026, between about 5:00 and 5:30 am PKT. We used its Pakistan entry list, the medal table, the event schedules and the official results for each Pakistani match and race. We converted every time from Japan time to PKT ourselves. We could not confirm which powerlifting group Nasir Butt is in, the exact 100m heat for Khadija Imran, the size of Pakistan's full delegation including staff, or any television coverage in Pakistan.