The Chinese Sports Delegation was established at the Aichi Nagoya Asian Para Games

China News Service, Beijing, October 10 (Reporter Li Jingze) The 5th Asian Para Games will be held in Aichi and Nagoya, Japan from October 18 to 24, 2026. On October 10, the Chinese sports delegation for the Aichi Nagoya Asian Para Games was established in Beijing by the China Disabled Persons' Federation. Cheng Kai, chairman of the China Disabled Persons' Federation and chairman of the Chinese Paralympic Committee, served as the delegation leader. Zhou Changkui, secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Chairman, served as the executive delegation leader. Chang Zheng, member of the Party Leadership Group and Vice Chairman, served as the deputy delegation leader and secretary-general.

The Chinese sports delegation has a total of 500 people, including 312 athletes (including 146 male athletes and 166 female athletes), from 25 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) across the country, covering 13 ethnic groups, with an average age of about 28.8 years old, the oldest is 50 years old, and the youngest is 16 years old. All athletes are amateurs and come from different groups such as workers, students, staff, and freelancers.

The Nagoya Asian Para Games will feature 502 events in 18 major sports including track and field, swimming, table tennis, wheelchair fencing, blind football, wheelchair basketball, and sitting volleyball. More than 3,000 athletes from 45 countries and regions will participate. The Chinese sports delegation will participate in 335 events in 17 sports, making it the largest group of Chinese athletes participating in the Asian Para Games overseas. This is the fifth time that my country has participated in the Asian Para Games.