Toh Wei Soong takes second bronze at Asian Para Games

Singapore’s Toh Wei Soong collected another bronze at the 2026 Asian Para Games on Oct 20, placing third in the S7 men’s 100m freestyle. The 28-year-old finished in 1min 5.33sec at Nagoya City General Gymnasium.

China’s Zhang Yilong took gold in 1:03.66, followed by Uzbekistan’s Sardor Bakhtiyorov in 1:04.91. Toh’s result followed bronze in the S7 men’s 400m freestyle and brought his medal tally across three editions of the Games to nine.

Toh will next seek to defend his S7 titles in the 50m butterfly on Oct 21, 100m backstroke on Oct 22 and 50m freestyle on Oct 23. He has won the 50m freestyle at the previous two editions.

In shooting, Daniel Chan marked his 39th birthday with a national record of 571 points during qualification for the SH1 men’s 10m air pistol. He ranked fourth among 22 competitors before finishing sixth in the final with 150.1 points at Aichi Prefecture General Shooting Gallery.

Chan’s previous national record was 565, set at the 2023 Games. South Korea’s Jo Jeong-du won the final with a Games-record score of 241.3 points. Singapore’s Theresa Goh scored 534 to finish 18th among 24 competitors in the corresponding women’s qualification event.

Archer Nur Syahidah Alim guaranteed Singapore at least a silver by advancing to the women’s para compound final. She beat Kazakhstan’s Zhanat Aitimova and Aizada Seidan, both 143-139, before edging China’s Xu Xueqing 145-144 in the semi-final.

Syahidah faces India’s Sheetal Devi on Oct 22 as she seeks to improve on her silver from the previous Games. Singapore’s delegation comprises 20 athletes, including eight debutants, competing across nine para-sports.