Preview: Asian para archery stars go for continental titles at Beijing 2025
Ninety-three athletes from 13 countries are set to compete at the 2025 Asian Para Archery Championships, which take place at the China Administration of Sports for Persons with Disabilities centre in Beijing, China.
The last edition of the biannual competition was held in 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand. Two champions from that event – compound archers Nur Syahidah Alim of Singapore and Rakesh Kumar of India – return this year to defend their titles.
The venue, located on the outskirts of the Chinese capital, is the largest parasport centre in the world. It previously hosted the 2017 World Para Archery Championships.
Host nation China is fielding a full squad, with the maximum four athletes in each category. Notably absent in the recurve events is Wu Chunyan, the reigning Paralympic Champion from Paris 2024.
World number one and Paralympic Champion Harvinder Singh is among the top names competing. The Indian archer, who recently spoke to World Archery about his ambitions for the season, is seeking a first Asian title in the recurve men’s event.
Key information
What’s happening? The eighth edition of the Asian Para Archery Championships – held for the first time in Beijing, China.
What’s at stake? Continental titles across individual and team events in three competition categories.
Who’s competing? A total of 93 archers representing 13 nations.
What’s the story? The championships mark a key milestone in the 2025 calendar as para archers begin preparations for the world championships in Gwangju and the Asian Para Games, scheduled to take place next year in Nagoya, Japan.
Schedule
- Wednesday 2 July: Qualifying
- Thursday 3 July: Individual eliminations
- Friday 4 July: Team eliminations
- Saturday 5 July: Team finals
- Sunday 6 July: Individual finals
How to watch
Live coverage of Sunday’s individual gold medal matches will be available with a subscription to archery+.
Live scores will be available throughout the week on the World Archery website, along with coverage across World Archery’s digital platforms.
Who’s competing?
Full entries are available online. These are the top-ranked archers competing in Beijing:
- Recurve men: Harvinder Singh, India (world rank: 1)
- Recurve women: Pooja, India (world rank: 4)
- Compound men: Rakesh Kumar, India (world rank: 1)
- Compound women: Nur Syahidah Alim, Singapore (world rank: 6)
- Men W1: Zhang Tianxin, China (world rank: 3)
- Women W1: Kim Ok Geum, Korea (world rank: 2)
Competition at the 2025 Asian Para Archery Championships begins with qualifying on Wednesday.
