A Saudi delegation of 41 male and female para athletes is pressing ahead with its preparations for the fifth Asian Para Games, which the Japanese city of Nagoya will host from October 18 to 24.

The squad will contest eight sports: swimming, athletics, taekwondo, table tennis, powerlifting, badminton and boccia, as well as cycling on both road and track.

The Kingdom travels to Japan with a record of 27 medals from its earlier appearances at the Games: 7 gold, 13 silver and 7 bronze.

Guangzhou 2010 yielded 6 of those medals, Incheon 2014 brought 4, Jakarta 2018 delivered 8 and Hangzhou 2022 added 9.