NAGOYA, JAPAN, wwnews-viptv.com —Leste para-athlete Teofilo Freitas has made a significant achievement for his country by winning a silver medal in the men’s 1,500-metre T38 final at the 2026 Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
Freitas clocked 4 minutes 25.39 seconds to secure second place, finishing behind Japan’s Kato Hotaka, who claimed gold with a time of 4 minutes 12.70 seconds. Iraq’s Abbas Al-Darraji took bronze after finishing in 4 minutes 26.42 seconds.
The result highlights Freitas’s performance on the regional stage and brings recognition to Timor-Leste’s para-athletics programme.
Complete Results: Men’s 1,500m T38 Final
- Kato Hotaka (Japan) — 4:12.70, gold medal.
- Teofilo Freitas (Timor-Leste) — 4:25.39, silver medal.
- Abbas Al-Darraji (Iraq) — 4:26.42, bronze medal.
- Igusa Takafumi (Japan) — 4:27.07.
- Muhammad Rosdi (Malaysia) — 4:42.43.
- Liao Chen-han — 5:03.00.
- Ali Al-Rikabi (Iraq) — 5:23.70.
- Timor-Leste was represented by four athletes across para-athletics and para-table tennis:
- Teofilo Freitas — Para-athletics; silver medallist in the men’s 1,500m T38.
- Joãozinho Araújo — Para-athletics; competed in the 400m and 1,500m events.
- Romerio de Jesus — Para-athletics; competed in the 1,500m and 5,000m events.
- Abelita Soares — Para-table tennis; competed in the women’s singles C7 event.
Freitas’s silver medal marks an important result for Timor-Leste and highlights the contribution of its para-athletes to international sport. The participation of the four athletes also reflects the country’s continued presence in regional para-sports competition.
Source: Asian Para Games 2026 competition results and Timor-Leste delegation information.
