Nagoya:The Saudi national para table tennis team commenced its training in Nagoya, Japan, on Tuesday in preparation for the upcoming 5th Asian Para Games. The event is scheduled to start on Friday and will continue until October 24.

According to Saudi Press Agency, the initial training session included four athletes Maryam Almyrisl, Zahra Al Tala, Rakan Alsalmi, and Ibrahim Hassan.

In addition, Saudi Arabia's national teams for athletics, cycling, and boccia have also arrived in Japan, with their training sessions slated to begin on Wednesday. Overall, Saudi Arabia plans to send a contingent of 41 male and female athletes to compete in eight sports, including athletics, badminton, boccia, road and track cycling, powerlifting, swimming, table tennis, and taekwondo, at the Games.