Tokumoto and Tsukamoto Win Japan’s First Asian Games Padel Gold

Kae Tokumoto and Saki Tsukamoto won Japan’s first Asian Games women’s padel gold on 3 October 2026, defeating Indonesia’s Fadona Kusumawati and Fitriani Sabatini 6–3, 6–4 in Nagoya.

The final at Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center settled the title in padel’s first appearance on the Games medal programme.

Japan’s second seeds had beaten Saudi Arabia’s Areej Fareh and Alanoud Yamani 6–0, 6–0 in the quarter-finals. They then overcame another Indonesian partnership, Novela Putria and Beatrice Gumulya, 6–1, 6–3 in the semi-finals.

The final brought a tougher scoreline, but Tokumoto and Tsukamoto again finished in two sets. Their gold followed Japan’s women’s title at the inaugural FIP Asia Padel Cup in 2025.

Indonesia completed the women’s podium with silver for Kusumawati and Sabatini and bronze for Putria and Gumulya. Japan’s home tournament ended with its leading remaining partnership at the top.