# Timor-Leste at the 2018 Asian Games

East Timor participated at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia, from 18 August to 2 September 2018. The country is planned to send 64 athletes who compete in 12 different sports.

## Competitors

The following is a list of the number of competitors representing East Timor that participated at the Games:
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Boxing | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Cycling | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Football | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Karate | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Pencak silat | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Shooting | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Swimming | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Taekwondo | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Tennis | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Volleyball | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Weightlifting | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 50 | 15 | 65 |

## Athletics

East Timor entered six athletes (3 men's and 3 women's) to participate in the athletics competition at the Games.

## Boxing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Jose Barreto Quintas Da Silva | –49 kg | Bye | MB Kali (INA) L 0–5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Joao Barbosa Neto Ximenes | –52 kg | Bye | A Suguro (INA) L 0–5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Elisio Raimundo Gaio | –56 kg | C Butdee (THA) L 0–5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Savon Ramos Monteiro | –60 kg | Bye | R Juntrong (THA) L 0–4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Apolinario Da Costa Alves | –64 kg | Wang G (CHN) L 0–5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Cycling
### BMX

| Athlete | Event | Seeding run | Seeding run | Motos | Motos | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Point | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Valeria Bakhita França Sarmento | Women's race | 54.62 | 10 | 15 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Mountain biking

| Athlete | Event | Seeding run | Seeding run | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Diamantino Carvalho | Men's cross-country | — | — | −4 laps | 19 |
| Eugénio Manuel dos Santos Tilman | Men's cross-country | — | — | −5 laps | 21 |
| Matias Li | Men's downhill | 15:38.661 | 9 | 2:57.172 | 8 |
| Cabral Marques | Women's downhill | 4:31.670 | 8 | 4:23.817 | 8 |

## Football

East Timor competed in the Group C at the men's football event.

### Summary

| Team | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Rank | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Rank |
| East Timor men's | Men's tournament | China L 0–6 | United Arab Emirates L 1–4 | Syria L 2–5 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 24 |

### Men's tournament
#### Roster

The following is the Timor-Leste squad in the men's football tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.
Head coach: Norio Tsukitate
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Aderito | (1997-05-15)15 May 1997 (aged 21) | Atlético Ultramar |
| 2 | 2DF | Julião | (1998-07-02)2 July 1998 (aged 20) | SLB Benfica |
| 3 | 2DF | José Guterres | (1998-04-24)24 April 1998 (aged 20) | Boavista |
| 4 | 2DF | Cândido Oliveira | (1997-12-02)2 December 1997 (aged 20) | Ponta Leste |
| 5 | 2DF | Jorge Sabas (captain) | (1997-12-05)5 December 1997 (aged 20) | Karketu Dili |
| 6 | 3MF | Nataniel | (1995-03-25)25 March 1995 (aged 23) | Boavista |
| 7 | 4FW | Rufino Gama | (1998-06-20)20 June 1998 (aged 20) | Karketu Dili |
| 8 | 3MF | Boavida Olegário* | (1994-10-24)24 October 1994 (aged 23) | Karketu Dili |
| 9 | 4FW | Silvério Garcia* | (1994-04-02)2 April 1994 (aged 24) | Ponta Leste |
| 10 | 4FW | Henrique Cruz | (1997-12-06)6 December 1997 (aged 20) | Boavista |
| 11 | 3MF | Gelvánio Costa | (1998-10-08)8 October 1998 (aged 19) | Karketu Dili |
| 12 | 3MF | José Fonseca* | (1994-09-19)19 September 1994 (aged 23) | Cacusan |
| 13 | 2DF | Gumário | (2001-10-18)18 October 2001 (aged 16) | Boavista |
| 14 | 3MF | Avigmas | (1999-12-24)24 December 1999 (aged 18) | Boavista |
| 15 | 3MF | Armindo | (1998-04-18)18 April 1998 (aged 20) | Académica |
| 16 | 2DF | Ricky* | (1994-06-17)17 June 1994 (aged 24) | SLB Benfica |
| 17 | 3MF | Osvaldo Belo | (2000-10-18)18 October 2000 (aged 17) | Karketu Dili |
| 18 | 3MF | Filomeno | (2000-08-05)5 August 2000 (aged 18) | SLB Benfica |
| 19 | 4FW | Frangcyatma Alves | (1997-01-27)27 January 1997 (aged 21) | Cacusan |
| 20 | 1GK | Fagio Augusto | (1997-04-29)29 April 1997 (aged 21) | Karketu Dili |
* Over-aged player.

#### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Syria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | East Timor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 0 | |
| 5 | Iraq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew, replaced by UAE |

## Karate

East Timor participated in the karate competition at the Games with five athletes (2 men's and 3 women's).

## Pencak silat

Federasaun Silat Timor-Leste (FESTIL) entered their athletes compete in the pencak silat event at the Games.

### Seni

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Paulo Futre dos Reis | Men's tunggal | DSQ | – | did not advance | did not advance |

### Tanding

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Joaquim Afonso Gomes | Men's –55 kg | Bye | B Thammavongsa (LAO) L 0–5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Silvestre dos Santos Barbosa | Men's –60 kg | Bye | MH Amzad (MAS) L 0–5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mateus da Silva Conceção | Men's –60 kg | J Loon (PHI) L 0–5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| David No-Ano Ximenes | Men's –70 kg | KHA Putra (INA) L 0–5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Shooting
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Nelson da Silva | 10 m air rifle | 477.3 | 44 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Cristina de Jesus Ximenes | 10 m air pistol | 470 | 43 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Swimming

East Timor entered one women's swimmer to compete at the Games.

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Imelda Felicyta Ximenes Belo | 50 m freestyle | 34.21 | 31 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Imelda Felicyta Ximenes Belo | 100 m freestyle | 1:16.91 | 25 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Imelda Felicyta Ximenes Belo | 200 m freestyle | 2:56.50 | 24 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Imelda Felicyta Ximenes Belo | 50 m butterfly | 39.57 | 27 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Taekwondo

Federasaun Taekwondo Timor–Leste (FTTL) entered their taekwondo practitioners competed at the Games.

### Kyorugi

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Rank |
| Nilton Corte-Real | Men's −58 kg | Thipphakone Kuangmany (LAO) L 18–40 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Claudio Mousaco | Men's −63 kg | Khurram Mehtarshoev (TJK) L 10–32 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Arcenio Soares | Men's −68 kg | Muhammad Saleh (INA) L 11–22 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ana Bello | Women's −49 kg | Bye | Kang Bo-ra (KOR) L 2–45 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Maria Madeira Barros | Women's −53 kg | Bye | Mariska Halinda (INA) L 3–28 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Evalinda Nadeak | Women's −57 kg | Charos Kayumova (UZB) L 2–35 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Tennis
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Frederico Soares Sarmento | Singles | AJ Tang (HKG) L 0–6, 0–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Nazário Fernandes Gusmão | Singles | J Patrombon (PHI) L 1–6, 0–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Nazário Fernandes Gusmão Frederico Soares Sarmento | Doubles | Bye | N Kadchapanan / W Trongcharoenchaikul (THA) L 0–6, 2–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Volleyball
### Beach

Two East Timor beach volleyball teams (one men's pair and one women's pair) will compete at the Games.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Standing | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Inocêncio Fernandes Xavier Robson Fernandes Xavier | Men's | Mirzaali – Raoufi (IRI): L 0–2 Nguyen – Ly (VIE): L 0–2 Hasegawa – Shimizu (JPN): L 0–2 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Letícia Febriana Alin de Souza Adilijia Caminha | Women's | Numwong – Hongpak (THA): L 0–2 Ratnasari – Eka (INA): L 0–2 Rachenko – Yeropkina (KAZ): L 0–2 Futami – Hasegawa (JPN): L 0–2 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Weightlifting
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Norberto dos Reis Gama | −56 kg | 60 | 10 | 82 | 10 | 142 | 10 |
| Gilton Fátima Guterres da Costa | −62 kg | 80 | 13 | 90 | 13 | 170 | 13 |
| José Martins Garcia Valente | −77 kg | 82 | 20 | 90 | 18 | 172 | 18 |
| Edeliju Mesquita | −85 kg | 73 | 12 | 95 | 12 | 168 | 12 |