Toyota Motor Asia Puts Sport and Mobility at the Heart of Aichi-Nagoya 2026
Global Team Toyota athletes from six Asian markets are competing across six disciplines at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games and Asian Para Games, with Toyota Motor Asia using sport to promote its wider “Move Your World” vision of mobility, inclusion and community connection.
As athletes from across Asia gather in Japan for the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games and Asian Para Games, Toyota Motor Asia is putting sport at the centre of its regional “Move Your World” platform, linking elite competition with community participation, inclusion and mobility.
Seven Global Team Toyota Athletes from six markets are taking part across six sporting disciplines, representing Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.
The athletes are Muhammad Fadli Imamuddin of Indonesia in para cycling, Malaysia’s Muhammad Ammar Aiman Nor Azmi in para athletics, Singapore’s Toh Wei Soong in para swimming, Carlos Yulo and Ernie Gawilan of the Philippines in gymnastics and para swimming respectively, Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn in badminton, and Vietnam’s Lê Văn Công in para powerlifting.
For Toyota Motor Asia, the partnership reflects a broader interpretation of mobility.
The company’s Move Your World platform positions mobility not simply as getting from one place to another, but as the ability to participate, pursue ambitions and connect with other people and communities.
That approach is being brought into sharper focus through the athletes, whose sporting journeys include overcoming setbacks, adapting to new disciplines and competing at international level.
Fadli, for example, began his sporting career as a professional motorcycle racer before an incident in 2015 led him to transition to para cycling. He returned to competition in 2017 and subsequently represented Indonesia internationally, including winning gold at the 2025 ASEAN Para Games.
Malaysia’s Ammar Aiman brings another dimension to the programme. He progressed from school-level competition to international para athletics and won gold at the 2022 Asian Para Games before taking silver at the 2025 ASEAN Para Games.
The line-up also includes established international names such as Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo, who has continued with Toyota since joining its athlete programme in 2024, alongside fellow Filipino para swimmer Ernie Gawilan.
Singapore para swimmer Toh Wei Soong, Thailand badminton player Kunlavut Vitidsarn and Vietnamese para powerlifter Lê Văn Công complete the seven-athlete team. Toyota Motor Asia said it has supported more than 20 Global Team Toyota Athletes in Asia since 2018, covering different markets, abilities and sporting disciplines.
The company is also extending its presence beyond individual athletes through community initiatives designed to connect their personal journeys with projects in the communities that helped shape them.
The Aichi-Nagoya Games provide a particularly significant platform for that regional message because of the breadth of countries and sporting communities involved.
Toyota Group is also supporting the Games through mobility services, with more than 1,900 rental vehicles being provided for athletes and officials, together with 15 eco-vehicles and more than 100 small mobility units for use around competition venues.
That involvement connects Toyota’s sporting sponsorship with its longer-term transition from an automotive manufacturer towards a broader mobility company.
The company says its regional vision is centred on creating a future mobility society in which people have greater freedom of movement, with transportation solutions extending beyond conventional vehicles. The timing also places the initiative within a major sporting calendar for Asia. The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games are being held from September 19 to October 4, followed by the Asian Para Games from October 18 to 24.
For Toyota, the two events offer an opportunity to showcase sport as a platform for participation and connection while highlighting the experiences of athletes with different backgrounds and abilities.
The company’s regional strategy therefore places the athletes at the intersection of sport, mobility and community engagement, reflecting an increasingly broad role for corporate partnerships around major sporting events.
As competition unfolds across Japan, the Global Team Toyota athletes will carry not only their national colours but also a regional message centred on participation, perseverance and the ability of sport to connect people across borders.
