Ready for Aichi-Nagoya 2026
Toyota Motor Asia (TMA) recently announced its updated lineup of seven Global Team Toyota Athletes (GTTAs) representing six countries across Southeast Asia. The roster includes two new para-athletes, alongside returning athletes from the Paris 2024 cycle as they gear up for the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games and Asian Para Games.
This is also unified under Toyota’s regional brand platform, Move Your World, and reflects the company’s enduring belief that “sport reveals what it truly means to be human.”
Still representing the country are Olympic gymnastics champion Carlos Yulo and Paralympic swimming star Ernie Gawilan.
New additions to the team are Indonesia’s Muhammad Fadli Imamuddin and Malaysia’s Muhammad Ammar Aiman Nor Azmi.
Imamuddin began his sporting career as a professional motorcycle racer before a racing incident in 2015 led him to transition to para cycling. He returned to compete in 2017 and has since represented Indonesia internationally, claiming gold at the 2025 ASEAN Para Games.
Meanwhile, the Malaysian standout progressed from school-level competitions to the international stage, steadily building a reputation as a consistent performer in para-athletics.
His achievements include winning gold at the 2022 Asian Para Games and silver at the 2025 ASEAN Para Games.
Joining them are other athletes from Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam across various sporting disciplines. Since 2018, Toyota has partnered with over 20 Global Team Toyota Athletes in Asia.
The world’s biggest automaker is supporting athletes who not only represent sporting excellence, but also “embody the power of movement to drive progress beyond competition.”
Through the Global Team Toyota Athletes, Toyota continues to champion sport as a platform for inspiration, inclusion and meaningful community impact.
Indonesia’s Muhammad Fadli Imamuddin began his sporting career as a professional motorcycle racer before a racing incident in 2015 led him to transition to para cycling. He returned to competition in 2017 and has since represented Indonesia internationally, claiming gold at the 2025 ASEAN Para Games, while mentoring the next generation of riders through his motorcycle racing school.
Malaysia’s Muhammad Ammar Aiman Nor Azmi progressed from school-level competitions to the international stage, steadily building a reputation as a consistent performer in para-athletics. His achievements include winning gold at the 2022 Asian Para Games and silver at the 2025 ASEAN Para Games, signaling the growing strength of para sport in the region.
Joining Imamuddin, Azmi, Yulo and Gawilan are Singapore’s Toh Wei Soong for Para Swimming, Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn for badminton and Vietnam’s Lê Văn Công. for Para Powerlifting.
“At Toyota, sport is a reflection of the human experience — the hope, the doubt, the dignity in defeat and the joy of moving forward together.
Across Asia, our seven Global Team Toyota Athletes embody that spirit, and it is our privilege to stand beside these athletes that continue to inspire and demonstrate how far dedication and courage can take them, both in competition and beyond.
Their journeys highlight the power of sport and its ability to open up new possibilities. Through Move Your World, we aim to support their ambitions in the lead-up to Aichi-Nagoya 2026, and to work alongside them in creating lasting impact in the communities that shaped them.” said Preston Tan, Vice President, Toyota Motor Asia.
Dual Hero Projects
As part of the long-standing partnership with athletes in Asia, Toyota continues to drive positive impact through its Dual Hero Projects. Launched in 2018, the initiative pairs each athlete with a Toyota-supported project tied to a cause they care deeply about – extending their impact beyond competition and into the communities that shaped them. Since its inception, the programme has supported over 20 athlete-led initiatives across the region.
In Singapore, Paralympic swimmer Toh Wei Soong co-created a 16-piece adaptive fashion collection that challenges perceptions of disability through inclusive design. In the Philippines, Gawilan led a nationwide coastal cleanup and mangrove restoration initiative, mobilizing more than 1,300 volunteers across 33 sites and planting over 10,000 mangroves – restoring the very waters that accompanied his journey as an athlete. Meanwhile, Yulo has worked closely with Toyota through the “Start Your Impossible” Gymnastics Camp, a youth development initiative that provides aspiring gymnasts with opportunities to learn from one of the sport’s biggest stars while inspiring them to dream bigger and reach their full potential.
Similar Dual Hero Projects will be developed with each Asia GTTA across the span of our partnership with them.
