![Gilas Pilipinas players celebrate after bagging the gold medal in men's 5x5 basketball at the 2023 Asian Games, bringing down Jordan, 70-60, on Friday night, October 6, in Hangzhou, China. [photo credi: PSC-POC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/384862077_220897430779459_1177842130037780823_n-400x200.jpg)
Gilas Pilipinas bagged the gold medal in the 2023 Asian Games men’s 5×5 basketball finals after bringing down the Rondae Hollis-Jefferson-led Jordan team, 70-60, at the at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center on Friday night, October 6, in Hangzhou, China.
![Justin Brownlee of the Philippines [PSC-POC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/386428826_846590210209644_9108050150001685781_n-400x200.jpg)
Tim Cone went on to gush over Justin Brownlee, who took one unbelievable shot after another from beyond the arc in the fourth quarter, most memorable of which was the stop-on-a-dime, step-back three he took in front of China’s bench
![Eumir Marcial of the Philippines [PSC-POC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Eumir-Marcial-Silver03_psc-poc-400x200.jpg)
Filipino boxer Eumir Marcial fell short of handing the Philippines its third gold medal, losing to Tanglatihan Tuohetaerbieke of China, 5-0 in the men’s 80 kilograms division finals on Thursday, October 5, at the Hangzhou gymnasium in the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
![Eumir Marcial of the Philippines goes for Asiad gold on Thursday, Oct. 5. [PSC-POC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Eumir-Marcial-19th-Asian-Games02_psc-poc-media-pool-400x200.jpg)
The Filipino southpaw made it to the gold medal round of the men’s 80kg class after demolishing Ahmad Ghousoon of Syria and earned an outright berth in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
![Chris Ross, Japeth Aguilar and Justin Brownlee of the Philippines [PSC-POC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/383768428_1504702050303075_2349943631389886255_n-400x200.jpg)
Gilas Pilipinas fought back from a huge deficit to pull the rug from under host China, 77-76, in the men’s 5×5 basketball competitions at the 2023 Asian Games at the Zhejiang University Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China.
![Eumir Marcial of the Philippines [PSC-POC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Eumir-Marcial04_psc-poc1-400x200.jpg)
Eumir Marcial guns for a seat in the finals and an outright berth in the Olympics when he climbs the ring Wednesday (Oct. 4) night in the semifinals of men’s boxing in the 2023 Asian Games.
![PH men's team [PSC-POC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/385378866_847945053396173_144768045097749648_n-400x200.jpg)
Backstopped by the son of an athletic legend and a new Fil-American recruit, the Philippines advanced to the finals of the 4×400 men’s relay of the 2023 Asian Games after topping heat 2 at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium
![Members of the Philippine national team gather after their win over Iran, 84-83, on October 3, 2023 at the 2023 Asian Games. [PSC-POC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/386471254_849647306905508_7806700450828784487_n-400x200.jpg)
Gilas Pilipinas kept its medal hopes alive after staving off Iran, 84-83, in their quarterfinal showdown at the Zhejiang University Gymnasium of the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on Tuesday, October 3.
![Gilas Pilipinas Women [PSC-POC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/382702522_703641861799027_5255140242334864762_n-400x200.jpg)
The Gilas Pilipinas women’s team made an abrupt exit in the 2023 Asian Games following a 93-71 loss to South Korea in the quarterfinals late Monday (Oct. 2) night.
![Elreen Ando of the Philippines [PSC-POC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/384521707_683757293391881_3111004912780532489_n-e1696323776359-400x200.jpg)
Elreen Ann Ando picked up a bronze medal in women’s weightlifting on Monday night, Oct. 2, at the 2023 Games.