![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.
![Lauren Hoffman of the Philippines [photo credit: Lauren Hoffman Facebook]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/338181584_970200751008501_7935442125703659563_n-e1696323305214-400x200.jpg)
Fil-Americans Lauren Hoffman and Robyn Brown qualified in the finals of the 400m hurdles in the 2023 Asian Games athletic competitions at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre on Monday, Oct. 2.
![Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo of the Philippines [PSC-POC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Hidilyn-Diaz01_psc-poc-mediapool-400x200.jpg)
Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo missed out on a medal in the 2023 Asian Games, placing fourth in the 59kg category of women’s weightlifting on Monday, Oct. 2, at the Xiaoshan Sports Centre Gymnasium.
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