![Justin Brownlee of the Philippines against Jordan at the 2023 Asian Games [PSC-POC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Gilas-Justin-Brownlee01_psc-poc1-400x200.jpg)
A gauntlet has been laid down for Gilas Pilipinas to run through, with its fate in the 19th Asian Games hinged on one crucial qualification game — against Qatar on Monday, October 2.
![Philippines vs. South Korea [photo from Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas Facebook]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/384741786_1289091058425752_3648294411194256370_n-400x200.jpg)
The Gilas 3×3 men’s team got off to a bad start and never recovered in a 19-16 loss to South Korea late Saturday night, September 30, to bow out of contention in the 19th Asian Games.
![Gilas Womens at the 2023 Asian Games [PSC-POC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/381336342_703641631799050_7510341936911400565_n-e1696171873998-400x200.jpg)
The Gilas Pilipinas women’s team proved no match against Japan, suffering a 96-59 loss in the 2023 Asian Games at the Olympic Sports Centre gymnasium Sunday night, October 1
![EJ Obiena of the Philippines [PSC-POC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/383995172_2380907275423196_5353689433457495158_n-400x200.jpg)
Obiena captured the pole vault gold with his record leap of 5.75 meters, which he further smashed at 5.9. He tried to break his own 6.0 meters by setting the bar to 6.02 as a gift to his coach Vitaly Petrov, but couldn’t pull it off in three tries.
![Deion Sanders [photo from @CoachPrime Instagram]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/370352832_18381581929063031_8323595974049369736_n-400x200.jpg)
Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes were aware that they faced huge odds to pull one against the favored USC Trojans on Saturday, September 30.
![BMX Racing’s a team effort for bronze medalist Patrick Coo (right) and Daniel Caluag. [PSC-POC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/coo-cycling-bmx-400x200.png)
Patrick Coo of the Philippines clinched the bronze medal on Sunday, October1, in Chun’an to continue the country’s medal tradition in BMX racing of cycling at the 2023 Asian Games.
![Gilas 3x3 team [photo credit: Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas - SBP Facebook]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/382350665_1288273888507469_1610172422260127123_n-e1696128781301-400x200.jpg)
The Gilas men’s 3×3 team eked out a thrilling 15-14 win over Kazakhstan to reach the quarterfinals of the 2023 Asian Games on Saturday, September 30, at the Deqing Geographic Information Park Basketball Court.
![Rosegie Ramos of the Philippines [photo credit: Coach Jeaneth Aro Facebook]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/363321864_705335828069618_7553802317948119952_n-e1696128371281-400x200.jpg)
Rosegie Ramos of the Philippines came up empty-handed in the country’s opening bid in weightlifting at the 2023 Asian Games on Saturday, September 30.
![Rianne Malixi of the Philippines [PSC-POC photo release]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/malixi1-400x200.jpeg)
Rianne Malixi continued to lose grip of her game that took off in inspiring fashion as she faltered with her first over-par round in three days—a 73–that all but dashed her hopes for medal in women’s individual golf in the 2023 Asian Games on Saturday, September 30.
![Daniel Caluag of the Philippines [PSC-POC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/382573504_1070751160523775_7405767275709263594_n-scaled-e1696127359847-400x200.jpg)
Daniel Patrick Caluag tries to duplicate his gold medal-winning feat in the Incheon games exactly nine years ago when he and Patrick Coo vie in cycling’s BMX Racing for men in the 2023 Asian Games on Sunday, October 1.