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Awaiting the Filipina cagebelles in its opening game in the 19th edition of the meet is Kazakhstan, a perennial contender which made the quarterfinals of the quadrennial showpiece’s last two staging.
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Asian Games: Gilas Pilipinas tests Dwayne Chism-backed Bahrain in opener
The real test begins for Gilas Pilipinas on Tuesday, September 26, when it makes its highly-anticipated debut in the 19th Asian Games.
![John Bismarck Lina [photo from John Bismarck Lina Facebook]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/26114017_1655320191155968_3866524037463251856_n-e1695651968393.jpg)
Asian Games: PH 3×3 men’s team off to good start
Left to carry the fight in 3×3 basketball competitions, the Philippine men’s team rose to the occasion and hacked out a 13-8 victory over Jordan in the 19th Asian Games on Monday, September 25.
![Kurt Barbosa [photo from Kurt Barbosa OLY Instagram]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/286195998_3216383108646806_315145271631078618_n-e1695651047417.jpg)
Asian Games 2023: PH jins Kurt Barbosa, Veronica Garces crash out
The Philippines lost another top medal hopeful after Tokyo Games veteran Kurt Barbosa dropped his opening round match to Uzbekistan’s Omonjon Otajonov at the start of taekwondo’s Kyorugi (free sparring) event in the 19th Asian Games.
![Jericho Francisco [photo credit: kiko francisco Instagram]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/56242988_686157138465299_5550650467689594913_n-1024x1024.jpg)
Skateboarding: Jericho Francisco misses podium finish at Asiad
Philippine Olympic Committee President Abraham Tolentino felt that JR Francisco got the raw end of the judging as the Filipino skateboarder missed the podium Monday in the men’s park event of the 19th Asian Games.
![Alex Eala of the Philippines [photo credit; Alex Eala Instagram]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/377680679_691074495799048_6698927092905422118_n.jpg)
Tennis: Alex Eala dominates Pakistani in Asian Games debut
Alex Eala dominated Sarah Ibrahim Khan in her Asiad debut on Monday, September 25, whipping her Pakistani foe, 6-0, 6-0, in the 19th Asian Games at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre.
![Aaron Jude Bado (center) with coach Ronald Chavez (right) [photo credit; asbc_official Instagram]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/327156333_206339278616463_9068267724302809274_n-1024x683.jpeg)
Boxing: Aaron Bado bows out of contention at Asian Games
The national men’s boxing team suffered its first casualty in Aaron Jude Bado, who lost his debut fight in the 19th Asian Games on Monday, September 25, at the Hangzhou gymnasium.
![Kayla Sanchez of the Philippines [PSC-POC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/received_170366996110061-1024x731.jpeg)
Swimming: Kayla Sanchez-led Philippine quartet misses podium, but establishes new PH mark
Tokyo Olympics medalist Kayla Sanchez debuted for the Philippines in the women’s 4x100m freestyle but the country will still have to wait for its first Asiad swimming medal in 25 years, as the Pinay tankers missed the podium of the 19th Asian Games.
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Wushu: Jones Inso hands PH second Asian Games 2023 medal
Taolu specialist Jones Inso saved the day for Team Philippines on Monday, September 25, winning another bronze medal for the country in the 19th Asian Games.
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Cycling: Shagne, Ariana struggle in MTB cross-country at Asian Games 2023
Shagne Paula Yaoyao finished eighth and Arianna Evangelista fell two laps behind in the women’s cross-country Olympic race of cycling’s mountain bike in the 19th Asian Games on Monday, September 25.