![Philippine Olympic Committee president Bambol Tolentino speaks with Prince Abdulaziz Bin Turki Al-Faisal, the Minister of Sports of Saudi Arabia, during the 101st Olympic Council of Asia Executive Board Meeting at the Art Hotel and Resort in Manama, Bahrain. [POC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Philippine-Olympic-Committee-President-Bambol-Tolentino-and-Prince-Abdulaziz-bin-Turki-Al-Faisal-interacts-during-the-101st-Olympic-Council-of-Asia-Executive-Board-Meeting-1-400x200.jpg)
The Philippines is pursuing hosting rights for the Asian Youth Games as the event moves to a biennial schedule, offering young Filipino athletes more opportunities on the international stage.
![Kram Airam Carpio beams after winning the Philippines’ first gold medal in pencak silat. [POC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/560012444_1139472948348941_7365289244241466642_n-400x200.jpg)
The Philippine delegation to the 3rd Asian Youth Games arrived in Bahrain full of confidence following Kram Airam Carpio’s gold medal win in pencak silat, with combat and athletics teams joining the early arrivals ahead of the event’s opening.
The Philippines opened its campaign in the 3rd Asian Youth Games on a golden note as Pencak Silat star Kram Airam Carpio captured the country’s first gold medal ahead of the official opening ceremony in Bahrain.
![Kram Airam Carpio celebrates after securing the gold in Pencak Silat, ruling the 51-55 kg class of the 3rd Asian Youth Games in Manama, Bahrain. [photo credit: POC Facebook]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/567358044_1139414405021462_3936856213533292190_n-400x200.jpg)
Kram Airam Carpio dominated her way into the Pencak Silat semifinals while Alas Pilipinas U-18 delivered a five-set thriller over South Korea in girls’ volleyball action at the Asian Youth Games in Bahrain.