The Philippines sends 69 athletes to the 2026 Asian Para Games in Nagoya, targeting four to five golds without chess on the competition program.
![Jeus Gabriel Derick Yape [right] will carry the Philippine flag at the closing ceremony of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Oct. 4. [POC Media pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Untitled-design915-1-400x200.png)
Asian Games taekwondo champion Jeus Gabriel Derick Yape will carry the Philippine flag at the Aichi-Nagoya closing ceremony on Oct. 4.
![John Cabang Tolentino clocked a season-best 13.48 seconds to secure Asian Games bronze in the 110-meter hurdles. [POC Media pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Untitled-design870-400x200.png)
John Cabang Tolentino won bronze in the 110m hurdles, ending a 71-year wait for a Filipino male hurdler to medal at the Asian Games.
![Tennielle Madis begins her Asian Games tennis campaign in Nagoya after making her singles debut against Japan's Himeno Sakatsume. [POC Media pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Untitled-design855-400x200.png)
Tennielle Madis vows to train harder after a straight-sets Asian Games singles loss and turns her focus to doubles redemption with Stefi Aludo.
![Heart-stopping finish, unforgettable moment. Ramos for the win. [photo credit: B.League]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/photo_2277738-400x200.jpg)
Dwight Ramos buried a walk-off three as the Asia All-Stars edged B2 Selected in a dramatic first-to-30 finish at the B.LEAGUE All-Star Asia Cross Tournament in Nagoya.