The Philippines has launched the Southeast Asian Plus Youth Games, a 23-sport competition designed to help young athletes qualify for future Olympic events.
![Hidilyn Diaz continues her SEA Games legacy in the women’s 58kg category. [POC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Hidilyn-Diaz-400x200.jpg)
Tokyo Olympics champion Hidilyn Diaz is set to compete in the women’s 58kg division at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Chonburi, aiming to add another gold medal to her SEA Games haul.
![Yacine Guermali crosses the finish line to claim silver in the men’s 5000m. [POC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Yacine-Guermali_Silver-5000m-Men-6607-400x200.jpg)
Filipino athletes secured multiple podium finishes in athletics at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games, highlighted by Yacine Guermali and Sonny Wagdos in the men’s 5000m, and several other medal-winning performances across track and field events.
![The Philippine taekwondo squad concludes the SEA Games with a total of two golds, six silvers, and six bronzes. [POC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ManginTaichana-gold2-400x200.jpg)
Kenneth Riley Buenavides and Merica Lilyn Chan earned silver medals as the Philippine taekwondo team wrapped up the 33rd Southeast Asian Games, contributing to a six-silver finish alongside two golds and six bronzes.
![Alegado performs a trick in the park finals of the 33rd Southeast Asian Games [POC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ABC_1112-400x200.jpg)
Eleven-year-old Mazel Paris Alegado captured gold in the women’s park finals of extreme skateboarding at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok, leading a strong Philippine showing.
![PH medalists in para swimming, from left, Bladimir Sebastian Gonzales, Ric Daniel Pasadilla, Raemond Adefuin, Mary Hannah Diesto, and (front) Zach Lucas Obsioma. [PSC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/c8b20a6d-85d5-4936-afc4-fc8c3490793f-400x200.jpeg)
Team Philippines continued its medal rush at the 2025 Asian Youth Para Games in Dubai as young para swimmers and para athletes delivered golds across multiple venues.
![Infantino praises the Philippines for delivering a historic tournament in the inaugural FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup. [PSC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1a499486-0795-422a-bba8-b8aa24a6bd58-400x200.jpg)
FIFA president Gianni Infantino praised the Philippines for delivering a historic and “fantastic” staging of the first FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup.
![Charlie Ratcliff celebrates after winning gold in girls’ MMA at the Asian Youth Games in Bahrain. [POC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Mixed-Martial-Arts-Charlie-Ratcliff-wins-Gold-in-the-Girls-45kg-Modern-MMA-Finals-03-400x200.jpg)
Charlie Ratcliff’s quick finish in Bahrain gave the Philippines its second gold medal at the Asian Youth Games, highlighting the team’s growing momentum across multiple sports.
Cycling veterans Ronald Oranza and Jermyn Prado officially inaugurate the Tagaytay City Velodrome, the country’s first UCI-standard indoor cycling facility, with an opening ceremony led by POC President Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino.
The FIBA Asia Cup Trophy Tour is set to ignite excitement in the Philippines as it makes its way across key locations from June 16 to 18, 2025. The tour highlights the growing legacy of women’s basketball, celebrating local athletes and building community pride.