![Wheelchair basketball squads make waves! The Lady Warriors and Pilipinas Warriors are ready to compete for gold against Thailand. [photo credit: Francis Diaz Facebook]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/615817330_10237832230732433_1577310384290008910_n-400x200.jpg)
The Philippines begins its campaign at the 13th ASEAN Para Games in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, with para swimming and 3×3 wheelchair basketball teams set for early action.
![The Pilipinas Warriors compete during the 13th ASEAN Para Games. [PSC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/att.mYWtDsmooN6ue7l5abGBacvU0QGNRb9vMjgcaD-njDU-400x200.jpeg)
The Philippine national men’s 3×3 wheelchair team secured a semifinal spot at the 13th ASEAN Para Games in Thailand after winning its first two matches. Captain Kenneth Tapia and teammates delivered dominant performances against Indonesia and Malaysia.
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The Philippines begins its ASEAN Para Games 2026 run in Nakhon Ratchasima as its wheelchair 3×3 basketball and cerebral palsy football teams open play on Monday.
![WHEELCHAIR BALL SCRAMBLE - John Rey Escalante (center) and Asadullah Abdul Rahimzai (right) scramble for the loose ball in their 4th Asian Para Games men’s basketball clash at the Hangzhou Olympic Center Gymnasium Friday, Oct. 20. [PSC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/394498042_786567229909503_7324077644723890731_n-400x200.jpg)
The Philippines fell short of their comeback bid, absorbing a 49-53 heartbreaker at the hands of Afghanistan on Friday, October 20, in the 4th Hangzhou Asian Para Games wheelchair basketball tournament at the Hangzhou Olympic Center Gymnasium.