Swimmer Jamesray Ajido will lead nine Filipino athletes at Dakar 2026 as the Philippines seeks its first Youth Olympic Games medal since 2018.
![PSC chairman Patrick Gregorio praised Team Philippines for winning medals across 18 to 19 sports at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. [POC Media pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Untitled-design925-400x200.png)
PSC chairman Patrick Gregorio praised Team Philippines after medals in 18 to 19 sports and about P35 million in initial incentives.
![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.
![Kaila Napolis won Asian Games jiu jitsu bronze for the Philippines after beating Mongolia's Tsagaanbileg Altangerel, 2-0, in the women's -52kg class. [POC Media pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Untitled-design924-400x200.png)
Kaila Napolis beat Mongolia’s Tsagaanbileg Altangerel for bronze after reaching the repechage at the Asian Games.
![Philippine taekwondo earned two Asian Games medals through Juliana Candelaria and Jeus Yape in poomsae. [POC Media pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Untitled-design915-400x200.png)
Juliana Candelaria won silver and Jeus Yape added bronze as Philippine taekwondo secured two Asian Games poomsae medals.
![Team Philippines continues its Asian Games gold medal chase with three golds secured in Nagoya and several events still in contention. [POC Media pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Untitled-design908-400x200.png)
Team Philippines has three golds in Nagoya, with POC president Bambol Tolentino confident the delegation can surpass its Hangzhou haul.
![Carlo Paalam advanced to the Asian Games 2026 men's 55kg semifinals after edging China's Jiamao Zhang by split decision. [POC Media pool photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Untitled-design879-400x200.png)
Carlo Paalam edged China’s Jiamao Zhang by split decision to reach the men’s 55kg semifinals and secure an Asian Games medal.
![Alex Eala advanced to the Asian Games 2026 women's singles quarterfinals after defeating Thailand's Patcharin Cheapchandej, 6-1, 6-0. [POC Media pool photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Untitled-design878-400x200.png)
Top seed Alex Eala crushed Thailand’s Patcharin Cheapchandej, 6-1, 6-0, in 55 minutes to reach the Asian Games 2026 women’s singles quarterfinals.
![Ubas advances to his second consecutive Asian Games long jump final after finishing eighth in qualifying. [POC Media pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Untitled-design858-400x200.png)
Janry Ubas hit the Asian Games long jump qualifying standard with a 7.59-meter leap, earning another shot at the podium in Nagoya.
![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.