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2025 in Philippine sports

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The following is a list of notable events and developments related to Philippine sports in 2025.

Events

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Athletics

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  • January 27 – John Chicano wins the gold and silver medals at the Jeddah Sprint Triathlon in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.[1]
  • January 28 – Kristina Knott finishes in second place at the 60-meter event at the Martín Luther King Jr. Invitational in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States after clocking in 7.34 seconds.[2]
  • January 29 – EJ Obiena finishes in second place at the International Jump Meeting Cottbus in Germany after clearing 5.65 meters.[3]
  • February 8 – EJ Obiena wins the gold medal at the Meeting Metz Moselle Athlelor in France after clearing 5.70 meters.[4]
  • February 16 – EJ Obiena wins the gold medal at the Copernicus Cup in Poland after clearing 5.80 meters.[5]
  • March 30 – EJ Obiena wins the gold medal at the Taiwan International Pole Vault Championship in Nantou, Taiwan, after clearing 5.50 meters.[6]
  • May 31 – EJ Obiena wins the gold medal at the men's pole vault event at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships in South Korea after clearing 5.77 meters.[7]
  • June 22–25 – The Philippine delegation wins three silver and one bronze medals at the 2025 Thailand Open Track and Field Championships held in Pathum Thani, Thailand.[8]

Basketball

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Bobsleigh

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  • February 27–28 – The Philippines women's bobsleigh team consisting of Rhea Joy Sumalpong and Shirley Salamagos wins the silver medal at the Korea Cup Bobsled Championship in Pyeongchang, South Korea after clocking in 55.07 seconds.[28]

Boxing

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Chess

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Cross country

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  • June 22 – Shagne Yaoyao wins the silver medal at the 2025 Coupe du Japon International Kyoto Yubune Stage in Wazuka, Japan.[43]

Cue sports

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Curling

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Cycling

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  • January 14–15 – The Philippine cycling team wins one gold, two silver, and one bronze medal at the 2025 UCI Thai MTB XCO Cup in Thailand.[53]
  • February 8 – Mark Galedo wins the silver medal at the Masters 40-44 age category of individual time trial at the Asian Cycling Confederation Road Championships in Thailand.[54]
  • March 7–11 – The Philippine women's cycling team finishes fifth overall at the Biwase Tour of Vietnam in Bình Dương, Vietnam[55]
  • April 24–May 1 – The Tour de Luzon is held beginning in Laoag, Ilocos Norte and finishing at Camp John Hay in Baguio.[56]

Darts

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Diving

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Equestrian

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  • July 19 – Toni Leviste wins the FEI Prix St. Georges in Belgium with a score of 68.603 percent, becoming the first Filipino equestrian to win an international dressage event in Europe.[60]

Fencing

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  • July 20–24 – The Philippine delegation wins four gold, two silver, and seven bronze medals at the Southeast Asian Fencing Federation Junior Championship 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[61]

Figure skating

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Football

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Golf

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  • March 23 – Aidric Chan wins the Lexus Challenge of the Asian Development Tour in Vietnam.[72]

Gymnastics

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Handball

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Ice hockey

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Jiu-jitsu

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  • February 13–19 – The Philippine delegation wins two gold, two silver, and five bronze medals at the 2nd Jiu-Jitsu Asian Youth Championship in Bangkok, Thailand.[79]
  • June 19–22 – The Philippine delegation wins two medals at the 2025 Asian Jiu-Jitsu Championships held in Chiba, Japan.[80]

Kickboxing

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  • April 7–12 – The Philippine delegation wins eight gold, four silver, and 10 bronze medals at the First Thailand Kickboxing World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand.[81]

Lacrosse

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Mixed martial arts

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Muay Thai

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Pickleball

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Rugby Union

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Sambo

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  • March 9 – The Philippine delegation wins two gold, one silver, and one bronze medal at the 2024 Dutch Sambo Open in Dalfsen, Netherlands.[90]
  • April 5 – The Philippine delegation wins three gold, and one silver medals at the 2025 US Sambo International in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.[91]

Skateboarding

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Squash

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  • May 9–12 – The Philippine delegation wins one gold, two silver, and two bronze medals at the 2025 Southeast Asia Junior Championships held in Bangkok, Thailand.[93]

Swimming

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  • June 25–27 – The Philippine delegation wins one gold, two silver, and two bronze medals at the 47th Southeast Asia Age Group Aquatics Championships held in Singapore.[94]

Table Tennis

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  • April 17–22 – The Philippine delegation wins four bronze medals at the 2025 Southeast Asian Regional Youth Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia.[95]

Tennis

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  • March 21 – Alexandra Eala becomes the first Filipina tennis player to defeat a WTA top-30 opponent after beating the world No. 25, Jeļena Ostapenko of Latvia, 7–6(2), 7–5, in the second round of the 2025 Miami Open – Women's singles tournament in Miami, Florida, United States.[96] Eala also becomes the first Filipino to beat a former Grand Slam champion at a WTA-level event, as Ostapenko previously won the 2017 French Open – Women's singles.[97]
  • March 23 – Alexandra Eala becomes the first Filipino to defeat a top-10 opponent (in the Open Era) after beating the world No. 5, Madison Keys of the United States, 6–4, 6–2, in the third round of the 2025 Miami Open – Women's singles tournament.[98]
  • March 26 – Alexandra Eala becomes the first Filipina to reach the semifinals of a WTA Tour event after beating the world No. 2, Iga Świątek of Poland, 6–2, 7–5, in the quarterfinals of the 2025 Miami Open – Women's singles tournament.[99] With this win, Eala also becomes the first Filipina to make her debut in the top 100 of the WTA rankings.[100]
  • June 27 – Alexandra Eala becomes the first Filipina to reach the finals of a WTA Tour event after beating Varvara Gracheva of Russia, 7–5, 2–6, 6–3, in the semifinals of the 2025 Eastbourne Open – Women's singles tournament.[101]
  • June 28 – Alexandra Eala finishes as runner-up of the 2025 Eastbourne Open – Women's singles tournament after losing to Maya Joint of Australia, 6–4, 1–6, 7–6(12–10), in the final.[102]
  • July 4–9 – The Philippine delegation wins one gold, four silver, and three bronze medals at the 18th Poland Cup International Soft Tennis Tournament held in Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland.[103]

Trail running

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  • August 3 – Two contestants die from suspected heat-related illness while participating in the Balikadaw X Santo Tomas Mountain Trail in Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte.[104]

Triathlon

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  • April 6 – Diego Dimayuga wins the silver medal in the 13–15 age category at the 2025 Asia Triathlon Sprint Championship in Hong Kong.[105]
  • June 15 – John Patrick Ciron wins the Ironman 70.3 held in Subic Bay after clocking in 4 hours, 37 minutes, and 28 seconds.[106]

Volleyball

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Water polo

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  • April 23 – The Philippines men's national under-21 water polo team wins a bronze medal at the 60th Malaysia Invitational Age-Group Water Polo Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[125]

Weightlifting

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Wushu

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Multi-sport events

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Predicted and scheduled

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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