The Philippines is a member of the South East Asian Zone of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), and has participated in the Asian Games since their inception in 1951. The Philippine Olympic Committee, established in 1911, and recognized in 1929 by the International Olympic Committee, is the National Olympic Committee for Philippines.
The Philippines was one of the first five founding members of the Asian Games Federation on February 13, 1949, in New Delhi, the organization which was disbanded on November 26, 1981, and replaced by the Olympic Council of Asia.
Membership of Olympic Council of Asia The Philippines is a member of the South East Asian Zone of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), the continental association recognized by the International Olympic Committee. Being a member of the Southeast Asian Zone, the Philippines also participates in the Southeast Asian Games, a regional games for Southeast Asian nations.
The OCA organizes five major continental-level multi-sport events: the Asian Summer Games (more commonly known as the Asian Games), Asian Winter Games, Asian Indoor-Martial Arts Games, Asian Beach Games, and Asian Youth Games. Before 2009, Indoor and Martial Arts were two separate events, specialised for indoor and martial arts sports respectively. However, the two events was merged to form a single event known as the Asian Indoor-Martial Arts Games, which debuted in 2013 in Incheon, South Korea. As a member of OCA, the Philippines is privileged to participate in all these multi-sport events.
+GamesYearHost cityOpened byDateSportsEventsNationsCompetitorsTop-ranked teamRankRefAsian Games21954Manila Ramon Magsaysay 1–9 May 195487618970 2nd Place
Asian Games Results
Philippines is one of the only seven countries that have competed in all editions of the Asian Games. The other six are Indonesia, Japan, India, Sri Lanka, Singapore and Thailand. With a total of 457 medals, Philippines is currently ranked 13th at the all-time Asian Games medal table. Asian GamesGamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalMedal RankRank 1951 New Delhi 59 5 6 8 19 - 5 1954 Manila 166 14 14 17 45 ↑ 2 1958 Tokyo 152 8 19 20 47 ↓ 2 1962 Jakarta 173 7 6 24 37 ↓ 5 1966 Bangkok 173 2 15 25 42 ↓ 10 1970 Bangkok 302 1 9 12 22 ↓ 11 1974 Tehran 47 0 2 12 14 ↓ 16 1978 Bangkok 316 4 4 6 14 ↑ 9 1982 New Delhi 184 2 3 9 14 ↓ 10 1986 Seoul 93 4 5 9 18 ↑ 6 1990 Beijing 285 1 2 7 10 ↓ 13 1994 Hiroshima 524 3 2 8 13 ↑ 14 1998 Bangkok 386 1 5 12 18 ↓ 21 2002 Busan 220 3 7 16 26 ↑ 18 2006 Doha 233 4 6 9 19 ↑ 18 2010 Guangzhou 188 3 4 9 16 ↓ 19 2014 Incheon 150 1 3 11 15 ↓ 22 2018 Jakarta-Palembang 271 4 2 15 21 ↑ 19 2022 Hangzhou 391 4 2 12 18 ↑ 17 2026 Aichi-Nagoya 440 4 9 16 29 ↑ 17 2030 Doha Future event 2034 Riyadh Future event Total - 75 125 257 457 - 13
Medalists by sport
Updated after the 2026 Asian Games
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank Archery 0 1 1 2 11 Athletics 13 10 31 51 13 Basketball 5 2 2 9 3 Beach volleyball 0 0 1 1 7 Bowling 7 8 8 23 5 Boxing 15 11 31 57 5 Chess 0 1 0 1 7 Cue sports 4 4 1 9 4 Cycling 1 2 10 13 12 Dancesport 0 0 2 2 4 Diving 0 0 1 1 13 Equestrian 1 1 1 3 9 Esports 0 0 2 2 13 Golf 3 4 8 15 4 Gymnastics 2 0 1 3 8 Ju-jitsu 2 1 3 6 4 Judo 0 1 0 1 11 Karate 0 1 7 8 16 Mixed martial arts 0 1 1 2 7 Pencak silat 0 0 4 4 7 Roller sports 1 0 0 1 5 Rowing 0 0 1 1 16 Sailing 0 1 0 1 13 Sepak takraw 0 1 3 4 10 Shooting 5 12 15 32 10 Swimming 10 31 54 95 5 Taekwondo 1 7 26 34 10 Tennis 3 9 17 29 8 Volleyball 0 0 1 1 10 Weightlifting 1 5 4 10 15 Wrestling 0 2 2 4 16 Wushu 1 8 14 23 11Total 75 125 257 457 13
Asian Para Games Results
Medals by edition Ranking is based on the Total Gold medals earned. Asian Para Games GamesAthletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank Guangzhou 2010 35 0 4 3 7 21 Incheon 2014 40 0 5 5 10 24 Jakarta 2018 57 10 8 11 29 11 Hangzhou 2022 72 10 4 5 19 9Total 204 20 21 24 65 14
Medalists by sport
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank Blind Chess 13 5 8 26 2 Para Athletics 1 3 2 6 22 Para Cycling 1 0 3 4 6 Powerlifting 0 5 1 6 17 Para Swimming 4 3 9 16 14 Para Table Tennis 0 2 1 3 13 Ten Pin Para Bowling 1 2 0 3 4 Wheelchair Dance sport 0 1 0 1 5 Total 20 21 24 65 14
Medalists
Asian Winter Games Results
The Philippines won its first Asian Winter Games medal; a gold in curling on February 14.
Medals by edition Asian Winter Games GamesAthletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank Sapporo 1990 1 0 0 0 0 − Harbin 1996 Did not participate Gangwon 1999 Aomori 2003 Changchun 2007 5 0 0 0 0 − Astana−Almaty 2011 3 0 0 0 0 − Sapporo 2017 29 0 0 0 0 − Harbin 2025 19 1 0 0 1 5 Almaty 2029 Future eventTotal 57 1 0 0 1 8
Medalists by sport
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank Curling 1 0 0 0 4Total 1 0 0 0 14
Asian Beach Games Results
The Philippines has sent its delegations to both editions of the Asian Beach Games—a biennial multi-sport event which features sporting events played on seaside beach. At the 2008 Games in Bali, the Philippines won a total of 10 medals, leading to the country finishing 21st in the medal table. The Philippines sent a delegation composed of 23 athletes for the 2010 Asian Beach Games held in Muscat, Oman from December 8 to 16, 2010. The Philippines was one of the 18 National Olympic Committees that did not win any medal in the Games.
Medals by edition Ranking is based on the Total Gold medals earned. GamesAthletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank Bali 2008 - 0 2 8 10 21 Muscat 2010 24 0 0 0 0 - Haiyang 2012 330 2 2 4 11 Phuket 2014 80 3 2 7 12 13 Danang 2016 652 4 15 21 17 Sanya 2026 101 3 4 2 9 5 Total 303 8 14 34 56 14
Medalists
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Results
The Philippines has sent athletes to all editions of the Asian Indoor Games. In the 2005 Asian Indoor Games, held in Bangkok, Thailand, from November 12 to 19, 2005, the Philippines won total four medals, including a gold. Total six medals were won by Filipino athletes during the 2007 Games in Macau, held from October 26 to November 3, 2007. Filipino contingents gave the best performance, in terms of the total number of medals earned, during the 2009 Games held in Hanoi, Vietnam, from October 30 to November 8, winning 10 medals overall.
The Philippines competed in the First Asian Martial Arts Games held in Bangkok, Thailand, from August 1 to 9, 2009. The Philippines won total 18 medals (with two gold), and finished in the 12th spot. Jeffrey Figueroa won a gold in the bantamweight class of taekwondo after defeating Rezai Hasan of Afghanistan by 10–7 in the final. Another gold was won by Mary Jane Estimar in the sanshou 52 kg event of wushu. Estimar defeated Si Si Sein of Myanmar in the final by two to nil points difference.
Medals by edition
Ranking is based on the Total Gold medals earned. GamesAthletes Gold Silver Bronze Total RankAsian Indoor Games Bangkok 2005 - 1 0 2 3 15 Macau 2007 - 1 2 3 6 19 Hanoi 2009 23 1 4 5 10 20Asian Martial Arts Games Bangkok 2009 - 2 6 10 18 12Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Seoul 2013 40 1 0 2 3 18 Ashgabat 2017 121 2 14 14 30 19 Bangkok/Chonburi 2021 Cancelled Riyadh 2025Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Future eventTotal - 8 26 35 69 18
Medalists
Afro-Asian Games Results
Medals by editions GamesAthletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank Hyderabad 2003 - 1 4 10 15 15 Algiers 2007 CancelledTotal - 1 4 10 15 15
Asian Youth Games Results
The Philippines participated in the 2009 Asian Youth Games held in Singapore from June 29 to July 7, 2009. The Philippines earned two medals in the Games, but no gold, and finished in the 18th spot in the medal table.
Medals by editions GamesAthletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank Singapore 2009 59 0 1 1 2 18 Nanjing 2013 55 2 3 0 5 12 Jakarta 2017 Cancelled Shantou 2021 Bahrain 2025 143 7 7 10 24 12 Tashkent 2029 Future eventTotal - 9 11 11 31 14
Asian Youth Para Games Results
Medals by editions GamesAthletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank Tokyo 2009 Did not participate Kuala Lumpur 2013 - 1 1 5 7 18 Dubai 2017 17 0 0 1 1 21 Manama 2021 20 1 6 2 9 17 Dubai 2025 49 8 13 10 41 13Total - 10 20 18 38 14
See also
Philippines at the Olympics Philippines at the Southeast Asian Games
Notes and references Notes
The National Olympic Committees are all members of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), which is also split among five continental associations: Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa, Pan American Sports Organization, Olympic Council of Asia, European Olympic Committees, and Oceania National Olympic Committees.
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