The Philippines participated at the 2021 Asian Youth Para Games held in Manama, Bahrain, from 2 to 6 December 2021. The Philippine contingent had 20 athletes competing in six sports.
Swimmer Ariel Joseph Alegarbes won a gold medal in the S14 100m butterfly and 2 silver medals in SB14 backstroke and breaststroke events, para-athlete Ronn Russel Mitra clinched silver in the 400m T20 event and Linard Sultan earned a silver medal in para table tennis after he lost to Iran's Seyed Hosseinipour in the men's singles class 8 finals.
Competitors
Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Ariel Joseph Alegarbes Swimming Men's S14 100m butterfly Ariel Joseph Alegarbes Swimming Men's SB14 100m backstroke Ariel Joseph Alegarbes Swimming Men's SB14 100m breaststroke Ronn Russel Mitra Athletics Men's 400m T20 Daniel Enderes Jr. Athletics Men's 1,500m T20 Linard Sultan Table tennis Men's individual class 8 Linard Sultan Table tennis Men's mixed team table Angel Otom Swimming Women's 100m butterfly S1-10 Multi class Mary Eloise Sable Table tennis Women's mixed team
Athletics Three sportspeople competed in athletics for the Philippines, all under the T20 classification:
Ronn Russel Mitra Remie Rose Flores Daniel Enderes
Badminton The Philippines had two competitors in badminton Antonio dela Cruz Jr. Joseph Clyde Belga
Boccia One athlete competed in boccia for the Philippines.
John Iver Quintaña (BC1 class)
Table tennis Two players took part in the table tennis for the Philippines. Linard Sultan Mary Eloise Sable
Swimming Swimmers formed the largest part of the Philippine delegation to the games with five athletes competing in swimming. Angel Otom (S6) Ariel Joseph Alegabres (S14)
Wheelchair basketball The wheelchair basketball team of the Philippines had 10 members in its roster. Mark Aguilar Mark Marquez Kyle Carandang Eljay Lamata Jolleniel Nebris Andrei Kuizon Jodriel Piol John Carl Dedala Anthony de Mesa Edgardo Ochaves
Coaches: Vernon Perea and Harry Solanoy
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