The following is a list of notable events and developments related to Philippine sports in 2026.
Events Archery April 30 – May 3 – The Philippine delegation wins one gold and two bronze medals at the Asia Barebow Championships held in Shah Alam, Malaysia. July 3–5 – The Philippine delegation wins 13 gold, 10 silver, and 7 bronze medals at the Singapore Youth Archery Championships held at Bukit Gombak Stadium in Singapore.
Athletics January 24 – EJ Obiena wins the bronze medal at the 6th ISTAF Indoor Düsseldorf held in Düsseldorf, Germany after clearing . January 29 – EJ Obiena wins the gold medal at the International Springer-Meeting held in Cottbus, Germany after clearing . February 7 – EJ Obiena wins the gold medal at the 2026 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships held in Tianjin, China after clearing . February 8 – EJ Obiena wins the bronze medal at the Indoor Meeting Karlsruhe held in Karlsruhe, Germany after clearing . March 6 – EJ Obiena wins the gold medal at the ISTAF Indoor held in Berlin, Germany after clearing . April 15–17 – The Philippine delegation wins one gold and three bronze medals at the Singapore Open Track & Field Championships 2026 in Singapore. May 7 – Leonard Grospe sets a new national record for men's high jump at NCAA Season 101 after clearing . May 28–31 – The Philippine delegation wins one silver, and one bronze medals at the 2026 Asian U20 Athletics Championships held in Hong Kong, China. June 13 – The inaugural Galaxy Manila Marathon is held along the EDSA in Metro Manila. Allan Arbois Jr. and Jewel de Luna emerge as winners in the men's and women's divisions. June 15 – EJ Obiena wins the silver medal at the Eurowings Flight Circus held in Düsseldorf, Germany after clearing . June 28 – EJ Obiena wins the gold medal at the Czeslaw Cybulski Memorial held in Poznań, Poland after clearing . July 1 – EJ Obiena wins the gold medal at the Raiffeisen Austria Open held in Eisenstadt, Austria after clearing . July 9–12 – The Philippine delegation wins two silver and one bronze medal at the 2026 Asian U23 Athletics Championships held in Ordos City, China. July 17 – EJ Obiena wins the silver medal at the World Athletics Continental Tour in Madrid, Spain after clearing . August 1 – EJ Obiena wins the gold medal at the Halberstädter Höhenflug - 1. Internationales Stabhochsprung-Meeting auf dem Domplatz in Germany after clearing . August 6 – EJ Obiena wins the gold medal at the Stabhochsprung Meeting in Jockgrim, Germany after clearing . August 17 – EJ Obiena wins the gold medal at the Golden Sand 2026 in Międzyzdroje, Poland after clearing . August 30 – EJ Obiena wins the gold medal at the ISTAF Berlin in Germany after clearing . September 29 – EJ Obiena wins the gold medal in men’s pole vault at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, after clearing .
Badminton February 8 – Clarence Villaflor wins the bronze medal at the Azerbaijan International held in Baku, Azerbaijan after defeating Minoru Koga in three sets (21–19, 13–21, 21–18).
Baseball May 5 – The Philippines women's national baseball team qualifies for their first-ever Women's Baseball World Cup after receiving a wild card from the World Baseball Softball Confederation for the 2027 Women's Baseball World Cup.
Basketball February 1 – The San Miguel Beermen win the 2025–26 PBA Philippine Cup after defeating TNT Tropang 5G 4–2 in the best-of-seven game series. March 1 – The Pilipinas Aguilas women's 3x3 team win the 3x3 Basketball Thailand International League 2026 held in Bangkok, Thailand after defeating Singapore 14–12 in the final tournament. March 12–18 – The Philippines women's national team participate at the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournaments held in Villeurbanne, France, with a 1–4 win-loss record. April 1–5 – The Philippines women's national team wins the silver medal at the 2026 FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup held in Singapore after losing to Australia 10–21 in the final. April 12 – The Philippines women's national team qualifies for the 2026 FIBA 3x3 World Cup after defeating Singapore 21–10 in the classification playoff. May 18 – Senegal-born player Malick Diouf and American-born women's player Elizabeth Jeanette Means obtain Filipino citizenship after Republic Acts No. 12318 and 12319 granting them their respective naturalized status lapse into law. May 31 – The UST Growling Tigers win the 2026 National Student Athletes Championship after defeating NU Bulldogs 95–84 in the final tournament. June 1–7 – The Philippines women's national team participates at the 2026 FIBA 3x3 World Cup held in Warsaw, Poland. June 13 (CDT) – Jordan Clarkson becomes the first Filipino to play for an NBA champion after his team, the New York Knicks, won the 2026 edition. June 17 – The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel win the 2026 PBA Commissioner's Cup after defeating TNT Tropang 5G in a do-or-die seven-game series. July 15 – Akari Sparks Rizal wins the 2026 WMPBL finals after defeating Batangas-New Zealand Bluefire 2–1 in a best-of-three game series. July 23 – The JRU Heavy Bombers win the 2026 Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup after defeating San Beda Red Lions 2–0 in a best-of-three game series. July 30: The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) suspends the Bacolod Masskara for the rest of the 2026 season following allegations of game manipulation during a July 28 game against the Bulacan Kuyas. It also issues a permanent ban on Bacolod Masskara players and coaches involved in the incident. The Philippines men's national under-17 team wins the bronze medal at the B.League U16 Challenge Cup after defeating Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka 78–72 in a bronze medal game. August 7 – The University Athletic Association of the Philippines Board imposes a perpetual ban on basketball coach Tab Baldwin from all UAAP-related events and competitions following its investigation into the deaths of Ateneo Blue Eagles players Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili in a team-building activity in on June 8. August 19 – The MPBL signs a partnership with the East Asia Super League for the Philippines, with Abra Weavers, who won the 2025 season, as a representative. August 31 – American-born player Bennie Boatwright obtains Filipino citizenship after Republic Act No. 12323, granting him respective naturalized status, lapses into law. September 9–10 – The B.League Manila Games 2026 is held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.
Boxing February 7 – Gabriel Santisima wins the WBO Asia-Pacific super bantamweight title after defeating Subaru Murata via unanimous decision held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. March 15 – Nonito Donaire loses the WBA bantamweight eliminator after being knocked out by Riku Masuda in the eighth round in Yokohama, Japan. April 4 – Pedro Taduran retains the IBF minimumweight title after defeating Gustavo Perez Alvarez via technical knockout on the seventh round held at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, California, United States. April 8 – John Wayne Vicera wins the bronze medal after defeating Iwai Daichi at the men's 50-kg category of the Asian Boxing Elite Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. April 30 – The 3rd Pacquiao-Elorde Awards are held at Okada Manila in Parañaque, with Melvin Jerusalem and Pedro Taduran named as Boxers of the Year. May 15–18 – The Philippine delegation wins two gold and one bronze medals at the Belgrade Winner Elite Tournament held in Belgrade, Serbia. May 17 – Melvin Jerusalem loses the WBC minimumweight title by Siyakholwa Kuse via unanimous decision held in Johannesburg, South Africa. May 25 – The Philippine delegation wins two gold medals at the Eindhoven Box Cup held in Eindhoven, Netherlands. June 17–21 – The Philippine delegation wins one gold and one bronze medals at the Grand Prix Ústí nad Labem 2026 held in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic. July 19 – Charly Suarez wins the WBO International super featherweight title after defeating Manuel Ávila via knockout in the first round.
Brazilian jiu-jitsu August 6–9 – The Philippine delegation wins two gold, two silver, and six bronze medals at the JJIF World Championships held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Chess March 2 – FIDE Master Megan Paragua wins the 2026 New York State High School Chess Championship held in Saratoga Springs, New York, United States.
Cue sports January 6 – AJ Manas finishes runner-up at the 2026 Chinese-Taipei Professional Billiards Association Pro Tour after losing to Ko Pin-yi 12–13 in the final tournament. January 21–23 – The inaugural WNT Legends competition is held at the Gateway 2 mall in Quezon City. January 31 – Carlo Biado wins the Asian 10-Ball Pool Championships held in Jakarta, Indonesia after defeating Robbie Capito 11–7 in the final tournament. February 4 – Alexis Ferrer wins the WWW Billiard 9-Ball Championship held in Jakarta, Indonesia after defeating Bachrain Rauf 9–5 in the final tournament. February 18 – Chezka Centeno finishes runner-up at the WPBA Classic Players Championship held in Lauderhill, Florida, United States after losing to Chou Chieh-yu 3–10 in the final tournament. February 28 – The Philippine team wins the mixed team category at the 2026 WPA World Ten-ball Championship held in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, after defeating Poland 3–2 in the final tournament. March 14 – Carlo Biado wins the US Open 1-Pocket Championships after defeating Roland Garcia 5–1 in an all-Filipino final tournament. March 16 – Rubilen Amit finishes runner-up at the Raxx Mezz Olhausen Invitational held in West Hempstead, New York, United States after losing to Margaret Fefilova-Styer 1–8 in the final tournament. April 11 – Rhaki Roj Constantino wins the 2026 Asian HeyBall Women's Championship held in Selangor, Malaysia, after defeating Amee Kamani of India 6–3 in the final tournament. May 18 – Jeffrey Ignacio wins the 2026 World Nineball Tour held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia after defeating Sean Mark Malayan 13–1 in the final tournament. May 20 – Francisco Bustamante wins the Buffalo’s Pro Classic 1 Ball One Pocket Division held in Jefferson, Louisiana, United States after defeating Evan Lunda 4–0 in the final tournament. June 4 – The Negros Occidental Pillars win the 2025–26 SBA season after defeating the Manila MSW Mavericks 3–1 in a best-of-five game series. July 5 – Carlo Biado wins the 2026 International Indonesia 10-Ball Open held in Jakarta, Indonesia after defeating Paolo Gallito 10–9 in an all-Filipino final tournament. July 27 – Chezka Centeno wins the WPA Women’s World Eight-Ball Championship held in Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States after defeating Kelly Fisher 9–6 in the final tournament. September 21 – Anton Raga wins the 2026 Japan Men's Open held in Tokyo, Japan after defeating Antonio Lining 8–3 in the all-Filipino final tournament.
Cycling February 7 – Mark Galedo wins the silver medal at the men's masters 40–44 age category of individual time trial (ITT) at the Asian Cycling Confederation Road Championships held in Phitsanulok, Thailand. March 25–31 – The 2026 Asian Track Cycling Championships is held at Tagaytay City Velodrome in Tagaytay. April 29 – May 13 – The Tour of Luzon is held beginning in Tagaytay, and finishing in Baguio.
Disc golf January 11 – Khevin Yu wins the mixed amateur category at the 2026 Asia Disc Golf Open – PDGA Asia Tour held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan after tallying 206 points.
Figure skating May 21 – Skye Patenia wins the bronze medal at the Oceania International Figure Skating Competition held in Auckland, New Zealand.
Floorball January 13–19 – The Philippines men's national team finishes fourth place at the 2026 Asia-Pacific Floorball Championship held in Wellington, New Zealand. The team, however, qualifies for the 2026 Men's World Floorball Championships in Finland.
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