2024 in Philippine sports

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The following is a list of notable events and developments related to Philippine sports in 2024.

Athletics

  • February 20 – Ernest John Obiena wins the gold medal at the Memorial Josip Gasparac indoor pole vault event in Croatia, clearing the 5.83-meter mark.[1]
  • February 23 – Ernest John Obiena wins the gold medal at the ISTAF Berlin in Germany after clearing the 5.93-meter mark, setting a new Asian record.[2]
  • April 18 – Leonard Gorospe wins a bronze medal in the men's high jump event at the 2024 Singapore Open Track and Field Championships in Singapore, clearing the 2.14-meter mark.[3]
  • April 19 – Janry Ubas wins a gold medal in the men's long jump event at the 2024 Singapore Open Track and Field Championships in Singapore with a jump of 7.58 meters.[4]
  • May 5 – The Philippine delegation wins three gold, one silver, and one bronze medals at the 2024 Hong Kong Athletics Championships in Hong Kong.[5]
  • May 8–12 – The Philippine Athletics Championships is held at the PhilSports Track Oval in Pasig.[6]
  • May 18 – Ernest John Obiena wins the gold medal at the USA Track and Field Los Angeles Grand Prix in Los Angeles, California, United States after clearing the 5.8-meter mark.[7]
  • May 30 – Ernest John Obiena wins the silver medal at the Bislett Games in Oslo, Norway, clearing the 5.72-meter mark.[8]
  • June 20 – Ernest John Obiena wins the gold medal at the Irena Szewińska Memorial in Bydgoszcz, Poland, clearing the 5.97-meter mark.[9]
  • June 23 – Ernest John Obiena wins two gold medals at the Memorial Czeslawa Cybulskiego in Poznań, Poland, clearing the 5.87-meter mark.[10]
  • August 22 – Ernest John Obiena wins a bronze medal at the Lausanne Diamond League in Lausanne, Switzerland, clearing the 5.82-meter mark.[11]

Badminton

  • June 11 – The final tournament of the 2024 Philippine Badminton Open is held at Gameville Ball Park in Mandaluyong.[12]
    • Jewel Angelo Albo wins the men's singles tournament final after defeating Clarence Villaflor in two sets 21–13, 21–9.
    • Mika de Guzman wins the women's singles tournament final after defeating Ysabel Amora in three sets 21–11, 14–21, 21–8.
    • Ariel Magnaye and Christian Bernardo win the men's doubles tournament final after defeating Solomon Padiz Jr. and Julius Villabrille in three sets 22–20, 15–21, 20–17.
    • Lea Inlayo and Nicole Albo win the women's doubles tournament final after defeating Kimberly Lao and Patricia De Dios in two sets 21–12, 21–7.
    • Christian Bernardo and Alyssa Leonardo win the mixed doubles tournament final after defeating Julius Villabrille and Nicole Albo in three sets 21–19, 19–21, 21–14.

Baseball

Basketball

Bowling

  • February 18 – Marc Dylan Custodio wins the 10th DIBC-Delta Open Bowling Tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, tallying 1,837 points.[48]
  • September 20 – Lara Posadas-Wong wins the silver medal at the 27th Asian Ten-pin Bowling Championship in Bangkok, Thailand after registering 1,353 pin falls in a women's singles event.[49]

Boxing

Canoeing

  • October 31–November 3 – The Philippines hosts the ICF Dragon Boat World Championships in Puerto Princesa, Palawan,[83][84] emerging as the tournament's overall champion after winning 11 gold, 20 silver, and 16 bronze medals.[85]

Chess

  • March 31– Daniel Quizon wins the Hanoi Grandmaster Chess Tournament in Vietnam after defeating grandmaster Bui Vinh in the ninth and final round.[86]
  • July 9 – Typhoon Yolanda survivor Mario Rebano prevails in the World Open Chess Under 2000 Tournament 2024 in Philadelphia.[87]
  • August 25 – International Master Daniel Quizon places sixth at the 30th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival, winning against four grandmasters out of the six matches, including a victory over S. L. Narayanan of India. His ratings improves from 2457 to 2490, only 10 points away from reaching the grandmaster title.[88]
  • September 15 – Daniel Quizon is elevated to grandmaster title at the 2024 FIDE Chess Olympiad at BOK Sports Hall in Budapest, Hungary after defeating Igor Efimov.[89]

Cue sports

Curling

Cycling

Darts

Esports

Figure skating

  • December 22 – President Bongbong Marcos signs into law the naturalization of Russian figure skater Aleksandr Korovin, making him eligible to represent the Philippines in international competitions.[118]

Floorball

Football

Golf

  • January 26 – Antonio Lascuña wins the TCC Invitational in Laguna after tallying 291 points.[140]
  • March 15 – Jhonnel Ababa wins the ICTSI Apo Golf Classic in Davao City.[141]
  • March 22 – Lloyd Jefferson Go wins the ICTSI Palos Verdes Championship in Davao City.[142]
  • April 12 – Clyde Mondilla wins the ICTSI Caliraya Springs Championship in Laguna.[143]

Gymnastics

Gymnast Carlos Yulo won the Philippines' Olympic gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris (image taken at the Malacañan Palace in 2024).

Handball

Ice hockey

Jiu-jitsu

Karate

  • April 24–26 – The Philippine delegation wins six gold, one silver, and sixteen bronze medals at the 2024 Southeast Asian Karate Federation Championship in Bangkok, Thailand.[158]

Lawn bowls

  • March 3–10 – The Philippine delegation finishes second overall at the 2024 Asian Bowls Championship in Thailand after winning four gold, one silver, and three bronze medals.[159]

Mixed martial arts

Motorsports

Rowing

  • June 26–30 – The Philippine national team wins one gold, five silver, and twelve bronze medals at the 2024 Southeast Asian Rowing Federation Championships in Haiphong, Vietnam.[166]

Rugby

Sailing

  • December 26–28 – The Centennial 7 becomes the first vessel sailed by an all-Filipino crew to compete at the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race in Australia, but fails to finish the event due to bad weather.[168]

Sambo

  • March 3 – The Philippine delegation wins three gold, one silver, and one bronze medal at the 2024 Dutch Sambo Open in Dalfsen, The Netherlands.[169]

Sepak takraw

Skateboarding

  • February 4–5 – The Philippines hosts the 2024 Southeast Asian Street Skateboarding Competition in Baler, Aurora. The Philippine delegation wins one silver, and two bronze medals.[171]
  • February 22–25 – The Philippines hosts the Downhill Skateboarding, Street Luge World Championships in Tagaytay. The tournament concludes with Rydelle Abarico winning silver in the women's division.[172]

Softball

Speedcubing

Surfing

  • February 7 – Jay-R Esquivel wins the inaugural WSL Baler International Pro in Baler, Aurora after ruling the men’s longboard qualifying series.[178]

Swimming

Taekwondo

Tennis

Trail Running

Volleyball

Weightlifting

Wushu

  • April 21–26 – The Philippine delegation wins a gold and bronze medals at the 2024 International Wushu Invitational Tournament in Jiangsu, China.[221]

Multi-sport events

Deaths

See also

References

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