2026 in Philippine sports
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Athletics
- January 24 – EJ Obiena wins the bronze medal at the 6th ISTAF Indoor Düsseldorf held in Düsseldorf, Germany after clearing 5.65 m (18.5 ft).[1]
- January 29 – EJ Obiena wins the gold medal at the International Springer-Meeting held in Cottbus, Germany after clearing 5.77 m (18.9 ft).[2]
- February 7 – EJ Obiena wins the gold medal at the 2026 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships held in Tianjin, China after clearing 5.70 m (18.7 ft).[3]
- February 8 – EJ Obiena wins the bronze medal at the Indoor Meeting Karlsruhe held in Karlsruhe, Germany after clearing 5.70 m (18.7 ft).[4]
- March 6 – EJ Obiena wins the gold medal at the ISTAF Indoor held in Berlin, Germany after clearing 5.78 m (19.0 ft).[5]
- April 15–17 – The Philippine delegation wins one gold and three bronze medals at the Singapore Open Track & Field Championships 2026 in Singapore.[6]
Badminton
- February 8 – Clarence Villaflor finishes bronze medal at the Azerbaijan International held in Baku, Azerbaijan after defeating Minoru Koga in three sets (21–19, 13–21, 21–18)[7]
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.[8]
- 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.[9]
- 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.[10]
- 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.[11]
- 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.[12]
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.[13]
- March 15 – Nonito Donaire loses the WBA bantamweight eliminator after being knocked out by Riku Masuda in the eighth round in Yokohama, Japan.[14]
- 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.[15]
- 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.[16]
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.[17]
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.[18]
- January 21–23 – The inaugural WNT Legends competition is held at the Gateway 2 mall in Quezon City.[19][20]
- 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.[21]
- 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.[22]
- 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.[23]
- 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.[24]
- March 14 – Carlo Biado wins the US Open 1-Pocket Championships after defeating Roland Garcia 5–1 in an all-Filipino final tournament.[25]
- 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.[26]
- 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.[27]
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.[28]
- March 25–31 – The 2026 Asian Track Cycling Championships is held at Tagaytay City Velodrome in Tagaytay.[29]
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.[30]
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.[31]
Football
- March 1–21 – The Philippines women's national team participates at the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup in Australia.[32] The team qualifies at the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup in Brazil after defeating Uzbekistan 2–0 in the play-in tournament.[33]
Gymnastics
- March 14 – Eldrew Yulo wins the gold medal in floor exercise at the 2026 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series in Antalya, Turkey after obtaining 14.100 points.[34]
- April 5 – Eldrew Yulo wins the bronze medal in floor exercise at the 2026 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series in Cairo, Egypt after obtaining 14.000 points.[35]
- April 6 – Eldrew Yulo wins the bronze medal in horizontal bar at the 2026 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series in Cairo, Egypt after obtaining 13.733 points.[36]
Ice hockey
- February 28 – March 6 – The Philippines women's national team participates at the 2026 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III in Estonia.[37]
Lacrosse
- January 6–11 – The Philippines men's national team wins the silver medal at the 2026 Asia-Pacific Men's Lacrosse Championship held in New Zealand after losing to Australia 3–13 in the final tournament. The team, however, qualifies for the 2027 World Lacrosse Men's Championship.[38]
Motorsport
- February 1 – A participant at the Boss Ironman Challenge Mindanao Cup 2026 dies in a traffic collision in Kibawe, Bukidnon.[39]
Skateboarding
- January 18 – Mazel Paris Alegado wins the women's park category at the DC Concert Line Pro Series held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[40]
Table Tennis
- April 14–19 – The Philippine delegation finishes three bronze medals at the 2026 South East Asian Youth Table Tennis Championships held in Singapore.[41]
Tennis
- January 26 – February 1 – The inaugural Philippine Women's Open is held at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila.[42]
- February 13 – Maristella Torrecampo wins the gold medal at the girls' singles final of the ITF Asia U14 Development Championships held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia after defeating Singapore's Zixi Wang 6–1, 6–1.[43]
Volleyball
- January 10 – The Petro Gazz Angels go on a leave of absence in the Premier Volleyball League.[44]
- January 30 – The Cignal HD Spikers go on a leave of absence in the Spikers' Turf.[45]
- February 6 – Tai Bundit is appointed as head coach of the Philippine women's national team.[46]
- April 10:
- The Letran Lady Knights win the NCAA Season 101 women's volleyball championship after defeating the Benilde Lady Blazers 3–2 in a best-of-three game series.[47]
- The Benilde Blazers win the NCAA Season 101 men's volleyball championship after defeating the Mapúa Cardinals 2–0 in a best-of-three game series.[48]
- April 19 – The Criss Cross King Crunchers win the 2026 Spikers' Turf Open Conference after defeating the Savouge Spin Doctors 2–1 in a best-of-three game series.[49]
- April 23 – The Creamline Cool Smashers win the 2026 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference after defeating the Cignal Super Spikers 3–2 in a best-of-three game series.[50]
- April 28 – The Cignal Super Spikers go on a leave of absence in the Premier Volleyball League.[51]
Wushu
- March 20–24 – The Philippine delegation wins 24 gold, three silver, and three bronze medals at the 21st Hong Kong International Wushu Championships held in Hong Kong, China.[52]
- March 23–31 – The Philippine delegation wins three bronze medals at the 2026 World Junior Wushu Championships held in Tianjin, China.[53]
Multi-sport events
- January 20–26 – The 211-strong Philippine delegation participates at the 2025 ASEAN Para Games held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, finishing fourth place overall after winning 45 gold, 37 silver, and 52 bronze medals.[54][55]
- February 7–23 – The two-strong Philippine delegation participated at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.[56]
- February 16 – The 2026 PSA Annual Awards are held at the Diamond Hotel in Manila, with gymnast Carlos Yulo and tennis player Alex Eala named as Athletes of the Year.[57]
- March 20 – The 2026 PSC Women in Sports Awards are held at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay, with the Philippines women's national football team named as Athletes of the Year.[58]
- April 12 – An 11 year-old competitor representing Lamitan at the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Athletic Association (BARMMAA) Meet 2026 dies after choking during a meal at their designated accommodation in Parang, Maguindanao del Norte.[59]
- April 22–30 – The 101-strong Philippine delegation participate at the 2026 Asian Beach Games in Sanya, China.[60]
Predicted and scheduled
- April 30 – May 17 – The Philippines women's national team will participate at the 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup in China.[61]
- May 20 – Seven athletes will be inducted into the Philippine Sports Hall of Fame.[62]
- May 24–31 – The 66th edition of the Palarong Pambansa will be held in Agusan del Sur.[63]
- June 23–28 – The 2026 Asia-Oceania Sambo Championship will be held at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila.[64]
- July 6–14 – The 2026 AVC Women's Volleyball Nations Cup will be held in Candon, Ilocos Sur.[65]
- July 24 – August 2 – The Philippines women's national team will participate in the 2026 World Lacrosse Women's Championship in Japan.[66]
- August 5–15– The Philippines women's national team will participate at the 2026 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship in Santiago, Chile.[67]
- September 19 – October 4 – The Philippine delegation will participate at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.[68]
- December 4–13 – The Philippines men's national team will participate at the 2026 Men's World Floorball Championships in Finland.[31]
TBD
- The 17th edition of Batang Pinoy will be held in Bacolod.[69]