2025 in Philippine sports

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The following is a list of notable events and developments related to Philippine sports in 2025.

Events

Athletics

• January 27 – John Chicano wins the gold and silver medals at the Jeddah Sprint Triathlon in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. ^[1]
• January 28 – Kristina Knott finishes second place at the 60-meter event at the Martín Luther King Jr. Invitational in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States after clocking in 7.34 seconds. ^[2]
• January 29 – EJ Obiena finishes second place at the International Jump Meeting Cottbus in Germany after clearing 5.65 meters. ^[3]
• February 8 – EJ Obiena wins the gold medal at the Meeting Metz Moselle Athlelor in France after clearing 5.70 meters. ^[4]
• February 16 – EJ Obiena wins the gold medal at the Copernicus Cup in Poland after clearing 5.80 meters. ^[5]

Basketball

• February 7 – The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas ends its partnership with Nike Inc. in both the men's and women's national teams after 18 years as its official athletic sportswear. ^[6]
• February 15–17 – The Philippines men's national team finishes third place at the 2025 Doha International Cup in Doha, Qatar with a 1–2 win-loss record. ^{[7] [8]}

Chess

• January 18 – National master Nika Juris Nicolas finishes second place at the Prague Open 2025 23rd International Chess Festival in the Czech Republic. ^[9]

Curling

• February 14 – The Philippine men's national team wins the gold medal at the men's curling tournament at the 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China. It is also the Philippines’s first gold medal at the Asian Winter Games. ^[10]

Cycling

• January 14–15 – The Philippine cycling team wins one gold, two silver, and one bronze medal at the 2025 UCI Thai MTB XCO Cup in Thailand. ^[11]
• February 8 – Mark Galedo wins the silver medal at the Masters 40-44 age category of individual time trial at the Asian Cycling Confederation Road Championships in Thailand. ^[12]

Figure skating

• January 16–18 – The Philippines participates in the 2025 Winter World University Games in Turin, Italy, ^[13] with its lone representative, Skye Chua, finishing in 32nd place in the women's singles figure skating event.

Handball

• February 3–12 – The Philippine men's and women's team win the gold and bronze medals at the 2025 Southeast Asian Beach Handball Championship in Suphan Buri, Thailand. ^[14]

Jiu-jitsu

• February 13–19 – The Philippine delegation wins two gold, two silver, and five bronze medals at the 2nd Jiu-Jitsu Asian Youth Championship in Bangkok, Thailand. ^[15]

Lacrosse

• January 6–11 – The Philippines women's national team wins the bronze medal at the 2025 Asia-Pacific Women's Lacrosse Championship in Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia after defeating Chinese Taipei with a score 18–6. The team qualifies for the 2026 World Lacrosse Women's World Championship in Japan. ^[16]

Mixed martial arts

• January 11 – Denice Zamboanga wins the interim ONE Women's Atomweight World Championship in Bangkok, Thailand, after defeating Ukraine's Alyona Rassohyna via technical knockout. ^[17]
• February 20 – Joshua Pacio retains the undisputed ONE Strawweight World Championship title after defeating Jarred Brooks via technical knockout on the second round at ONE 171 held at Lusail Sports Arena in Qatar. ^[18]

Multi-sport events

• January 22 – President Bongbong Marcos vetoes a bill that would have institutionalized and expanded the Philippine National Games, citing possible duplication with other aspects of the national sports program. ^[19]
• January 27 – The 2025 PSA Annual Awards are held at the Manila Hotel in Manila, with gymnast Carlos Yulo named as Athlete of the Year. ^{[20] [21]}
• February 7–14 – The 20-strong Philippine delegation finishes fifth place overall at the 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, after winning one gold medal. ^{[22] [23]}

Predicted and scheduled

• April 20–27 – The 2025 AVC Women's Champions League will be held in Metro Manila. ^[24]
• May 7–18 – The Philippines national team will debut in the 2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup in China. ^[25]
• June 5–8 – Manny Pacquiao will be inducted to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in New York City, United States. ^[26]
• September 12–28 – The 21st FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship will be held in Metro Manila. ^{[27] [28]}
• August 5–17 – The Philippines men's national team will compete at the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. ^[29]
• November 21–December 7 – The inaugural edition of the FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup will be held in the Philippines. ^[30]
• December 9–20 – The Philippine delegation will participate in the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand. ^[31]
• TBA – The 65th edition of the Palarong Pambansa will be held in Laoag, Ilocos Norte. ^[32]

Deaths

• January 7 – Mervin Guarte (b. 1992), middle distance runner and obstacle course racer (Southeast Asian Games multiple medalist) ^[33]
• January 29 – Kent Segura (b. 1998), basketball player (Arellano Chiefs, Quezon City MG Cars, Bulacan Kuyas) ^[34]
• January 30 – Sammy Acaylar (b. 1958), volleyball coach (Perpetual Altas, Quezon City Gerflor Defenders, men's national team) ^[35]
• February 25 – Alberto Lina (b. 1948), Philippine Basketball Association franchise owner (FedEX, Air21, Burger King and Shopinas) ^[36]

See also

• 2025 in the Philippines
• 2025 in sports

References

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