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The Philippines has collected 29 medals at the 2026 Asian Games, including four golds, nine silvers and 16 bronzes, with Carlos Yulo leading the haul in gymnastics.
The Philippines has reached 29 medals at the 2026 Asian Games as of October 3, 2026, comprising four golds, nine silvers and 16 bronzes. Two-time Olympic champion Carlos Yulo leads the medal tally with two gold medals in artistic gymnastics, one in the floor exercise and one in the vault event, according to POC Media.
Taekwondo Delivers Gold and Silver Medals
Taekwondo produced a fruitful day for the Philippines. Jeus Yape won the gold medal in the mixed individual virtual taekwondo event, while Kurt Barbosa and Tachiana Mangin finished runner-up in the men's 58kg and women's -49kg categories, respectively.
The jins had already secured two other medals earlier. Juliana Candelaria won silver in the women's individual poomsae, and Yape took bronze in the men's individual poomsae.
These results added to the Philippines' overall taekwondo output and helped push the national tally higher on the day of competition.
Other Gold and Silver Medal Winners
Fellow Olympian EJ Obiena won gold in the pole vault competition, setting an Asian Games record in the process. His victory added a fourth gold to the Philippines' haul.
Silver medals were also won by boxer Carlo Paalam, MMA fighter Jean Claude Saclag, the Gilas Pilipinas Women 3x3 basketball team, the women's double sepak takraw team, and archer Amaya Amparo Cojuangco.
Bronze medals on the same day went to Kaila Napolis in jiu-jitsu and the Alas Pilipinas beach volleyball women's team composed of Khylem Progella and Sofiah Pagara.
Bronze Medals Across Multiple Sports
The Philippines secured two bronze medals from athletics, courtesy of John Cabang Tolentino in the men's 110m hurdles and Victoria Bossong in the women's 800m. Two more bronzes came from Esports, in the Pokemon UNITE and Honor of Kings events, and two from karate, one from the women's kata team and one from Marie June Adriano in the individual kumite.
Tennis ace Alexandra Eala joined the bronze medalists after winning a medal in the women's singles event. Other individual medalists include gymnast Eldrew Yulo, weightlifter Albert Ian Delos Santos, MMA fighter Carlos Avarez and surfer Jayuard Alciso.
Teams that won bronze medals include the soft tennis women's team and the sepak takraw men's regu team. The results reflect a broad contribution across combat sports, gymnastics, athletics, team events and esports.
Philippines Builds on Olympians' Performances
The 29-medal haul places the Philippines among the competing nations at the 2026 Asian Games. The campaign has been anchored by established Olympians such as Carlos Yulo and EJ Obiena, whose gold medals and record-setting vault have drawn attention.
Beyond the headline victories, the medal spread shows the Philippines scoring in taekwondo, boxing, jiu-jitsu, beach volleyball, sepak takraw, archery, basketball, esports, karate, tennis, athletics, weightlifting, MMA, surfing and soft tennis.
With four golds, nine silvers and 16 bronzes, the Philippines continues to add to its tally as the games progress. The mix of veteran Olympians and first-time medalists underlines the breadth of the delegation's performance so far.
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