The 2026 Asian Games are officially over, and Team Philippines is coming home from Japan with one of its strongest Asian Games campaigns in decades.
After more than two weeks of competition in Aichi-Nagoya, the Philippines finished with 29 medals — four gold, nine silver and 16 bronze — to place 17th in the final medal standings.
And while the country did not reach the ambitious eight-gold target that had been discussed before the Games, there is still plenty to celebrate.
Carlos Yulo delivered two gold medals. EJ Obiena defended his Asian Games pole vault title while setting a new Games record. Jeus Yape became a champion in virtual taekwondo. Carlo Paalam reached another major boxing final. Alex Eala added another Asian Games medal to her growing collection. And several young Filipino athletes announced themselves as names to watch in the years ahead.
More importantly, those 29 medals represented the Philippines’ biggest total medal haul at the Asian Games since 1966.
Here’s the complete look at how Team Philippines finished at the 2026 Asian Games.
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Philippines Final Medal Tally at Asian Games 2026
| Medal | Philippines |
|---|---|
| Gold | 4 |
| Silver | 9 |
| Bronze | 16 |
| Total | 29 |
| Final Rank | 17th |
The Philippines officially finished 17th overall. Asian Games rankings are determined first by the number of gold medals, followed by silvers and then bronzes — not simply by the total number of medals won. NDTV Sports
That explains why some countries with fewer total medals were able to finish higher in the standings.
Asian Games 2026 Final Medal Tally
China once again dominated Asian sports.
The Chinese delegation finished with an incredible 169 gold medals and 341 medals overall. Host Japan finished second, followed by South Korea.
India took fourth place while Uzbekistan completed the top five. Khel Now
Here are the top 20 countries in the final standings:
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 169 | 89 | 83 | 341 |
| 2 | Japan | 83 | 95 | 91 | 269 |
| 3 | South Korea | 39 | 43 | 68 | 150 |
| 4 | India | 21 | 27 | 37 | 85 |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 21 | 25 | 24 | 70 |
| 6 | Iran | 19 | 18 | 15 | 52 |
| 7 | Thailand | 18 | 13 | 21 | 52 |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 12 | 24 | 48 | 84 |
| 9 | Hong Kong, China | 11 | 19 | 24 | 54 |
| 10 | Bahrain | 11 | 5 | 6 | 22 |
| 11 | Malaysia | 9 | 7 | 16 | 32 |
| 12 | North Korea | 7 | 13 | 9 | 29 |
| 13 | United Arab Emirates | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 14 | Qatar | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 15 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 17 | 33 | 55 |
| 16 | Indonesia | 5 | 11 | 23 | 39 |
| 17 | Philippines | 4 | 9 | 16 | 29 |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 |
| 19 | Kuwait | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 20 | Vietnam | 3 | 3 | 19 | 25 |
China’s 169 gold medals were more than twice Japan’s 83. The country topped the Asian Games standings for the 12th consecutive edition, continuing a streak that dates back to 1982.
But for Filipino sports fans, the most interesting story is obviously what happened further down the table.
And there were plenty of memorable moments.
Philippines Gold Medalists at Asian Games 2026
The Philippines finished with four gold medals, with three athletes responsible for the country’s victories.
Carlos Yulo – Artistic Gymnastics, Men’s Floor Exercise
Carlos Yulo finally added an Asian Games gold medal to his already impressive collection.
The two-time Olympic champion captured the men’s floor exercise title and immediately became the centerpiece of the Philippine campaign.
It was also only the beginning.
Carlos Yulo – Artistic Gymnastics, Men’s Vault
Yulo returned to the podium and won again, this time in the men’s vault.
That gave him two gold medals from Aichi-Nagoya and made him the only Filipino athlete to win multiple golds at the 2026 Games.
For an athlete who has already conquered the Olympics and World Championships, adding two Asian Games titles only strengthened Yulo’s status as one of the greatest Filipino athletes of his generation.
EJ Obiena – Athletics, Men’s Pole Vault
EJ Obiena successfully defended his Asian Games title.
And he did it in style.
Obiena cleared 5.91 meters to win gold and establish a new Asian Games record in the men’s pole vault. GMA Network
The victory gave the Philippines its third gold medal of the Games and continued Obiena’s dominance among Asia’s elite pole vaulters.
Jeus Gabriel Derick Yape – Taekwondo, Mixed Individual Virtual Taekwondo
One of the more unexpected gold medals came from taekwondo.
Jeus Gabriel Derick Yape captured the mixed individual virtual taekwondo title, giving the Philippines its fourth and final gold medal of the Games.
Yape actually left Japan with two medals after also winning bronze in men’s individual poomsae.
That made him one of Team Philippines’ multiple-medal winners alongside Carlos Yulo.
Philippines Silver Medalists at Asian Games 2026
The Philippines collected nine silver medals — a significant jump from the two silvers won during the previous Asian Games.
Here is the complete list.
Jean Claude Saclag – Mixed Martial Arts
Event: Men’s traditional -65kg
Saclag produced the Philippines’ first silver medal of the Games after reaching the MMA final.
Gilas Pilipinas Women – 3×3 Basketball
Players:
- Kacey Dela Rosa
- Amyah Espanol
- Kennan Ka
- Maria Pasilang
The Filipinas made an impressive run all the way to the championship game before host Japan defeated the Philippines, 21-11.
Still, the silver was historic — the country’s first Asian Games women’s 3×3 basketball silver medal. FIBA
Philippine Women’s Sepak Takraw Doubles Team
Players:
- Abegail Sinogbuhan
- Jean Marie Sucalit
- Nelly Jay Salon
The Filipinas reached the gold-medal match before falling to Vietnam.
Their silver was a major breakthrough for Philippine sepak takraw and was the country’s first Asian Games silver medal in the sport.
Amaya Amparo Cojuangco – Archery
Event: Women’s individual compound
Cojuangco delivered another major podium finish for Philippine archery with silver in the women’s individual compound competition.
Juliana Mykhail Candelaria – Taekwondo
Event: Women’s individual poomsae
Candelaria helped start a late medal rush for the Philippine taekwondo squad.
Carlo Paalam – Boxing
Event: Men’s 55kg
Olympic medalist Carlo Paalam once again showed why he remains one of the Philippines’ most dependable international boxers.
He reached the men’s 55kg championship match and finished with silver.
Tachiana Mangin – Taekwondo
Event: Women’s -49kg
Mangin reached the final and added another silver medal to what became a highly productive Asian Games campaign for Philippine taekwondo.
Kurt Barbosa – Taekwondo
Event: Men’s -58kg
Olympian Kurt Barbosa also made the championship round and finished with silver.
Alexandria Enriquez – Jiu-jitsu
Event: Women’s -63kg
Enriquez provided the finishing touch to the Philippine medal campaign.
She won silver in the women’s -63kg jiu-jitsu competition, becoming the Philippines’ ninth silver medalist and bringing the final haul to 29 medals.
Philippines Bronze Medalists at Asian Games 2026
Team Philippines earned 16 bronze medals across a wide range of sports.
Philippine Women’s Soft Tennis Team
Players:
- Princess Catindig
- Bien Zoleta
- Christy Sañosa
- Shyryn Salazar
- Hilary Paas
The women’s squad provided one of the Philippines’ early medals of the Games.
Carlos Alvarez – Mixed Martial Arts
Event: Men’s traditional -77kg
Alvarez secured bronze in MMA, giving the Philippines another medal alongside Jean Claude Saclag’s silver.
Philippine Women’s Karate Kata Team
Athletes:
- Samantha Veguillas
- Ysabielle Arrogante
- Rebecca Torres
The Filipinas reached the podium in the women’s team kata event.
Marie June Adriano – Karate
Event: Women’s individual kumite -50kg
Adriano added another bronze for Philippine karate.
Eldrew Yulo – Artistic Gymnastics
Event: Men’s horizontal bar
Carlos wasn’t the only Yulo to reach the podium.
His younger brother Eldrew Yulo captured bronze in the men’s horizontal bar, making the 2026 Asian Games an especially memorable competition for the Yulo family.
Albert Ian Delos Santos – Weightlifting
Event: Men’s 70kg
Delos Santos lifted a combined 324 kilograms — 141kg in the snatch and 183kg in the clean and jerk — to finish third. GMA Network
SIBOL – Pokémon UNITE
Players included:
- Lance David
- Ducke Harnold Leoncio
- Lawrence Anthony Gatmaitan
- Kim Rey Salazar
- Robert Jon Mempin
- Michael Vaughn Ocio
This one deserves special mention.
The Pokémon UNITE squad delivered the Philippines’ first-ever Asian Games esports medal after reaching the semifinals and winning bronze.
John Cabang Tolentino – Athletics
Event: Men’s 110m hurdles
Cabang Tolentino added a bronze medal from the track.
SIBOL – Honor of Kings
Players:
- Dragon Hart Dajao
- Golden Hart Dajao
- Charles Roman Esguerra
- Chammy Paul Nazarrea
- Justine Ritchie Tan
- Jhon Mike Tungol
Just one day after the Pokémon UNITE breakthrough, SIBOL produced another medal.
The Honor of Kings squad defeated South Korea in the quarterfinals before losing to powerhouse China in the semifinals, securing bronze.
Philippine Men’s Sepak Takraw Regu Team
Players:
- Jason Huerte
- Jom Lerry Rafael
- Reynaldo Asilum Jr.
- Glindel Phori
- Ronsited Gabayeron
The Philippine men’s regu squad earned bronze after a hard-fought semifinal against Malaysia.
Jayuard Alciso – Surfing
Event: Men’s shortboard
Alciso won bronze in men’s shortboard surfing, becoming part of the Philippines’ medal haul in one of the newer sports on the Asian Games program.
Victoria Bossong – Athletics
Event: Women’s 800m
Bossong captured bronze in the women’s 800 meters in her Asian Games debut.
Her podium finish, combined with Obiena’s gold and Cabang Tolentino’s bronze, gave Philippine athletics three medals in Japan.
Alexandra Eala – Tennis
Event: Women’s singles
Alex Eala entered the tournament as one of the most closely watched Filipino athletes and eventually finished with bronze in women’s singles.
It was another Asian Games medal for Eala after she won two bronzes during the previous edition in Hangzhou.
Jeus Gabriel Derick Yape – Taekwondo
Event: Men’s individual poomsae
Before winning virtual taekwondo gold, Yape had already reached the podium with bronze in men’s poomsae.
Khylem Progella and Sofiah Pagara – Beach Volleyball
Event: Women’s beach volleyball
Progella and Pagara defeated China’s Cao Shuting and Dong Jie in three sets to claim bronze.
The Filipinas rallied for a 13-21, 23-21, 15-13 victory in the medal match.
Kaila Napolis – Jiu-jitsu
Event: Women’s -52kg
Napolis added another Asian Games medal to her résumé with bronze in jiu-jitsu.
Together with Alexandria Enriquez’s silver, jiu-jitsu produced two medals for the Philippines.
Complete Philippines Medal List by Sport
Looking at the medals by sport also shows just how spread out the Philippine success was.
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taekwondo | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Artistic Gymnastics | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Sepak Takraw | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mixed Martial Arts | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jiu-jitsu | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Esports | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Karate | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3×3 Basketball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Archery | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Boxing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Soft Tennis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Surfing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tennis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Beach Volleyball | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 9 | 16 | 29 |
The official medal breakdown confirms that the Philippines collected medals across a remarkably broad group of sports.
Taekwondo Was the Philippines’ Most Productive Sport
One interesting takeaway from the final results is just how strong Philippine taekwondo performed.
Taekwondo produced five medals:
- 1 gold
- 3 silver
- 1 bronze
That’s more medals than any other Philippine sport at the Games.
Gymnastics provided the most gold medals because of Carlos Yulo’s double victory, while athletics delivered three podium finishes through EJ Obiena, John Cabang Tolentino and Victoria Bossong.
Carlos Yulo Leads Team Philippines
If there was one clear star of the Philippine campaign, it was Carlos Yulo.
Yulo finished with two gold medals, accounting for half of the country’s gold haul.
There is something impressive about the way his career keeps adding new chapters.
Olympic champion.
World champion.
Southeast Asian Games champion.
And now a two-time Asian Games champion.
His younger brother Eldrew also winning bronze made the gymnastics campaign even more special.
EJ Obiena Defends His Asian Games Crown
Obiena’s gold was another huge moment because it wasn’t simply another podium finish.
He entered as defending champion and left as defending champion.
His 5.91-meter clearance also established a new Asian Games record. SunStar Publishing Inc.
That makes back-to-back Asian Games gold medals for Obiena — Hangzhou and Aichi-Nagoya.
A Breakthrough Asian Games for Philippine Esports
The 2026 Games will also be remembered as the competition where Philippine esports finally reached the Asian Games podium.
SIBOL won two bronze medals:
Pokémon UNITE and Honor of Kings.
The Pokémon UNITE bronze was officially the country’s first-ever Asian Games esports medal, before Honor of Kings quickly added another. Philstar
Considering how competitive esports has become across Asia, those medals shouldn’t be overlooked.
Alex Eala Adds Another Asian Games Medal
Alexandra Eala didn’t get the gold many Filipino tennis fans were hoping for, but bronze still added another medal to her Asian Games collection.
She already won women’s singles bronze and mixed doubles bronze in Hangzhou.
Another women’s singles podium in Japan means Eala has now medaled in consecutive Asian Games.
And with her still relatively young tennis career, it probably won’t be her final opportunity.
How Does 2026 Compare With Previous Asian Games?
This is where the final numbers become particularly interesting.
At the Hangzhou Asian Games, officially the 2022 edition but staged in 2023, the Philippines won:
- 4 gold
- 2 silver
- 12 bronze
- 18 total medals
In Aichi-Nagoya, the Philippines finished with:
- 4 gold
- 9 silver
- 16 bronze
- 29 total medals
So while the number of gold medals remained at four, the overall haul jumped from 18 to 29.
That’s an increase of 11 medals.
The 29-medal haul is also the country’s largest total since the 1966 Bangkok Asian Games.
There is an interesting historical distinction here: the Philippines actually won 42 medals in 1966, but only two of them were gold. Because Asian Games standings prioritize gold medals, Philippine sports officials have also described the 2026 performance as the country’s best overall Asian Games showing in 64 years, going back to the seven-gold campaign in Jakarta in 1962.
Either way you look at it, this was one of the Philippines’ strongest Asian Games campaigns in generations.
What the 2026 Asian Games Results Mean for Philippine Sports
There are two ways to look at the results.
The Philippines didn’t reach its original gold-medal ambitions.
But focusing only on that would miss the bigger picture.
Twenty-nine medals came from established stars, young prospects, individual events, team sports and even newer disciplines such as esports, surfing and virtual taekwondo.
Carlos Yulo and EJ Obiena remained dependable world-class performers.
Carlo Paalam remained among Asia’s best boxers.
Alex Eala continued to reach major international podiums.
Young athletes such as Victoria Bossong, Eldrew Yulo and others showed that there is another generation coming.
And sports that aren’t always in the spotlight — sepak takraw, jiu-jitsu, soft tennis, esports and beach volleyball — contributed medals too.
That’s probably the most encouraging part.
The medal haul wasn’t carried by just one sport.
Final Thoughts
So that’s it for the 2026 Asian Games.
Team Philippines leaves Aichi-Nagoya with four gold medals, nine silvers and 16 bronzes — 29 medals in total and 17th place in Asia.
China once again topped the continent. Japan had a massive home Games. South Korea remained among Asia’s sporting powers.
But the Philippines had something worth celebrating as well.
Twenty-nine medals.
The country’s biggest Asian Games medal haul in 60 years.
Two golds from Carlos Yulo. Another historic victory from EJ Obiena. A breakthrough championship for Jeus Yape. Nine silver medals. Sixteen bronzes. Firsts in esports. Breakthroughs from emerging Filipino athletes.
Not every medal was the color Team Philippines originally wanted.
But taken together, they tell a much bigger story.
The Philippines is leaving Japan with more Asian Games medals than it has won in decades — and, hopefully, with an even stronger foundation heading toward the next Asian Games in Doha in 2030.
