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Cagayan de Oro’s taekwondo athletes earned 30 medals—including 20 golds—at the 11th MBC International Open Taekwondo Championships in South Korea. Overcoming injuries and demanding academic schedules, the Cagayan de Oro Taekwondo Main Gym team outperformed competitors from 32 countries during the August 6 to 10 tournament in Geumsan.
Iligan City’s Nawawie Pamaloy delivered a three-gold sweep at the 18th WEKAF World Championships in New Delhi, India. Pamaloy went undefeated across three event categories, anchoring a dominant 24-medal performance by the eight-member Philippine national arnis team against competitors from 11 nations.
Grade 6 student Angela Bella Domingo captured top honors at the 2026 Turkic International Mathematical Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijan. After travel disruptions prevented the rest of the 110-student Philippine delegation from attending, Domingo competed as the country’s sole representative against nearly 400 international mathletes, bringing home gold.
Led by standout lifters Jhodie Peralta and Angeline Colonia, Philippine athletes captured 26 total medals at the 2026 Asian Youth Weightlifting Championships.
Local BMX riders in Cagayan de Oro are uniting to demand dedicated training facilities as they prepare for upcoming national action sports competitions. Pointing to the success of local skateboarders, community members argue that investment in extreme sports will yield a new wave of competitive champions.
General Santos City's 14-year-old badminton prodigy Raphaelle Dinara "Orange" Aguinea brought home a silver medal from the 13th World Chinese Youth Badminton Championship in Malaysia.
Grade 9 students Krizscha Luche and Kila Rendel Naval of Koronadal National Comprehensive High School brought home four medals from the WOTF Taekwondo Championships in Incheon, South Korea.
Sultan Kudarat student-athlete Alexis Laranjo captures gold in the recurve U18 mixed team event at the 2026 World Archery Asia President’s Challenge Cup in Bangladesh.
For years, local athletes faced worn-out tracks and costly travel. The ₱300M Pelaez Sports Center overhaul changes that, giving homegrown talent modern facilities and proper home-court dignity.
Athletes from General Santos City and Tangub City brought home gold and silver medals from the 2026 World Taekwondo Hanmadang in Seoul, South Korea.
General Luna is rushing to finish Cloud 9 boardwalk repairs, public restrooms, and electrical upgrades ahead of the 2026 World Surf League Championship Tour this October.
The Philippine Sports Commission has invited Timor-Leste to join the inaugural Mindanao Youth Games in Tubod, positioning Lanao del Norte as a rising hub for international sports tourism.