# 2025 in Philippine sports

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.
* 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.
* January 29 – EJ Obiena finishes second place at the International Jump Meeting Cottbus in Germany after clearing 5.65 meters.
* February 8 – EJ Obiena wins the gold medal at the Meeting Metz Moselle Athlelor in France after clearing 5.70 meters.
* February 16 – EJ Obiena wins the gold medal at the Copernicus Cup in Poland after clearing 5.80 meters.
* March 13 – EJ Obiena finishes in eighth place at the Mondo Classic in Sweden after clearing 5.65 meters.

### 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.
* 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.

### Bobsleigh

* February 27–28 – The Philippines women's bobsleigh team consisting of Rhea Joy Sumalpong and Shirley Salamagos wins the silver medal at the Korea Cup Bobsled Championship in Pyeongchang, South Korea after clocking in 55.07 seconds.

### Chess

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

### Cue sports

* March 1 – Rubilen Amit wins the Women’s Challenge of Champions held at Rio in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States after defeating Kristina Tkach of Russia 6–3 in the final tournament.
* March 9 – The Asian Confederation of Billiards Sports suspends the Billiards Sports Confederation of the Philippines, citing multiple violations including "conflicts of interest, failure to hold elections for a long time, and organizing international tournaments without the necessary approvals".

### Curling

* February 14 – The Philippine men's national team, composed of Marc Pfister, Christian Haller, Enrico Pfister, Alan Frei, and Benjo Delarmente, 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 (and Southeast Asia's) first gold medal at the Asian Winter Games.

### 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.
* 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.
* March 7–11 – The Philippine women's cycling team finishes fifth overall at the Biwase Tour of Vietnam in Bình Dương, Vietnam

### Darts

* February 16 – Christian Perez wins the 2025 Scottish Open after defeating Ryan Hogarth of Scotland 5–3 in the men's singles final tournament.
* March 9 – Christian Perez wins the 2025 Isle of Man Open after defeating Carl Wilkinson of England 5–2 in the open men's singles final tournament.

### Figure skating

* January 16–18 – The Philippines participates in the 2025 Winter World University Games in Turin, Italy, 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.

### 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.

### 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.

### 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.
* 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.

### Pickleball

* March 11 – Anna Clarice Patrimonio wins the gold medal at the 2025 WPC Series – Asia Pickleball Open in Pattaya, Thailand after defeating Mihika Yadav of India 21–17 in the final tournament.

### Sambo

* March 9 – The Philippine delegation wins two gold, one silver, and one bronze medal at the 2024 Dutch Sambo Open in Dalfsen, The Netherlands.

### 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* March 11–13 – The Philippine delegation wins five gold, six silver, and four bronze medals at the 2025 World Para Athletics Grand Prix in New Delhi, India.
* March 15 – The 2025 PSC Women in Sports Awards is held at Century Park Hotel in Manila, with boxers and 2024 Summer Olympics medalists Nesthy Petecio and Aira Villegas named as Athletes of the Year.

### Predicted and scheduled

* April 24–May 1 – The Tour de Luzon will be held beginning in Laoag, Ilocos Norte and finishing at Camp John Hay in Baguio.
* April 20–27 – The 2025 AVC Women's Champions League will be held in Metro Manila.
* May 7–18 – The Philippines national team will debut in the 2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup in China.
* June 5–8 – Manny Pacquiao will be inducted to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in New York City, United States.
* September 12–28 – The 21st FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship will be held in Metro Manila.
* August 5–17 – The Philippines men's national team will compete at the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
* November 21–December 7 – The inaugural edition of the FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup will be held in the Philippines.
* December 9–20 – The Philippine delegation will participate in the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand.
* TBA – The 65th edition of the Palarong Pambansa will be held in Laoag, Ilocos Norte.

## Deaths

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