Philippines national athletics team
The Philippines national athletics team represents the Philippines at the international athletics competitions such as Olympic Games or World Athletics Championships. Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) is the governing body of athletics in the Philippines. The first participation of the Philippines in an international competition was at the Far Eastern Games in 1913. As for the olympics, their first participation began in 1924 and has continued every summer olympics expect the 1980 Moscow Olympics. The first win that the Philippines national athletics team had won though was the olympic games, receiving a bronze medal  in the Men's 200 meters breaststroke, won by Teófilo Yldefonso, in the 1928 Amsterdam summer Olympics. Asian Gmaes. Athletics. Athletics is one of the core sports of the Asian games. Mona Sulaiman has the most gold medal with three. Year introduced: 1951 First medal : 1951 Last medal: 1994 100 meters 200 meters 400 meters 800 meters Discus Throw High Jump Hurdles Javelin Throw Long Jump Pentathlon Shot Put Steeplechase Coaches. These are the national team coaches who have been appointed by PATAFA.