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The Philippines has produced more than 40 boxing world champions such as Luisito Espinosa, Donnie Nietes, Gerry Peñalosa, and Johnriel Casimero. Boxing is among the most popular individual sports in the Philippines. Some Filipino boxers such as Nonito Donaire, Gabriel Elorde, Pancho Villa and Manny Pacquiao are recognized internationally.
One of the main reasons why some children stop playing Filipino games is because Western sports (e.g. basketball or volleyball) are featured in local barangays and in schools. With a lack of organized sports activities for Filipino street games, Filipino children may adapt to modernity by abandoning their childhood games.
History of sports in the Philippines (3 C, 2 P) M. Sports in Metro Manila (15 C, 31 P) ... Philippine National Games (5 P) R. Sports rivalries in the Philippines (3 C) S.
2005 Southeast Asian Games: 2005 Manila: Multi-sport: 2005 ASEAN Para Games: 2006 Manila: Volleyball: 2006 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship: 2007 Quezon City: Pool: 2007 WPA Men's World Nine-ball Championship: 2008 Pasig: Volleyball: 2008 Asian Youth Girls Volleyball Championship: 2009 Quezon City: Pool: 2009 World Cup of Pool: 2009 ...
The following is a list of sports/games, divided by category. According to the World Sports Encyclopaedia (2003), there are 8,000 indigenous sports and sporting games . [ 1 ]
Far Eastern Championship Games: Manila: 4 16 May 20 May 1934 Far Eastern Championship Games: Manila: 3 17 May 22 May 1954 Asian Games: Manila: 18 1 May 9 May 1981 Southeast Asian Games: Manila: 7 5 December 15 December 1991 Southeast Asian Games: Manila: 9 24 November 3 December 2002 ASEAN University Games: Manila: 9 11 April 30 April 2005 ...
Pages in category "International sports competitions hosted by the Philippines" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Philippine National Games officially known as the POC-PSC Games is a national multi-sport tournament in the Philippines.It was created as a means to determine the possible composition of national pool athletes that will compete in international tournaments such as the Southeast Asian Games, Asian Games and the Olympics.