Philippines at the 2021 Asian Youth Para Games

The Philippines participated at the 2021 Asian Youth Para Games held in Manama, Bahrain, from 2 to 6 December 2021. The Philippine contingent had 20 athletes competing in six sports.[1]

Philippines at the
2021 Asian Youth Para Games
IPC codePHI
NPCParalympic Committee of the Philippines
in Manama
2–6 December 2021
Competitors12 in 5 sports
Medals
Ranked 17th
Gold
1
Silver
6
Bronze
2
Total
9
Asian Youth Para Games appearances

Swimmer Ariel Joseph Alegarbes won a gold medal in the S14 100m butterfly and 2 silver medals in SB14 backstroke and breaststroke events, para-athlete Ronn Russel Mitra clinched silver in the 400m T20 event and Linard Sultan earned a silver medal in para table tennis after he lost to Iran's Seyed Hosseinipour in the men's singles class 8 finals.[2][3]

Competitors edit

Medalists edit

Medal Name Sport Event
  Gold Ariel Joseph Alegarbes Swimming Men's S14 100m butterfly
  Silver Ariel Joseph Alegarbes Swimming Men's SB14 100m backstroke
  Silver Ariel Joseph Alegarbes Swimming Men's SB14 100m breaststroke
  Silver Ronn Russel Mitra Athletics Men's 400m T20
  Silver Daniel Enderes Jr. Athletics Men's 1,500m T20
  Silver Linard Sultan Table tennis Men's individual class 8
  Silver Linard Sultan Table tennis Men's mixed team table
  Bronze Angel Mae Otom Swimming Women's 100m butterfly S1-10 Multi class
  Bronze Mary Eloise Sable Table tennis Women's mixed team

Athletics edit

Three sportspeople competed in athletics for the Philippines, all under the T20 classification:[1]

  • Ronn Russel Mitra
  • Remie Rose Flores
  • Daniel Enderes

Badminton edit

The Philippines had two competitors in badminton[1]

  • Antonio dela Cruz Jr.
  • Joseph Clyde Belga

Boccia edit

One athlete competed in boccia for the Philippines.[1]

  • John Iver Quintaña (BC1 class)

Table tennis edit

Two players took part in the table tennis for the Philippines.[1]

  • Linard Sultan
  • Mary Eloise Sable

Swimming edit

Swimmers formed the largest part of the Philippine delegation to the games with five athletes competing in swimming.[1]

  • Angel Mae Otom (S6)
  • Ariel Joseph Alegabres (S14)

Wheelchair basketball edit

The wheelchair basketball team of the Philippines had 10 members in its roster.[1]

  • Mark Aguilar
  • Mark Marquez
  • Kyle Carandang
  • Eljay Lamata
  • Jolleniel Nebris
  • Andrei Kuizon
  • Jodriel Piol
  • John Carl Dedala
  • Anthony de Mesa
  • Edgardo Ochaves

Coaches: Vernon Perea and Harry Solanoy

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Yumol, David Tristan (28 November 2021). "PH sends 20 athletes to 2021 Asian Youth Para Games". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. ^ Morales, Luisa (4 December 2021). "Team Philippines cops gold, silver in Asian Youth Para Games". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. ^ Navarro, June (7 December 2021). "Team PH ends bountiful Para Youth Games harvest". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 7 December 2021.