Philippines honors medalists at AYG 3

The Southeast Asian nation's sports committee has announced that young Filipino athletes who win medals at the 3rd Asian Youth Games (AYG 3) will be awarded cash prizes.

In addition to the iPhone, gold medalists will receive 500,000 pesos (7,335 euros), while silver and bronze medalists will receive 300,000 pesos (4,401 euros) and 100,000 pesos (1,467 euros), respectively. Medalists in team events with fewer than five athletes will share the prizes equally.

Philippines honors medalists at AYG 3

The Philippine Sports Commission and the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) honored the team for their remarkable performance, finishing 12th out of 45 countries, with 7 gold, 7 silver and 10 bronze medals - many of which were in combat sports. The President of the Philippine Olympic Committee, Abraham Tolentino, praised the young representatives for bringing home the country's best results so far, noting the improvement from the previous Games, when the Philippines won 2 gold and 4 silver medals.

Philippine Sports Commission Chairman Patrick Gregorio also expressed his agreement with Chairman Abraham Tolentino, adding that the achievements in AYG 3 will help them get closer to winning the Asian Games and the Olympic Games. According to Chairman Patrick Gregorio, these athletes need to be nurtured and developed, and starting next year, each National Sports Federation will have its own national youth team to enhance human resource development.

“We have to identify athletes who can be trained to become coaches — if they are confident enough, we can replace them with the youth team,” President Patrick Gregorio told ABS-CBN.

The winning athletes are also actively preparing for upcoming sporting events. Muay Thai gold medalist Tyron Jamborillo and Isabella Joseline Butler, who won gold in the women's 63kg Jiu-Jitsu category, said they and their teammates hope to participate in the Southeast Asian Games.

Philippine sports also recorded other outstanding faces such as Kram Airam Carpio (women's pencak silat 51-55kg), Charlie Ratcliff (women's modern MMA 45kg), Pi Durden Wangkay (men's 200m track and field), Lyre Anie Ngina (women's muay Wai Kru 14-15kg), and Zeth Gabriel Bueno (men's muay Wai Kru 14-15kg).

Silver medal winners included Naomi Cesar (women's 800m track and field), Travis Ratcliff (men's 60kg traditional mixed martial arts), Kristen Ambriel Aguila (women's individual taekwondo), Jan Brix Ramiscal (16-17 Wai Kru Muay Thai), Jasmine Dagame (16-17 Muay Thai), Jamesray Mishael Ajido (men's 100m butterfly) and Jhodie Peralta (women's 53kg weightlifting).

Alexsandra Ann Diaz, niece of Olympic champion Hidilyn Diaz, is on track to follow in her aunt's footsteps with a bronze medal at just fourteen years old, finishing 92kg in the 48kg category. Alexsandra Ann Diaz's cousin, Jay Ann Diaz, won bronze in the 44kg category.

Also included are Jhodie Peralta (clean and jerk), Leo Mhar Lobrido (men's 46kg boxing), Jay-r Colonia (men's 56kg weightlifting), Crystal Carino and Nicole Tabucol (women's teqball doubles), Iyeshia Blair Bituin (women's muay -51kg combat 16-17), Mara Alexandria Sarinas (women's jiujitsu -57kg), Aeden Roffer Cereno (men's taekwondo individual freestyle) and Alexander Tagure Jr. (men's modern MMA 50kg).

Source: https://bvhttdl.gov.vn/philippines-vinh-danh-cac-vdv-gianh-huy-chuong-tai-ayg-3-20251113142418644.htm