Alex Eala Got Called Overrated. Then Beijing’s Top Two Lost.
Alex Eala lost to a world No. 85 in the Asian Games semifinal and got called overrated. Days later, the world No. 1 and No. 2 lost in Beijing.
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Jeus Yape Ends the Philippines’ 40-Year Wait for an Asian Games Taekwondo Gold
Jeus Yape won the mixed individual virtual taekwondo final on October 2 in Toyohashi, Japan, giving the Philippines its fourth gold of the 2026 Asian Games.
EJ Obiena Retains Asian Games Pole Vault Gold With a Record 5.91m
The Asian Games pole vault title was settled at 5.75m. EJ Obiena asked for 5.91m anyway, and broke his own Games record on his final attempt.
Alex Eala Waited Five Hours for Her Asian Games Debut. The Match Took 55 Minutes.
Rain was the hardest part of Alex Eala‘s Asian Games debut on Monday. Her match was set for center court at Nagoya’s Higashiyama Park Tennis Center, in front of fans. Instead, the weather held it up for about five hours and moved it twice: first to the show court, then indoors to Court C, a court normally used for practice. Once play started, it was over quickly. Eala beat Thailand’s Patcharin Cheapchandej 6-1, 6-0 in 55 minutes and closed the match with an ace. A Practice Court for the Player Who Gave Up Beijing The Asian Games, Asia’s largest multi-sport event, comes around every four years, and playing this one cost Eala something. It overlaps with the China Open in Beijing, a WTA 1000 event, the tier just below the four majors that top-ranked players are required to enter. Skipping it could get her fined or docked ranking points by the WTA (Women’s Tennis Association), a trade-off ElysPlanet covered when she made the call. The Philippine Tennis Association (PHILTA) put it simply: “She chose to …
Carlos Yulo Wins 2026 Asian Games Vault Gold, by the Same 0.066 Points, Four Days After Falling in Qualifying
On Monday he landed on his back and barely made the final. On Friday he won it.
Carlos Yulo Wins 2026 Asian Games Floor Exercise Gold — the One Title His Collection Was Missing
Eight years after a seventh-place Asian Games debut, Carlos Yulo won floor exercise gold in Nagoya by 0.066 points — the Philippines’ first gold of the Games. He has two more finals on Friday.
The Philippines Wanted 8 Golds at the 2026 Asian Games. It Finished With 4 Golds and 29 Medals.
Team Philippines set out for eight golds in Aichi-Nagoya and finished with four: two from Carlos Yulo, one from EJ Obiena and one from Jeus Yape. Its 29 medals placed it 16th.