Philippines at the Asian Games

Philippines at the
Asian Games
IOC codePHI
NOCPhilippine Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.ph (in English)
Medals
Ranked 12th
Gold
71
Silver
116
Bronze
241
Total
428
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

The Philippines is a member of the South East Asian Zone of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), and has participated in the Asian Games since their inception in 1951. The Philippine Olympic Committee, established in 1911, and recognized in 1929 by the International Olympic Committee, is the National Olympic Committee for Philippines.[1]

The Philippines was one of the first five founding members of the Asian Games Federation on February 13, 1949, in New Delhi, the organization which was disbanded on November 26, 1981, and replaced by the Olympic Council of Asia.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Counties – Philippines". olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
  2. ^ "The First Asian Games Championships will be held in March 1951 at New Delhi" (PDF). la84foundation.org. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
  3. ^ "Council – OCA History". ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved January 12, 2012.

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