Raemond Adefuin earns bronze on Asian Para Games debut
His breaststroke podium finish in Japan gave the Philippines its second medal at the 2026 competition.
Filipino swimmer Raemond Adefuin secured a bronze medal in the men’s 100-metre breaststroke at the 2026 Asian Para Games in Japan, reaching the podium on his debut at the Games.
China’s Yang Hong recorded 1:20.23 to take gold, finishing 10.53 seconds ahead of Adefuin. Guo Jincheng, also representing China, took silver in 1:24.92. Fellow Chinese swimmer Wang Jingang finished fourth with 1:31.08.
The result lifted the Philippine medal count to two. The country’s earlier medal came from Ernie Gawilan, who took gold in the men’s 400-metre freestyle S7 event.
