Reyes earns Philippines’ first athletics medal at 2026 Asian Para Games
His bronze in the men’s 1500m T46 brought the Philippine medal count to six, alongside podium finishes in swimming and table tennis.
The Philippines claimed its first para athletics podium finish of the 2026 Asian Para Games through King James Reyes, who completed the men’s 1500m T46 final in third place on October 23.
A time of 4:13.81 earned Reyes bronze. Sri Lanka’s Wahumpurage Puwakpitikande took gold with a Games-record 4:03.25, putting Reyes 10.56 seconds behind him. Silver went to India’s Parmod, who recorded 4:09.65.
The Philippine tally reached six medals with Reyes’s result. Para swimming contributed two golds, one silver and one bronze, while para table tennis provided another silver.
In a separate para athletics result, Clyd Ongcoy lost a supposed bronze medal after a jury ruled on an appeal concerning another athlete.
