Gilas Women advance at Asian Games, pick up where men fell short

Inquirer.net - Sep 21, 2026

READ: Follow Inquirer Sports’ special coverage of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 The Gilas Pilipinas women’s team did what its more prominent male counterparts couldn’t pull off in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. In a first in Team Philippines’ participation at the Games, the female dribblers are again in the quarterfinals of women’s basketball, almost a

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