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Sports in the Philippines are sport activities in the Philippines. Basketball and boxing are the most popular sports in the Philippines. Other sports played in the Philippines include football[note 1] & volleyball.
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There are five major sports in the Philippines. These are basketball, boxing, billiards, football, and volleyball. Despite being a tropical nation, ice skating is a popular sport in the Philippines.[1] Sports such as athletics, weightlifting, aerobics, and martial arts are also a popular recreation.
Other sports include baseball, american football, swimming, underwater diving, kayaking, sailing, wind surfing, cockfighting, horse racing, motor racing, and jai-alai are also appreciated.
On July 27, 2009, 2009 President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed Republic Act No. 9850 into law, declaring Modern Arnis as the Philippine National Martial Art and Sport.[2]
The Philippine Sports Association for the Paralympic Committee of the Philippines (PhilSPADA-NPC Philippines), is the national sports association for people with disabilities, tasked to compete in activities related to sports, and physical fitness. It is affiliated with the International Paralympic Committee. PHILSPADA-NPC Philippines works with the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA)[3], the Philippine Olympic Committee, Philippine Sports Commission, and Philippine national sport associations to train, and send qualified disabled Philippine athletes to international disabled sport competitions such as the ASEAN Para Games, the FESPIC Games, the Paralympic Games as well as national competitions.
4th ASEAN Para Games, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
The Philippines organized athletes with cerebral palsy to compete in boccia in 4th ASEAN Paragames tournament. The Philippine Disabled Shooting Team, with the support of the Philippine National Shooting Association, competed in the ParaGames in the Air Rifle, and Air Pistol events.[1]
2008 Beijing Paralympic Games, China
Three athletes, one in Powerlifting, and a team of two[4] in Sailing, represented the Philippines in the 2008 Beijing Paralympics.
The 2008 Philippine Paralympic Team was organized, and managed by PHILSPADA with the support of the Philippine Sports Commission, and the Philippine Olympic Committee.
Philippine sport is regulated by the Philippine Sports Commission, and the Philippine Olympic Committee. Sports played in the Philippines:
The Philippine national football team or Azkals, is the national football team of the Philippines, and is controlled by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF).
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