Basketball is particularly prominent, with amateur games regularly occurring in neighborhoods. Aside from Basketball let’s see what are other popular sports in the Philippines.
These are the 10 most popular sports in the Philippines
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BMX
Bicycle Motocross (BMX) is a sport for the whole family. Bicycle motocross, sometimes known as bike motocross, is a cycle sport in which riders use BMX bikes in professional BMX racing or freestyle BMX, or for casual on- or off-road entertainment. Young cyclists hijacked motocross tracks for recreational purposes and stunting in the 1970s, and the sport evolved into specialized BMX bikes and tournaments.
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Balkline
Balkline is another sport popular in the Philippines. Balkline is one of Efren Reyes’ favorite games. Billiards is a sport known as carom. Each time a player’s cue ball makes contact with both object balls in a single stroke, a point is awarded. It is played on a pocketless table with balklines on the cloth dividing the playing areas. Straight Rail was the game before it.
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Boat racing
Another prominent activity in the Philippines is boat racing. The Philippines’ national dragon boat team competes in international dragon boat competitions and represents the country. In this sport, the dragon boat team has won multiple gold medals. Boat racing is a water sport that occurs in oceans, lakes, and rivers. Rowing, regatta, and yachting are the three basic types of boat racing.
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Beach Volleyball
Beach volleyball is literally played on the beach. A version of Volleyball played on and with teams of two players, in which a ball is hit by hand over a high net, the aim being to score points by making the ball reach the ground on the opponent’s side of the court.
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Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport in which two opposing teams of nine players alternate batting and fielding duties. The game begins when a pitcher from the fielding team tosses a ball that a batter from the batting team attempts to hit with a bat.
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Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport in which players hit a shuttlecock through a net with racquets. The most prevalent varieties of the game are “singles” and “doubles,” which can be played with larger teams.
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Bowling
Bowling is another popular sport among Filipinos. What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the name, Paeng Nepomuceno? Then, check out the Filipino Ten-pin bowling players. Bowling is a broad phrase that refers to a variety of sports in which the player uses a ball to knock down targets. Tenpin Bowling is the most popular version.
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Billiards
Billiards is another popular sport in the Philippines. Efren Reyes, Django Bustamante, and Carlo Biado to name a few Filipino Pool players are coming from the Philippines. Billiards refers to any type of cue sport, including three-cushion billiards, Pool, and Snooker. On the other hand, Pool specifically refers to a game played on a pool table. Traditionally, 3-cushion billiards tables do not have pockets.
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Boxing
Boxing is the second most popular sport in the Philippines. Boxing legends Manny Pacquiao, Gabriel Flash Elorde, and Nonito Donaire are just a few of the Filipino greatest boxers of all time from the Philippines. It is a combat sport in which two players throw punches at each other.
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Basketball
There is no doubt that basketball is the most popular sport in the Philippines because there is a basketball court around every corner. The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) was formed because Filipinos enjoy basketball. It is a Philippine League that was founded on April 9, 1975.
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Those are your 10 most popular sports in the Philippines. What other sports do you know that are played in the Philippines? Let us know in the comment section.