The Philippines finished its 2025 World Games campaign with two silver and two bronze medals in Chengdu, China.
With a total of 48 competitors in 11 sporting events, only four athletes went home with a medal.
De La Salle - College of Saint Benilde graduate, Kaila Napolis, secured the country’s first medal in the tournament when she reached the finals of the Jiu Jitsu Ne-Waza 52kg women’s category.
After a victory over Pnina Aronov of Israel in the semifinals, she settled for a silver finish when she lost to Eon Ju Im of South Korea in the finals.
Zamboanga City-native Chezka Centeno delivered another silver medal for Team Philippines in billiards.
The professional pool player stunned multiple world nine-ball champion Shasha Liu of China in the semifinal, 7-4, before bowing out to another Chinese foe in Han Yu in a heart-breaking finale with a score of 6-7.
On the same day, Wushu fighter Carlos Baylon, Jr. of Barangay La Granja, La Carlota City, Negros Occidental prevailed over Islam Karimov of Kazakhstan in the battle for third of Sanda 56kg to take home the bronze.
Philippines’ lone sambo representative Aislinn Yap notched the country’s fourth medal after capturing the bronze in the women's combat 80 kg.
The world ranked no. 1 managed to make the podium despite a shaky start in the semifinals against Kazakhstan’s Ulbossyn Adilova and eventually venting ire on Costa Rico's Nicole Castro in the battle for bronze.
