August 17 – Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena bagged a silver in his first online tournament, fresh from his historic bronze-medal finish in the 2020 Monaco Diamond League.[1]
August 30 – Kristina Knott, the 2019 Southeast Asian Games champion for 200m, wins the silver medal and broke the longstanding record which was previously held by athletics legend
Lydia de Vega, who registered 11.28 seconds during the 1987 SEA Games in Jakarta in historic fashion in the Drake Blue Oval Showcase in
Iowa, USA.[2]
September 9 – EJ Obiena has recorded a season-high 5.74 meters to win the 59th Ostrava Golden Spike competition in
Czech Republic.[3]
Basketball
3x3
Amateur
March 9 – The DENR Warriors claimed the first championship title of the
UNTV Cup Season 8 after they won against the AFP Cavaliers in the Game 2 of the Finals series at Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City.[4] ₱4 million cash prize for their chosen beneficiary.[5]
June 1 – The
Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) has officially canceled its
2019–2020 season, citing the restrictions caused by the COVID-19 crisis as well as the uncertainty surrounding the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN.[6]
June 3 – The PBA Board of Governors approved the transfer of the ownership of the Columbian Dyip franchise from Columbian Autocar Corporation to its sister company Terrafirma Realty Development Corporation.[9]
September 9 –
University of Santo Tomas (UST) head coach Aldin Ayo has been banned indefinitely from the UAAP for his role in the controversial "
Sorsogon bubble," where the UST men's basketball team conducted a training camp in his hometown, in a potential violation of quarantine protocols.[11]
High school
Exhibition
National team
Women's basketball
Boxing
September 26 – John Riel Casimero of the Philippines has made a successful first defense of his WBO bantamweight crown by knocking out Ghana's Duke Micah in the third round of their title fight in Connecticut.[12]
July 25 –
University of Santo Tomas (UST) was emerged as the overall champion of the 82nd season of the UAAP, leading the way in both the collegiate and high school divisions.[14]
March 8 – After one year of broadcasts,
5 Plus rebrands as
One Sports. In addition of transferring the name from cable to free-to-air, its cable and satellite counterpart has been also rebranded to
One Sports+.
The major sports leagues across the country announce a temporary suspension or termination of play in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus.[21]
March 30 —
One Sports temporary suspends broadcast due to limitations brought about by the Enhanced Community Quarantine in Luzon, with
5 taking over some of its archived programming.
Other sports
January 28, Weightlifting –
Hidilyn Diaz wins 3 gold medals in the 2020 Weightlifting World Cup in
Rome, Italy.[22]
January 31, Tennis –
Alexandra Eala clinched her maiden juniors Grand Slam title with Indonesian partner Priska Nugroho in the 2020 Australian Open juniors doubles tournament in Melbourne Park.[23]
May 10, Taekwondo – Three-time UAAP poomsae champion Jocel Ninobla of University of Santo Tomas wins a gold medal in the Under-30 Female Division of the first Online Daedo Open European Poomsae Championships.[25]
May 22, Chess –
Sander Severino, a Filipino chess master wins second place in the first ever First FIDE Online Cup for People with Disabilities.[26][27]
June 17, Chess –
Sander Severino won first place in the first ever International Physically Disabled Chess Association (IPCA) Online World Championship.[28]
June 19, Skateboard – Cebuanos
Margielyn Didal and Motic Panugalinog were declared winner in the men's and women's divisions of the 2020 Asian Skateboarding Championship Lockdown 5 online competition.[29]
July 17 –
Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski of the Philippines, was elected to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board, the highest body in the international sports governing organization.[30]
July 30, Weightlifting –
Rio 2016 Olympics silver medalist and
2019 Southeast Asian Games gold medalist
Hidilyn Diaz won the 59 kg category of the 2020 Oceania Weightlifting Federation (OWF) Eleiko Email International Lifters Tournament.[31]
August 11, Karate – James delos Santos has beaten the world no. 1 in the virtual kata rankings to win the gold medal at the Athlete's E-Tournament Series 1.[32]
August 16, Golf – Asian Games gold medalist
Yuka Saso has finally won in the Japan LPGA Tour as she fired a 9-under par 63 to rule the NEC Karuizawa Tournament in Kitasaku-gun, Nagano Prefecture.[33]