Philippine Sports Hall of Fame explained

Philippine Sports Hall of Fame
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Awarded For:	Recognition of Filipino athletes and coaches for their contribution in Philippine sports
Location:	Metro Manila, Philippines
Presenter:	Philippine Sports Commission
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The Philippine Sports Hall of Fame (PSHOF) is a hall of fame established in 1999 to honor Filipino athletes, trainers, and coaches with the first batch of inductees included in the hall of fame in 2010.^[1]

The Philippine Sports Commission manages the operations of the hall of fame.^[2]

Background

The Philippine Sports Hall of Fame was established through legislation, particularly Republic Act No. 8757 which was signed into law on November 25, 1999 by then-President Joseph Estrada to "immortalize the Filipino Sports heritage" which were meant to serve as an inspiration to Filipinos.^[3] The first time Filipino athletes were inducted in the hall of fame was in 2010.^[4]

Eligibility

By law, those eligible to be inducted to the Philippine Sports Hall of Fame must be Filipino athletes, coaches and trainers must satisfy at least one of these criteria:^[3]

• Won a gold medal in any Southeast Asian Games.
• Won at least a silver in the Asian Games, or any Asia-level or regional games.
• Bronze medalist in any Olympic Games or world-level competitions.
• World champion in any professional or amateur sports competition.

Induction ceremonies

Year	Date	Venue	No. of Inductees	Ref.
2010	May 10, 2010	Manila Hotel, Manila	10	^[5]
2016	January 25, 2016	Century Park Hotel, Manila	17
2018	November 22, 2018	Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay	10	^[6]
2021	July 18, 2021	N/A (virtual ceremony)	10	^[7]

Inductees

2010

width=60%	Inductee	width=40%	Sport
	Athletics
	Athletics
	Basketball
	Boxing
	Boxing
	Boxing
	Boxing
	Boxing
	Swimming
	Basketball

2016

width=60%	Inductee	width=40%	Sport
	Athletics
	Athletics
	Athletics
	Basketball
	Basketball
	Basketball
	Chess
	Lawn tennis
	Lawn tennis
	Lawn tennis
	Shooting
	Shooting
	Swimming
	Swimming
	Swimming
	Swimming
	Weightlifting

2018

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	Athletics
	Athletics
	Baseball / Softball
	Basketball
	Basketball
	Bowling
	Bowling
	Bowling
	Boxing
	Golf

2021

Notes and References

1. News: Lydia, Paeng, Bong Coo inducted to Hall of Fame . 24 November 2018 . Journal Online . 23 November 2018.
2. Web site: Philippine Sports Commission . Department of Budget and Management . 24 November 2018.
3. News: PSC starts search for new Sports Hall of Famers . ABS-CBN Sports. 4 July 2018 . 24 November 2018.
4. News: Hall of Fame: Sports greats honored tonight . 31 July 2024 . The Philippine Star . 5 May 2010.
5. Web site: Andaya . Ed . Deadline for Hall of Fame nomination set . Journal Online . 24 November 2018.
6. News: Diay, Paeng, Bong, greats get enshrined . 24 November 2018 . Manila Bulletin . 23 November 2018.
7. News: PH Sports Hall of Fame to officially enshrine 10 sporting heroes . 14 July 2021 . ABS-CBN News . 14 July 2021 . en.