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Sports Unlimited (now Sports U) is a Philippine sports docu-News magazine program broadcast by ABS-CBN, hosted by Dyan Castillejo. The program features different kinds of sports, as well as ordinary and prominent sports figures. It is the longest-running sports program in the Philippines and in Asia.
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| Sports Unlimited | |
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| Genre | Sports Documentary |
| Created by | ABS-CBN Corporation |
| Developed by | ABS-CBN News & Current Affairs |
| Written by | Jake Aspiras |
| Directed by | JV Noriega |
| Presented by | Dyan Castillejo |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original languages | Filipino English |
| No. of episodes | 1,173 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Jonas Liwag |
| Editors | Ramoncito Baltazar Walter Soriaga |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABS-CBN |
| Release | June 14, 1997 – February 7, 2015 |
| Release | February 12, 2015 – April 30, 2020 |
Sports Unlimited originally aired on ABS-CBN every Saturday nights from June 14, 1997 to February 7, 2015. Replay telecasts also aired on S+A every Sunday at 6:30 PM, and on ANC every Sunday at 11:30 PM. It also airs worldwide via TFC.
On February 12, 2015, the program is reformatted as Sports U, and originally aired on ABS-CBN's Kapamilya Gold afternoon block replacing the Thursday timeslot of TNT: Tapatan ni Tunying. On December 10, 2015, the program moved to late-nights and currently airs every Thursday right after Bandila. ANC and S+A (along with early broadcast from DZMM TeleRadyo) retain their simulcast.
Sports Unlimited is a sports program that was every aired Saturdays on ABS-CBN since 1997.
It is the first sports show of its kind in the country, which combines adventure, sports, and travel, while featuring current sports events, sports features, latest in health and fitness trends, and an up-close on sports personalities and other celebrities.
Sports Unlimited aims to inform Filipinos about what sports are available in the country other than what is normally seen on television like basketball, baseball, golf or boxing. The show seeks to promote adventure tourism, sports and healthy living to Filipino viewers. It also strives to honor athletes when they have achieved success in local and international competition.
Ultimately, its message is to encourage a sporty and active lifestyle especially to the youth.
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