PH flag bearer Alex Eala staying within the second forward of SEA Video games golden quest

All glammed up, tennis ace Alex Eala shares the flag-bearing duties with volleyball star Bryan Bagunas as they lead their fellow Filipino athletes within the opening ceremony of the 2025 Southeast Asian Video games

CHONBURI, Thailand – The strain is on for Alex Eala as one of many brightest stars within the 2025 Southeast Asian Video games, however at the very least for one evening, she received to take her thoughts off the competitors.

All glammed up, the tennis ace shared the flag-bearing duties with volleyball star Bryan Bagunas as they led their fellow Filipino athletes within the opening ceremony on the Rajamangala Nationwide Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday, December 9.

“It’s my first time being a part of the ceremony and I’m the flag bearer so it truly is particular,” Eala advised One Sports activities+ in a mixture of Filipino and English. 

The best-ranked Southeast Asian within the WTA rankings, Eala is anticipated to contend for the gold within the girls’s singles occasion and enhance on her bronze end within the 2021 version in Vietnam.

However the world No. 52 refuses to place further strain on herself, as a substitute opting to remain within the second. 

“[I] strive to not assume a lot about outcomes however simply on the market giving my all, compete, and do what I can,” stated Eala.

In the meantime, Bagunas hopes to steer Alas Pilipinas Males to a historic SEA Video games crown, particularly after the group stunned within the FIVB Males’s Volleyball World Championship held within the Philippines final September.

Bagunas and Alas nearly superior to the knockout rounds as they beat Egypt and almost shocked Iran within the group stage.

Different golden bets who paraded included Olympic boxing medalists Nesthy Petecio and Eumir Marcial.

Marcial weapons for a fifth gold in his SEA Video games return after lacking the 2023 version in Cambodia, whereas Petecio seems to be to win back-to-back titles for the primary time within the historical past of the regional showdown.

Alas Pilipinas Ladies additionally took middle stage, the group looking for to finish a 20-year medal drought. – Rappler.com