Carlos Yulo, Alex Eala share Athlete of the Yr honors from PH sportswriting org

It marks the primary time in over 20 years that the Philippine Sportswriters Affiliation will acknowledge female and male co-Athletes of the Yr because it fetes gymnast Carlos Yulo and tennis participant Alex Eala

MANILA, Philippines – Gymnastics star Carlos Yulo and tennis ace Alex Eala left their mark on the world stage in 2025.

And in doing so, the 2 are going to be feted as Athletes of the Yr by the Philippine Sportswriters Affiliation (PSA) throughout its Annual Awards Evening on February 16 on the Diamond Lodge Manila. 

This marks the primary time that the PSA named female and male co-Athletes of the Yr since boxing legend Manny Pacquiao and golfer Jennifer Rosales shared the honour in 2004. 

“Their exemplary performances on the worldwide stage, and extra importantly, the best way they’ve impressed numerous younger athletes to chase their very own path for greatness, are sufficient causes to crown each Alex and Carlos because the 12 months’s high performers in sports activities,” mentioned PSA president Francis Ochoa, sports activities editor of the Philippine Day by day Inquirer.

Yulo, 25, will seize the award for the second straight 12 months after being the sole winner in 2024 following his double gold coup within the Paris Olympics.

Proving he stays on the high of his recreation regardless of an extended break that adopted his historic Olympic marketing campaign, Yulo received the ground train title within the Asian Inventive Gymnastics Championships for the fourth straight 12 months on high of bronzes in all-around, vault, and parallel bars in South Korea. 

Yulo then received his third gold medal within the Inventive Gymnastics World Championships in Indonesia as he reclaimed his vault crown to go along with a bronze in ground train.

In the meantime, 20-year-old Eala will deliver house the Athlete of the Yr plum for the primary time following a splendid 12 months that noticed her rise to a top-50 participant on this planet.

Her ascent started within the Miami Open, the place Eala barged into the semifinals of the WTA 1000 occasion as an unassuming wild card following electrifying victories over Grand Slam champions Iga Swiatek, Madison Keys, and Jelena Ostapenko.

That Miami Open run allowed Eala to break into the world high 100 for the primary time, an achievement that earned her direct entry into the primary draw of Grand Slam occasions.

After first-round exits within the French Open and Wimbledon, Eala lastly broke by means of within the US Open, beating Clara Tauson within the opening spherical to turn out to be the primary Filipino to win a Grand Slam most important draw match within the Open period.

Eala’s different 2025 highlights included her first WTA Tour last look within the Eastbourne Open in Nice Britain, her first WTA 125 title within the Guadalajara Open in Mexico, and her first gold medal within the Southeast Asian Video games in Thailand. – Rappler.com