SEA Games 2025 Hotties: Athletes Fans Can’t Stop Talking About

Let's face it: As with every other sporting event, the SEA Games 2025 isn’t just about fierce competition, but turning heads with some of the hottest athletes in action.

Whether it’s their on-court intensity, sculpted physiques, or even their looks, they are quickly becoming crowd favourites.

While Brunei’s Prince Mateen, Thailand’s Queen Suthida, and Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew are familiar faces on every other list, here are 10 fresh faces that caught our eyes this time around.

Singapore: Avvir Tham (diving)

At just 21, Avvir Tham has already made a splash in Singapore sports history,

He ended a 60-year drought by becoming the first Singaporean man to win a SEA Games diving gold medal in Thailand.

He made his senior SEA Games debut back in Hanoi 2021 at just 17, where he clinched a silver medal in the 1m springboard.

A former Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) student, Avvir went on to pursue a customised Diploma in Business Studies with Ngee Ann Polytechnic.

He is currently serving his National Service.

Singapore: Jason Teh (badminton)

Who can forget his racquet breaking moment at the SEA Games 2025?

The 25-year-old badminton ace, who moved to Singapore at age 11 and became a citizen in 2019, is now Singapore’s second highest-ranked men’s singles player after Loh Kean Yew. Jason hit a career-high world ranking of 19 in November 2025.

Malaysia: Khiew Hoe Yean (swimming)

Gold looks good on Khiew Hoe Yean.

The 23-year-old swimmer clinched gold in both the 200m and 400m freestyle at the Games.

When he’s not dominating the pool, Hoe Yean is a computer science student at UCSI University, though he’s previously paused his studies to focus on Olympic preparations.

Singapore: Eliza Chong (volleyball)

Singapore may have lost to Vietnam, but Eliza Chong walked away with a new army of fans, especially Vietnamese netizens.

The beach volleyball national athlete, who started representing Singapore at just 16, is a LASALLE graduate with First Class Honours.

She is also a content creator and boasts over 95K Instagram followers and counting.

Singapore: Mikkel Lee (swimming)

While the media tends to shine a glaring spotlight on the Quah siblings, it is Mikkel who captured gold medals in both the men’s 50m and 100m freestyle at the Games, even setting new personal bests of 21.92s and 48.65s, respectively.

The 23-year-old is an alumnus of Anglo-Chinese School (Independent), he is currently a student-athlete pursuing a Finance degree at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.

Malaysia: Soh Wooi Yik (badminton)

Badminton is literally in Soh Wooi Yik’s DNA. His father, Soh Goon Chup, and uncle Soo Beng Kiang being former national players for Malaysia.

The 27-year-old comes from a family of national players and made history with partner Aaron Chia as Malaysia’s first-ever BWF World Champions in 2022.

At SEA Games 2025, the duo secured silver in men’s doubles.

The Philippines: Alexa Eala (tennis)

Alexandra "Alex" Eala has many firsts to her name.

The 20-year-old is the first Filipino to break into the WTA Top 50 and currently ranks world No. 53.

She is also the first Filipino to win a junior Grand Slam singles title, clinching the 2022 US Open and hails from a family with a strong athletic background.

Her mum, Rizza Maniego-Eala, was a competitive swimmer and a 1985 Southeast Asian Games bronze medallist.

Vietnam: Tran Thi Duyen (football)

Dubbed the “angel” of Vietnamese football, Tran Thi Duyen made her senior national debut at just 18.

Now 24, she helped Vietnam clinch silver (or gold) at SEA Games 2025 and remains a fan favourite for both her defensive skills.

Thi Duyen often being referred to as a "hot girl" or "angel" of Vietnamese football due to her looks and frequently appearing in advertisements for fashion brands.

Singapore: Vanessa Lee (long distance running)

The 27-year-old is currently the holder of six national records across track and road distances, including the mile, 3,000m steeplechase, 5,000m, 10,000m, 5km road, and 10km road.

Her prowess was discovered accidentally when she was a student Tanjong Katong Girls' School where unexpectedly broke a school record during a compulsory cross-country race.

How, you say?  Apparently, she only ran to finish quickly and rest.