Diaz, Yulo, Obiena, Marcial, Didal flag-bearer bets

MANILA, Philippines – One among weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, gymnast Carlo Yulo, pole vaulter EJ Obiena, boxer Eumir Felix Marcial and skateboarder Margie Didal will be the flag-bearer when the country hosts the 30th Southeast Asian Games in November.

Or all of them will.

Chef de mission and Philippine Sports Commission chairman William “Butch” Ramirez said they will make the final decision in the next two weeks.

“All of them are inspiration to Filipinos and deserving to be flag-bearers for bringing honor to the country,” said Ramirez.

Diaz copped a silver in the 2016 Rio Olympics while Yulo pocketed a bronze medal in the World Gymnastics Championship in Doha, Qatar and he is expected to dominate his rivals in the coming biennial games.

Obiena is the first to qualify for next year’s Tokyo Olympics and should be one of the favorites to win the gold in the SEAG, while Marcial is a World Youth Championship gold medalist and World Championship silver medal winner and Didal is an Asian Games gold medalist.