SEA Games 2025: Netflix’s Physical:Asia star Robyn Brown proud to fly Philippines flag

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Womens 400m hurdles silver medallist Robyn Brown (right) posing with bronze medallist and Filipino teammate Lauren Hoffman at the SEA Games.

PHOTO: REUTERS

Summary

• Robyn Brown, representing the Philippines, won silver in the 400m hurdles and bronze in the 4x400m relay at the 2025 SEA Games.
• Brown credits her Physical: Asia experience and Manny Pacquiaos mentorship for improving her mental strength and athletic performance.
• After a Christmas break in the Philippines, Brown will prepare for the 2026 Asian Games and hopes to participate in Physical: Asia season two.

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BANGKOK – South Korean crossfitter Amotti may be the biggest star of Netflix’s Physical:Asia show but here in Bangkok, there is another cast member who is making an impact at the SEA Games.

On Dec 15, Filipino hurdler Robyn Brown clinched a silver in the 400m hurdles with a time of 57.50sec, before adding a bronze in the women’s 4x400m relay a day later.

The 31-year-old was part of the Philippines team who competed in Physical:Asia alongside boxing legend Manny Pacquiao, rugby player Justin Coveney, mixed martial arts fighter Mark Mugen, powerlifter Ray Jefferson Querubin and crossfit athlete Lara Lorraine Deang Liwanag.

A spin-off of the hit South Korean series Physical: 100, the reality show featured 48 athletes from eight countries – Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Mongolia, the Philippines, South Korea, Thailand and Turkey – competing in team-based challenges.

The Filipinos were the third team to be eliminated in the series.