ManilaTimes-Aug 5
GYMNAST Carlos “Caloy” Yulo has cemented his status as the greatest Filipino Olympian. About 24 hours after ruling the floor exercise final, Yulo conquered the vault competition at the Paris Olympics men’s artistics gymnastics, emerging as the first Filipino Olympic multi-gold medalist at the Bercy Arena on Sunday night, Aug. 4 (Manila time). His confidence through the roof after delivering the Philippines first gymnastics Olympic medal on Saturday, the 4-foot-11 dynamo unleashed his magic anew to top the vault with an average score of 15.116 points. The 24-year-old dazzled with a high-level execution of dragulescu pike in his first vault, just needing a little hop to gain balance after his landing and netting 15.433 points — 6.000 in difficulty and 9.433 in execution. Fourth to perform in the final, Yulo then executed a kasamatsu double in his second vault, which was not as good as his first vault but still solid for 14.800 points — 5.600 in difficulty and 9.200 in execution. After each vault, Yulo, as he has been all tournament, threw his fists into the air in high satisfaction of his performance. When the last four performers wound up with lower scores, Yulo was once again in disbelief after pulling off an Olympic feat no other Filipino athlete has done before. With Yulo’s two-gold haul, the Philippines will finish the Paris Games with at least four medals, the other two being guaranteed bronzes – one each for Nesthy Petecio and Aira Villegas. When Yulo comes home to the Philippines, he will get more than a hero’s welcome — he stands to receive at least P23 million in incentives from the government and a posh condominium worth P24 million from real estate giant Megaworld. The gold was the first medal for the Philippines in Olympic gymnastics. Read more at: https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/08/05/news/yulo-gifts-ph-with-2nd-gold/1961868
