PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. joined the Philippines’ celebration following the gold-medal feat of Carlos Edriel Yulo in men’s gymnastics at the 2024 Paris Olympics late Saturday (Manila time).
Yulo’s near-flawless performance in the floor exercise final earned him 15.000 points, enough for a golden finish — the first for the country in this year’s Olympics and second overall after weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz’s breakthrough gold in the 2021 Tokyo Games.
In a social media post late Saturday, Marcos congratulated Yulo for his historic win and thanked him for making the entire country proud.
“We’ve witnessed history as Carlos Yulo clinched the Philippines’ first gold medal in artistic gymnastics at the Paris 2024 Olympic,” Marcos said in the post. “I am confident that it will not be the last.”
Diaz also posted a congratulatory message for the 4-foot-9 gymnast fondly called Caloy.
“Proud ako sa iyo. I-enjoy mo ang bunga ng pinagpaguran mo. At lagi mong ibabalik — sa Diyos at bayan, dahil lahat ng tagumpay natin ay hindi pansarili (I’m proud of you. Enjoy the fruits of your hard work and always give back – to God and country, because of our success are not just ours),” Diaz said.
“Nandito lang ang Ate Haidie mo para sa iyo lagi (Your Ate Haidie will always be here for you)!”
Yulo will try to make more history on Sunday night when he competes in the vault finals, also at Bercy Arena. (PNA)
