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PR-080-2024
The Philippine Embassy in Singapore congratulates Filipino athlete Carlos Edriel Yulo for winning gold in the Artistic Gymnastics Men’s Floor Exercise in the 2024 Paris Olympics yesterday, 3 August 2024. He is the first Filipino and Southeast Asian to win a historic gold medal in gymnastics in this year’s Olympics.
Carlos Yulo is the first male and the second Filipino athlete to win a gold medal in the Olympics. In 2021, Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, won a gold medal in the women’s 55-kilogram division in Tokyo Olympics– the Philippines’ first ever gold medal in Summer Olympics.
The Embassy admires Yulo’s perseverance and commitment to bringing honor and pride to the country. You continue to make all Filipinos proud.
Mabuhay ka, Caloy!
Mabuhay ang mga atletang Pilipino!
