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Marcos: Yulo's gold is just the first for PH in Paris Games

Published Aug 3, 2024 09:41 pm

At A Glance

  • Yulo's golden Olympic triumph earned the Philippines its first medal in the Paris Games and followed weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz's momentous victory at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

President Marcos is confident that the Philippines is just starting, as he congratulated gymnast Carlos Yulo for bagging the country's first Gold Medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics late Saturday, August 3 (Manila time).

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(Photos: Bongbong Marcos & Olympics/Facebook)

Marcos said this after the "Golden Boy" delivered a flawless routine in the final of the menโ€™s artistic gymnastic floor exercise, garnering a score of 15.000.

In a Facebook post, the President said the country is proud of the young Filipino Olympian.

"Weโ€™ve witnessed history as Carlos Yulo clinched the Philippinesโ€™ first ๐—š๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—— medal in artistic gymnastics at the ๐™‹๐™–๐™ง๐™ž๐™จ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ ๐™Š๐™ก๐™ฎ๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™˜๐™จ," he wrote.

"I am confident that it will not be the last," he added.

"Congratulations, Caloy! The entire country stands proud with you!" he continued.

First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos likewise congratulated Yulo via a Facebook post, saying she got goosebumps when the Olympics played the Philippine National Anthem.

"Congratulations Carlos Yulo! You gave us the first ๐—š๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—— ๐— ๐—˜๐——๐—”๐—Ÿ at the Paris Olympics 2024! ย Woo hoo!!" she wrote.

"Got goosebumps as ๐˜“๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ย played at the arena! We are so proud of you!," she added. ย 

Yulo's Olympic triumph earned the Philippines its first medal in the Paris Games and followed weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz's momentous golden victory at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

The Olympics Facebook page also congratulated Yulo for his historic win.

"Well done to Carlos Yulo, the first Filipino man to win a gold medal in any sport at the Olympics," it wrote.

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