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'One of the GOATs': House confers Congressional Medal of Excellence to Yulo 

Published Aug 7, 2024 12:30 pm

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  • The House of Representatives has conferred upon gymnast Carlo Edriel Yulo the Congressional Medal of Excellence, the highest award given to Filipino achievers in the fields of sports, business, medicine, science, and arts and culture. 

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The House of Representatives has conferred upon gymnast Carlo Edriel Yulo the Congressional Medal of Excellence, the highest award given to Filipino achievers in the fields of sports, business, medicine, science, and arts and culture.

This, after the 300-plus strong House of Representatives adopted House Resolution (HR) No.1864, which was principally authored by Speaker Martin Romualdez.

“Caloy Yulo is truly one of the greatest Filipino athletes of all time, earning the country not only one but two gold medals in the Olympics. Ang kanyang tagumpay ay tagumpay ng bawat Pilipino, at napalaking karangalan ang kanyang hatid sa Pilipinas,” said Romualdez following the measure's adoption in plenary.

(His victory is the victory of each Filipino, and he shall bring home a huge honor to the Philippines.)

“It is such an extraordinary feat that should be emulated by all of us," he added.

“For his remarkable victory and exceptional performances at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics that brought great honor and glory to the country while showcasing the magnanimity of a Filipino athlete, Carlos Edriel P. Yulo deserves utmost recognition and commendation,” read HR No.1864

Aside from the conferment of the Congressional Medal of Excellence, HR No.1864 also congratulated Yulo, who clinched the gold medal in the men’s artistic gymnastics floor exercise and men’s vault apparatus during the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics held at the Bercy Arena, Paris, France.

“Fondly called ‘Caloy’ by his family and friends, Carlos Edriel Yulo redeemed a remarkable victory and captured the gold medal in the floor exercise with a historic score of 15.000 points, dethroning Tokyo Olympic champion Artem Dolgopyat of Israel and besting Jake Jarman of Great Britain,” the resolution read.

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“The stellar routine performance of Carlos Edriel Yulo in the final vault events with a total score of 15.116 overtook Armenia’s Artur Davtyan and Great Britain’s Harry Hepworth,” it added.

Yulo, 24, was raised in Malate, Manila. Growing up, he watched the country’s top gymnasts at Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, the place where he started his career at the age of eight by joining the Gymnastics Association of the Philippines.

“Before his feat in the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, Carlos Edriel Yulo was a gold medalist in the vault event at the men’s apparatus finals and a silver medalist in the parallel bars event during the 50th Federation Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) Artistic Gymnastics World Championships,” the resolution added.

He also secured two gold medals and five silver medals during the 30th Southeast Asian Games held in the Philippines in December 2019, and he holds the record as the first Southeast Asian male and first Filipino gymnast to win a gold medal in the floor exercise event during the 49th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships held in Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle in Stuttgart, Germany.

Serving as Speaker Romualdez's co-authors were Senior Deputy Speaker Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr., Deputy Speaker David “Jay-Jay” Suarez, Majority Leader Manuel Jose “Mannix” Dalipe, Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan, Senior Deputy Majority Leader Sandro Marcos, and Tingog Party-list Reps. Yedda Romualdez and Jude Acidre.

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