PARIS – Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman Dickie Bachmann on Sunday, Aug. 4, paid tribute to all the men and women behind the success of gymnast Carlos Yulo in the Paris Olympics here. The small but explosive Yulo further cemented his status as one of the greatest gymnasts ever by...
PARIS (AP) — Olympic boxer Imane Khelif said the wave of hateful scrutiny she has faced over misconceptions about her gender “harms human dignity,” and she called for an end to bullying athletes after being greatly affected by the international backlash against her. Algerian boxer Imane...
Double the gold, double the rewards for Carlos Yulo. After snaring a second gold medal in the men’s artistic gymnastics vault finals on Sunday, Aug. 4, more rewards and monetary incentives are expected to come Yulo’s way. Apart from the earlier reported P10 million that Yulo was already...
PARIS – She was razor-sharp and dominant. Sadly, Nesthy Petecio’s swashbuckling performance over a taller Xi Zichu of China in the quarterfinals of the 57kg division in the Paris Olympics on Sunday, Aug. 4, was hardly noticed. Philippines' Nesthy Petecio celebrates after defeating China's...
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Noah Lyles paced on the far end of the track, hands folded over the top of his head, wistfully looking up at a scoreboard that would, sooner or later, flash an answer he’s been seeking over three sweat-soaked years. Noah Lyles, of the United States, celebrates after...
The Philippines stands as the best performing Southeast Asian nation so far in the ongoing 2024 Paris Olympics -- big thanks to Carlos Yulo’s two-gold medal haul in men’s artistic gymnastics over the weekend. Gymnast Carlos Yulo gives the Philippines its second gold medal at the 2024 Paris...
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — Scottie Scheffler was a model of calm and greatness as he delivered the greatest closing round of his career. The final two hours were about charges and collapses, pure theater that ended Sunday, Aug. 4, with the Olympic gold medal fittingly draped around...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) and several foreign ambassadors on Monday, Aug. 5, congratulated Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo for the historic achievement of clinching two gold medals in the Paris Olympics. Carlos Edriel Yulo, of the Philippines, celebrates after winning the gold...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Gymnast Carlos Yulo--the Philippines' "Golden Boy" in the 2024 Paris Olympics--has assured himself of a clash incentive worth no less than P6 million from the House of Representatives. This, after Yulo bagged his historic...
Carlos Yulo Gymnast Carlos Yulo's history-making double-gold medal performance in the ongoing 2024 Paris Olympics proves that he is a “once-in-a-century Filipino athlete”. House Speaker Martin Romualdez had this to say Monday...
The Filipino nation burst in jubilation as gymnast Carlos Edriel Yulo won the gold medal in the floor exercise in the 2024 Paris Olympics last Saturday, Aug. 3, duplicating the feat achieved by weightlifter Hidylin Diaz when she brought home the country’s first-ever Olympic gold medal at...
President Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos are beaming with pride as Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo bagged his second gold medal from the 2024 Paris Olympics late Sunday evening (Manila time). Photos: Carlos Yulo (AP); First Couple (Liza Marcos/Facebook page - FIle) Yulo made history on...
