Carlos Yulo (AP) After his historic gold medal win in the 2024 Paris Olympics, Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo is set to receive millions in cash incentives and other rewards from the government and private companies. As of writing, Yulo is expected to get at least...
PARIS (AP) — Right before Zheng Qinwen delivered the very first serve of a victory that would deliver China’s very first Olympic tennis singles gold medal, loud shouts of “Jia You!” in Mandarin rang out from all sections of Court Philippe Chatrier on Saturday, Aug. 3, as fans waved the...
Senators on Sunday, August 4 hailed gymnast Carlos Yulo’s historic gold medal win in the Paris 2024 Olympics. Yulo garnered a 15.000 score in the men's floor exercise on Aug. 3, 2024 to become the first Filipino gymnast to reach the podium and the country's second Olympic gold...
PARIS – With one stunning leap, EJ Obiena’s Olympic dream remained alive. EJ Obiena (AP) Having completed what could be his “leap of faith,” Obiena is now ready to wage another war against reigning Olympic and world champion Armand Duplantis of Sweden and 10 other equally tough rivals...
(Unsplash) House Speaker Martin Romualdez can't help but feel "incredibly proud" fellow Taclobanon, boxer Aira Villegas for securing at least a bronze medal finish in the ongoing 2024 Paris Olympics. Villegas bagged the hardware after...
For Carlos Yulo, it was beyond the Olympic moment, or the rewards that await him once he returns home. Carlos Edriel Yulo, of the Philippines, celebrates after winning the gold medal during the men's artistic gymnastics individual floor finals at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday,...
In this photo taken last May 30, 2024 Carlos Yulo (left) receives from the Office of the Speaker, represented by Head Executive Assistant, Director V, Atty. Lemuel Romero, cash assistance extended to all the Paris-bound Filipino Olympians. (Speaker’s office) ...
PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles is getting kind of old for this. Just maybe not too old to keep going. Maybe. Simone Biles, of the United States, celebrates after winning the gold medal at the medal ceremony during the women's artistic gymnastics individual vault finals at Bercy Arena at the 2024...
NANTERRE, France (AP) — Every year on Aug. 3, Katie Ledecky is reminded of her first Olympic gold medal. She was just 15 years old, a reserved high schooler who had surprisingly made the U.S. swim team for the London Games. Then she went out and shocked the world, beating everyone in the...
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — There were small signs for anyone willing to look that the sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson might not quite match the person she has become. The wobbly starts. The little details. The meek exit from the Olympic trials earlier this summer after such a promising start....
Filipinos weren’t the only ones celebrating gymnast Carlos Yulo’s Olympic gold medal win in Paris, ambassadors took to social media to congratulate the athlete’s historic performance and victory. Carlos Edriel Yulo, of the Philippines, celebrates after winning the gold medal during the...
VILLEPINTE, France (AP) — Boxer Imane Khelif of Algeria clinched a medal at the Paris Olympics in an emotional fight Saturday, Aug. 3, that followed days of sharp scrutiny and online abuse as misconceptions about her gender exploded into a larger clash about identity in sports. Algeria's Imane...
