Carlos Yulo brings home the second gold medal for Philippine sports
Báo Tuổi Trẻ•05/08/2024
Just one day after winning his first gold medal at the 2024 Olympics, gymnast Carlos Yulo continued to bring glory to Philippine sports .
Carlos Yulo is happy with his second Olympic gold medal - Photo: REUTERS
On the evening of August 4, Carlos Yulo entered the vault competition in gymnastics. This is the forte of the Philippine athlete, as he was the world champion in 2021. And in the 2024 Olympic final, Carlos Yulo showed how superior he is. Of the 8 athletes participating, only 2 dared to register for the 6,000 difficulty level. One of them was none other than Carlos Yulo. He performed the test perfectly and achieved a high score. Carlos Yulo's average score was 15.116. The other person who registered for this difficulty level was Jake Jarman, but he was deducted points. The rest, no one was capable enough to challenge Carlos Yulo. The Filipino athlete won the vault gold medal at the 2024 Olympics. The runner-up was Artur Davtyan (Armenia) with only 14.966 points. The bronze medal went to British athlete Harry Hepworth with 14.949 points. This is Carlos Yulo's second gold medal at the 2024 Olympics. The day before, he won the freestyle gymnastics event, which is also his forte.
Carlos Yulo performed the pole vault perfectly and achieved a high score - Photo: REUTERS
Carlos Yulo made history in Philippine sports as the first person to win more than one Olympic gold medal. Previously, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, female weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz became the first person from this country to win a gold medal. In Southeast Asian gymnastics, Carlos Yulo is not a strange name. So far, he has won a total of 2 world gold medals, 10 Asian gold medals, and 9 SEA Games gold medals. The Philippine athlete is so outstanding in the region that in addition to his forte events of freestyle and vault, he also won the rings, horizontal bars, parallel bars, and all-around. The only individual event that Carlos Yulo has never won gold in is the pommel horse. The second gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics is not only a miracle for Carlos Yulo but also a miracle for Philippine sports.
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