For the second time in a row, the Philippines won a gold medal in the Summer Olympics.
Carlos Yulo bagged the first gold medal for the Philippines in the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France on Saturday, August 3, after he topped the finals of the men's artistic gymnastics floor exercise event.
The Two-Time World Champion gymnast garnered a score of 15.000 points, 6.600 in difficulty and 8.400 in execution, to best the seven other finalists in the event.
Artem Dolgopyat of Israel snagged the silver medal after registering a score of 14.966 points, while Jake Jarman of Great Britain finished in third place with a score of 14.933 points.
Yulo joins Filipina weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz in the growing list of Olympic gold medalists from the Philippines.
Diaz ended the gold medal drought of the Philippines after she ruled the women's 55 kilograms weightlifting event in the 2020 Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
