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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo, who won two gold medals in the Paris Olympics, flew home to a hero’s welcome Tuesday with a planned national tribute by the president and donors pledging more than $1 million worth of cash and gifts, including a resort house and free lunch buffets for life.
After finishing first in the men’s floor and vault competitions last week – the second and third gold medals earned by the Philippines in Olympic history – Yulo will receive a Presidential Medal of Merit from President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr at the Malacañang Palace, Manila’s presidential residence and office, upon his return to his homeland on Tuesday evening.
It was a Cinderella story that somehow turned into a tawdry telenovela.
“Filipinos are celebrating the gold medals won by a woman in weightlifting and a man in gymnastics. May this send a message that sports have no gender, and we should stop letting gender stereotypes limit the future of our athletes,” one user said on social media platform X.
