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Hopes programs and support for PHL athletes to continue in the next administration (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte praised the Filipino athletes who participated in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam, for bringing honor to the country. Philippine athletes won 52 golds, 70 silvers, and 104 bronze medals in 37 out of 39 sports that they had joined. During the program, 178 medalists were awarded the Order of Lapu-Lapu by President Duterte. […]
Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo gets five golds, becoming the PHL athlete with the most number of golds in 31st SEA Games Best SEA Games showing for PHL in events hosted outside the country (Eagle News) – The Philippines bagged 52 gold medals in the just-concluded 31st Southeast Asian Games, ranking 4th in the over-all medal tally with host country Vietnam leading the region with 205 gold medals. This is the best SEA Games gold […]
10 gold medal haul on May 16 alone, four in dancesports, two in gymnastics (Eagle News) – Philippine athletes participating at the 31st Southeast Asian Games bagged a total of 30 gold medals so far, retaining the country at third place in the overall medal tally. The games being held in Vietnam proved to be another sports event where Filipinos excelled after the Philippines got not only 30 golds, but 34 silver medals and 45 […]
(Eagle News) – Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo narrowly missed winning a medal at the men’s vault finals at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday, Aug. 2 after finishing fourth. The 21-year old Yulo scored 14.716, just .017 points from the third placer Arthur Davtyan of Armenia who scored 14.733. Yulo had scored 14.716 in his first attempt after his landing where his right foot stepped off the mat to balance himself, a minor error that […]
Irish Magno let her fists do the talking against an outclassed opponent from Kenya in the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, the day after Carlos Yulo couldn’t get his act together in men’s gymnastics. Cris Nievarez was fifth—and out of the semifinals race—in his quarterfinals stint in rowing’s men’s singles sculls, but no one’s bashing the 21-year-old Olympic first-timer who traces his humble beginnings from Atimonan, Quezon. Magno outclassed Kenya’s Christine Ongare on Sunday, scoring […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte personally congratulated 19-year old Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo for bringing honor and glory to the Philippines with his gold-medal win at the 49th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany — the first ever Philippine victory in world gymnastics. Yulo was accompanied by his Japanese coach Munehiro Kugimiya, and parents Angelica and Mark Andrew, when he met the President at the Malago Clubhouse in Malacañang on October […]
(Eagle News)–A resolution hailing gymnast Carlos Edriel Yulo and boxer Nesthy Petecio will soon be filed in the Senate. Senator Sonny Angara said he would file the resolution following the gold medal wins of the two Filipino athletes in the 41st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, and in the 2019 Aiba Women’s World Boxing Championships last Saturday in Ulan-Ude, Russia. “Over the weekend, Carlos and Nesthy gave the entire nation two huge […]
(Eagle News)–The Presidential Communications and Operations Office has hailed Carlos Yulo for his “truly historic” win at the 49th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships. In a statement, Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said the 19-year-old has not only made his country proud by being the first Filipino to win a gold medal in the event but also made the sport of gymnastics in the Philippines proud. “We expect great things from this talented young man at […]
