A day after becoming the first Filipino male athlete to win an Olympic gold medal, Yulo followed up with a second gold medal at the Summer Games, winning the vault competition to more than make up for missing the podium in Tokyo three years ago.
The Philippines was assured of two more Olympic medals on Sunday as lady boxers Nesrthy Petecio and Aira Villegas got through the quarterfinals at the Paris Games.
Gilas Pilipinas saw its hopes of competing in the Paris Games dashed as they fell short against Brazil, 60-71, in a semifinal clash at the Riga Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Gilas Pilipinas lost its second game at the 2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournament against Georgia, 94-96, but still secured the chance to book one of the last four tickets to the Paris Games as it entered the semifinals in the basketball competitions in the Latvia’s capital city of Riga on superior quotient.