Double gold: Carlos Yulo makes history after Olympic vault reign
Carlos Yulo ends his brilliant Paris Games run with another historic feat. Yulo becomes the Philippines’ first double Olympic gold medalist after reigning in the men’s artistic gymnastics vault final on Sunday, August 4.
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00:00Carlos Yulo ends his brilliant Paris Games run with another historic feat.
00:05Yulo becomes the Philippines' first double Olympic gold medalist after reigning in the
00:09Men's Artistic Gymnastics Vault Final on Sunday, August 4. He nailed his opening Riseguang Vault,
00:16a front handspring double-piked salto with a half-twist, then landed a kasamatsu double
00:20twist in his favorite event. Riding on the momentum of his golden performance in floor
00:25exercise, Yulo averages 15.116 points to claim the top prize, sending the country into a frenzied
00:32celebration for the second straight night. Meantime, Megaworld upgrades its reward after
00:37Yulo's second gold from a two-bedroom to a three-bedroom condominium at McKinley Hill.
00:41It also throws in another P3 million, bringing the cash prize to P35 million.