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Carlos Yulo, Aira Villegas to be PH’s flag bearers at closing ceremony of Paris Olympics

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

<p>Olympic medalists Carlos Yulo and Aira Villegas are set to be the flag bearers of the Philippines in the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics 2024.  </p><p>This was confirmed by the Philippine Olympic Committee on Saturday, August 10 as per report by ABS-CBN News.</p><p>Carlos clinched two gold medals at this year&#x27;s Olympics in the men&#x27;s artistic gymnastics floor exercise finals and vault finals.</p><p>The gymnast made history as the first Filipino athlete who won two gold medals at the Olympics.</p><p>&quot;God is really great. I am so blessed by Him. I am well-protected and guided po sobrang thankful and grateful sa Kanya na hindi niya kami pinabayaan lahat,&quot; he said in an interview with ABS-CBN News following his double Olympic win.  </p><iframe class="instagram-media" id="instagram-embed-3" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C-QK1reNs_g/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A3%2C%22os%22%3A1461855.5999999046%2C%22ls%22%3A12074.5%2C%22le%22%3A12083.5%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="0" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-3" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px;min-width:326px;padding:0px;position:absolute"></iframe><blockquote class=" instagram-media-registered" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/C-QK1reNs_g/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" id="instagram-media-payload-3" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C-QK1reNs_g/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%" target="_blank"><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:40px;margin-right:14px;width:40px"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:100px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:60px"><br/></div></div></div><div style="padding:19% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:block;height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px"><br/></div><div style="padding-top:8px"><div style="color:#3897f0;line-height:18px">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding:12.5% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;margin-bottom:14px;align-items:center"><div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(0px) translateY(7px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;height:12.5px;transform:rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px);width:12.5px;flex-grow:0;margin-right:14px;margin-left:2px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(9px) translateY(-18px)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:8px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:20px;width:20px"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:2px solid transparent;border-left:6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;transform:translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:auto"><div style="width:0px;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(16px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;flex-grow:0;height:12px;width:16px;transform:translateY(-4px)"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(-4px) translateX(8px)"><br/></div></div></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:24px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:224px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:144px"><br/></div></div></a><div style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C-QK1reNs_g/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Paris2024 (@paris2024)</a></div></div></blockquote><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>The athlete also expressed his gratitude to Gymnastics Association of the Philippines President Cynthia Carrion for supporting him in his gymnastics journey.</p><p>&quot;Grabe po &#x27;yung trust and &#x27;yung pagbilib and paniniwala niya po sa akin. Grabe may tao po talagang naniniwala sa kakayanan ng katulad ko po kaya sobra akong nagpapasalamat sa kanya,&quot; he remarked.</p><p>Carlos went on: &quot;Lahat po ng obstacles nandun si ma&#x27;am Cynthia, siya po &#x27;yung tumayo bilang mother talaga &#x27;yung turing ko sa kanya. Grabe &#x27;yung pag-alaga niya sa akin, phenomenal po. I am so grateful and blessed na pinakilala siya sa akin ng Diyos at pinakilala ako ng Diyos sa kanya.&quot;</p><p>Meanwhile, Aira won a bronze medal in the women&#x27;s boxing 50kg semifinals. This is her first ever Olympics.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C-V714bRA7m/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A1440370.1999999285%2C%22ls%22%3A12074.5%2C%22le%22%3A12083.5%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="612" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>&quot;Hindi naman po ako super disappointed kasi ginawa ko yung best ko. Talagang pinag-aralan po and aminado po na magaling po talaga siya,&quot; the boxer said after losing to Buse Naz Cakiroglu of Türkiye in the semifinals.</p><p>On her message for the Filipino fans, she stated: &quot;Nakapag-uwi po ako ng medalya po. Sana po proud pa rin kayo sa akin.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/8/5/carlos-yulo-on-being-a-two-time-olympic-gold-medalist-933" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>READ: Carlos Yulo on being a two-time Olympic gold medalist: ‘I am so blessed by God’</u></strong></a></div><p>Carlos, Aira, and the rest of the Filipino Olympians will be honored with a heroes&#x27; parade and will be invited to Malacañang when they arrive on Tuesday, August 13.</p><p>&quot;President Marcos will personally honor the athletes and present them with their well-deserved incentives in recognition of their extraordinary contributions to Philippine sports and their stellar performance in the 2024 Paris Olympics,&quot; the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) announced on social media.  </p><div><br/></div>

<p>Two-time Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo and Olympic bronze medalist Aira Villegas are set to become the flag bearers of the Philippines at the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics. </p>

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo and Olympic bronze medalist Aira Villegas are set to become the flag bearers of the Philippines at the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics.

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Carlos Yulo, Aira Villegas to be PH’s flag bearers at closing ceremony of Paris Olympics

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Published Aug 11, 2024 09:43 AM PHT

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