Filipino athletes Carlos Yulo and Aira Villegas. Mohd Rasfan and Lionel Bonaventure, AFP

Filipino athletes Carlos Yulo and Aira Villegas

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1723287872780081024_Aira Caloy.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Filipino athletes Carlos Yulo and Aira Villegas. Mohd Rasfan and Lionel Bonaventure, AFP"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Filipino athletes Carlos Yulo and Aira Villegas. <em>Mohd Rasfan and Lionel Bonaventure, AFP</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- Medalists Carlos Yulo and Aira Villegas will be the Philippines&#x27; flag-bearers in the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics on Sunday.</p><p>The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) confirmed the development on Saturday afternoon.</p><p>Yulo had delivered two gold medals for the Philippines after ruling the vault and floor exercise in men&#x27;s artistic gymnastics, while Villegas had an Olympic debut to remember, capturing a bronze in the women&#x27;s 50kg division of boxing.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/4/double-gold-carlos-yulo-is-olympic-vault-champion-2231">READ: DOUBLE GOLD! Carlos Yulo is Olympic vault champion</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/6/aira-villegas-takes-bronze-after-semis-loss-to-turkish-foe-434">READ: Aira Villegas takes bronze after semis loss to Turkish foe</a></div><p>They will be accompanied in the closing ceremonies by fellow boxers Nesthy Petecio -- also a bronze medalist -- Carlo Paalam, Hergie Bacyadan and Eumir Marcial, along with weightlifters John Ceniza, Elreen Ando, and Vanessa Sarno.</p><p>Hurdler Lauren Hoffman will also be part of the 20-strong delegation that also includes boxing and weightlifting coaches.</p><p>Thanks to Yulo&#x27;s haul, the Philippines improved upon its performance in the Tokyo Games in 2021, when they won four medals -- one gold from Hidilyn Diaz, two silvers from Petecio and Paalam, and a bronze from Marcial.</p><p>As it stands, the Philippines is in 29th place in the medal table.</p><p>The Olympians are expected to arrive in the country on Tuesday, upon which they will be honored at the Malacañan Palace by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/10/work-starts-now-for-la-2028-says-poc-chief-1528">READ: Work starts now for LA 2028, says POC chief</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/9/marcos-to-welcome-yulo-ph-delegation-from-paris-2024-2049">READ: Marcos to welcome Yulo, PH delegation from Paris 2024</a></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H-dcWu4OAUE?&amp;t=12s&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Medalists Carlos Yulo and Aira Villegas will be the Philippines' flag-bearers in the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics on Sunday.</p>

Medalists Carlos Yulo and Aira Villegas will be the Philippines' flag-bearers in the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics on Sunday.

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Carlos Yulo, Aira Villegas to carry PH flag in Olympics closing ceremony

Carlos Yulo, Aira Villegas to carry PH flag in Olympics closing ceremony

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Published Aug 10, 2024 07:06 PM PHT

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