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‘Babawi sa 2024’: PH counts on Carlos Yulo redemption at Paris Olympics

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Karl Cedrick Basco, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/tvpatrol/08/02/20210802-olympics-gymnastics-yulo-afp.jpg"/><figcaption>Philippines&#x27; Carlos Edriel Yulo competes in the artistic gymnastics men&#x27;s vault final of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo on August 2, 2021.<em> Loic Venance, AFP</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo may have ended his Olympic debut without a medal but his countrymen’s faith in his ability to win a medal remained firm, as they look forward to Paris 2024. </p><p>Expectations were high on Yulo’s Tokyo Olympics bid, as he just came from successful stints at the world championships and the Southeast Asian Games in 2019. </p><p>But things did not go according to plan during the qualification phase, as Yulo crashed out of the floor exercise, where he was predicted to win a medal. </p><p>He, however, managed to book a slot in the vault final on Monday but eventually fell 0.017 short for a supposed bronze medal. Yulo landed fourth with 14.716 points. </p><p>Despite all the heartbreak, Filipino fans never questioned the capability of the gymnast, taking to social media to motivate the Olympian. </p><p>As expected, Yulo trended again on Twitter where his legion of supporters showered him with love and words of encouragement. </p><p>“Bawi next Olympics,” netizens said in unison. </p><p>“PROUD KAMI SA IYO, CALOY YULO! Comeback stronger at #Paris2024. I&#x27;m sure you&#x27;ll get the GOLD OLYMPIC MEDAL there! This is just the beginning and malayo pa ang mararating mo kaya LABAN lang,” another supporter tweeted. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/08/02/21/babalik-kaming-malakas-yulo-vows-to-return-stronger-as-he-exits-olympics">‘Babalik kaming malakas’: Yulo vows to return stronger, as he exits Olympics</a></li></ul><p>Filipinos applauded the fourth-place finish of Yulo, noting that he is only 21 years old but enough to threaten powerhouse countries in gymnastics. </p><p>Fans also took notice of the athlete’s second attempt score where he got 14.866, the second highest points in all attempts of the 8 competitors. </p><p>“So proud of you caloy... Imagine if vault 2 ang pinagbasihan gold kana, but you did your best Calooyy.. Mahal ka ng buong pilipinas,” a netizen said. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/07/24/21/olympics-gymnastics-yulo-reaction">‘Laban lang, Caloy!’ Twitter shows gymnast Yulo love after shock exit in floor event</a></li></ul><p>Meanwhile, Yulo assured his supporters that he will return stronger as he thanked everyone who prayed for him during his Olympic journey. </p><div><em>For breaking news and latest developments on the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, visit https://news.abs-cbn.com/tokyo-olympics</em></div><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1730318" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><div> </div>

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‘Babawi sa 2024’: PH counts on Carlos Yulo redemption at Paris Olympics

Karl Cedrick Basco,

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Published Aug 02, 2021 10:42 PM PHT

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