Mac and cheese for life! Philippines’ heartfelt gifts to Carlos Yulo after double Olympic gold

Mac and cheese for life! Philippines’ heartfelt gifts to Carlos Yulo after double Olympic gold

Pledges of pesos, property and pasta as ‘Caloy’ makes history for his country with floor exercise and vault victories in artistic gymnastics

Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo’s historic double gold medal win at the Paris Olympics has been celebrated across the Philippines, with businesses showering the athlete in gifts – from cash and a new home, to a lifetime supply of mac and cheese.

Ferdinand Marcos, the president, said the Philippines had “witnessed history” when Yulo became the first Filipino man to win a gold medal after competing in the artistic gymnastic floor exercise on Saturday. He is only the second Filipino athlete to win an Olympic gold, after weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz in 2020. On Sunday, Yulo soared to the top of the podium again in the vault, thus becoming the first Filipino to win two golds – and at a single Olympics.

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