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Carlos Edriel Yulo won the first medal for the Philippines in Paris and it was gold, taking the top spot in the men’s floor exercise.
Carlos victory in the men’s floor exercise final on Saturday made him to become the first Filipino man ever to win an Olympic gold medal, the first Filipino to win any medal in gymnastics and the second Filipino to ever win a gold medal.
“We are a really small country and the portion of athletes is not the same as the US or UK, so to be able to get a gold medal is really big for us,” he said after. “I dedicate this to the Filipinos who supported me. I’m really grateful to them. I want to say thank you for watching and praying for me throughout the competition.” he said.
It was a tone-setting performance that the rest of the field simply could not match as described by CNN. But Yulo was still forced to sit as performer after performer took to the floor, trying to knock him off the top of the leaderboard.
But each failed. His score of 15.000 was enough. And the moment hit him like a ton of bricks.
He was absolutely overcome with emotion, covering his eyes with his hands as the scores flashed to show his 15.00 was good enough.
“I know that already [that I am going to get a house] . But this [pointing at his gold medal] is what really matters to me. My hard work and the people who really helped me. My success is also their success,” he said. “I’m so grateful for this experience and to be able to compete in this competition. I am happy that I won a gold medal and also a house.”
Yulo fell on his first tumbling pass in Tokyo, and failed to qualify for the event final.
菲律賓選手卡洛斯·埃德里爾·尤洛成為第一位為菲律賓贏得奧運金牌的人
卡洛斯·埃德里爾·尤洛 (Carlos Edriel Yulo) 在巴黎為菲律賓隊贏得了第一枚獎牌，並且是金牌，在男子自由體操比賽中名列第一。
卡洛斯在周六男子自由體操決賽中的勝利使他成為第一位贏得奧運金牌的菲律賓人、第一位贏得體操獎牌的菲律賓人以及第二位贏得金牌的菲律賓人。
「我們是一個非常小的國家，運動員的比例與美國或英國不一樣，所以能夠獲得金牌對我們來說真的很重要，」他後來說。
「我謹此獻給支持我的菲律賓人。 我真的很感謝他們。 我想說謝謝你們在整個比賽過程中的關注和為我祈禱。 他說。
正如美國有線電視新聞網 (CNN) 所描述的那樣，這是一場定調的表演，該領域的其他人根本無法比擬。 但尤洛仍然被迫坐在一個又一個表演者的位置上，試圖將他從排行榜上的榜首推下來。
但每一次都失敗了。 他15.000的分數已經夠了。 那一刻就像一大塊磚塊一樣擊中了他。
當分數閃爍表明他的 15.00 已經足夠好了時，他完全激動不已，用手摀住眼睛。
「我已經知道[我要買房子]。 但這[指著他的金牌]對我來說真正重要。 我的努力和那些真正幫助我的人。 我的成功也是他們的成功，」他說。 「我非常感謝這次經歷並能夠參加這次比賽。 我很高興我贏得了金牌和房子。
尤洛在東京的第一次翻滾中摔倒，未能獲得決賽資格。
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