For the first time in the country’s history, Carlos Yulo won the men’s floor gymnastics competition at the Olympics in Paris on Saturday ( Aug 3 ) for only the second time.
The 24-year-old broke down in tears after matching the progress of weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, who won silver at the COVID-19-delayed 2020 Tokyo Games.
The two-time earth champion properly executed his regular, ending with a sure-footed landing to report 15.000 items.
With a score of 14.966, Israeli defending champion Artem Dolgopyat was promoted to the gold medal location.
Britain’s Jake Jarman, who had scored highest in eligibility a week ago, achieved 14.933 to get copper at the Bercy Arena.