Hidilyn Diaz congratulates Carlos Yulo on back-to-back gold medals

Hidilyn Diaz congratulated Carlos Yulo after he secured back-to-back gold medals in men's artistic gymnastics floor exercise and vault finals at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Diaz expressed her pride and joy on Instagram, tagging Yulo with 'Yehey! May Olympic Gold na tayo' shortly after his victory, writing 'Proud ako sa iyo. I-enjoy mo ang bunga ng pinagpaguran mo. At lagi mong ibabalik sa Diyos at bayan, dahil lahat ng tagumpay natin ay hindi pansarili.' She also congratulated him again on Instagram for his achievements and the challenges he overcame.

Yulo's performance improved significantly this time around, securing a gold medal after struggling in his debut at the Tokyo Games.

Millions of Filipinos stayed up late to watch Yulo secure the country's first medals in the Paris Olympics and the second Olympic gold for the Philippines, with Hidilyn Diaz being among the first to congratulate him. Another elite athlete, EJ Obiena, also congratulated Yulo for his historic feat.

Yulo became only the second Filipino Olympic gold medalist and the first Southeast Asian gymnast to win an Olympic gold, following Diaz's historic victory in Tokyo three years ago.