Filipino gymnast brings home two gold medals at Olympics

Yulo will also receive an insane amount of incentives earned from winning Olympic gold. Apart from winning tens of millions of Philippine pesos from both the local government and private firms, Caloy was also promised a condo unit worth an estimated $414K. 

The condo was initially a two-bedroom unit but got upgraded to three bedrooms when he won a second medal. That’s one way to upgrade your real estate portfolio.

The list even includes smaller prizes such as a voucher worth around $20K to spend in a department store, unlimited entry at a local buffet chain, and a lifetime supply of ramen. 

The last one doesn’t exactly go well with one of his more peculiar incentives — unlimited colonoscopies and gastroenterology consultations.

The Philippines joined Japan, China, and the United States as the only countries with multiple gold medals in gymnastics in the Paris Olympics. The difference is that the latter three countries have already combined for over 150 Olympic medals in the 2024 games and counting. Yulo has the only two medals for the Philippines thus far.

The Philippines earned its first gold medal in history during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Women’s weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz was the first Filipino Olympic athlete to achieve the feat.

Yulo likely has his sights set for more Olympic glory at the 2028 games in Los Angeles. Hopefully he doesn’t eat too much unlimited ramen before then.