Heroes' parade for PH Olympians set Aug. 14
2024-Aug-13 17:00
MANILA'S PRIDE. Tarpaulins welcoming double Paris Olympics gold medalist Carlos Yulo are up in the streets of Manila on Monday (Aug. 12, 2024). Yulo and other members of Team Philippines will meet President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. at Malacañan Palace on Tuesday (Aug. 13) while a homecoming parade will take them around Manila on Wednesday (Aug. 14). (PNA/Yancy Lim)
MANILA – Fans of Carlos Yulo and the rest of the Philippine team to the Paris Olympics will have a chance to see them up close on Wednesday as a heroes' parade is set for them.
As announced by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) on Monday, a 7.7-kilometer motorcade will traverse this city and Pasay during the afternoon of the said day.
The parade will begin just outside the Aliw Theater in Pasay and will pass through Roxas Boulevard, Padre Burgos Avenue, Finance Road, Taft and Quirino Avenues, and Adriatico Street before it ends at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex.
The PCO clarified that the heroes' parade will be on Wednesday contrary to earlier rumors that it was set for Tuesday.
The Philippine team will arrive from Paris on Tuesday, and upon arrival, they will quickly meet President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. at the Malacañan Palace.
Yulo headlined the Philippine team's campaign as he won two gymnastics gold medals, which set a lot of firsts for the country's Olympic participation.
Yulo became the first gymnast to win an Olympic medal, the first Filipino male athlete to become an Olympic champ, and the first-ever Filipino athlete to win multiple Olympic golds.
Boxers Aira Villegas and Nesthy Petecio won bronzes for boxing to cap the Philippines' medal haul.
Coming just close to a medal were pole vaulter EJ Obiena, weightlifter Elreen Ando, and golfer Bianca Pagdanganan, all finishing either solely or in a tie for fourth place.
Finishing 37th overall, the Philippines was the top-performing Southeast Asian team in the Summer Olympics for the second straight season. (PNA)