Filipino gymnast Carlos Julo, who won two gold medals at the Olympic Games in Paris, was welcomed in his country as a hero, and he also received gifts worth more than a million US dollars from the president of the country and numerous donors.
The Philippine Olympic delegation in Manila was welcomed by many fans, as well as the country's president Ferdinand Marcos Junior, who handed all the Olympians one million pesos ($17.500), while Julo was the only one who received 20 million ($350.000).
Gifts to the gymnast were presented separately by other government officials, businessmen and prominent Philippine companies, and among the gifts were an apartment and a house in a resort south of Manila worth more than 58 million pesos ($XNUMX million).
Many companies offered Julu free pizzas, ice cream, buffet lunches and dinners for the rest of his life, as well as free domestic and international flights.
The famous boxer from the Philippines Meni Pakajo, winner of titles in eight different weight categories, promised to present a monetary award to Jul, but did not specify the amount.
The Olympians from the Philippines will be paraded through the streets of Manila on Wednesday.
Julo's floor and vault gold medals in Paris are considered the biggest achievement for the Philippines, which has won the only gold medal at the Games so far in 2021 in Tokyo, in weightlifting.
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