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Carlos Yulo still getting used to admiration he's receiving, says mentor

Carlos Yulo still getting used to admiration he's receiving, says mentor

Kennedy Caacbay,

ABS-CBN News

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Olympic double gold medalist Carlos Yulo and Gymnastics Association of the Philippines President Cynthia Carreon ride a gondola at the Venice Grand Canal Mall in McKinley Hill, Taguig on the way to receiving the P32-million condominium unit reward from Megaworld Corporation on Wednesday. Aside from the 3-bedroom fully-furnished unit, decorated with symbols and frames of Yulo's historic achievement, he will also receive a P3-million cash incentive.Olympic double gold medalist Carlos Yulo and Gymnastics Association of the Philippines President Cynthia Carreon ride a gondola at the Venice Grand Canal Mall in McKinley Hill, Taguig on the way to receiving the P32-million condominium unit reward from Megaworld Corporation on Wednesday. Aside from the 3-bedroom fully-furnished unit, decorated with symbols and frames of Yulo's historic achievement, he will also receive a P3-million cash incentive. Mores Heramis, ABS-CBN News

MANILA – No doubt, double Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo is the most celebrated Filipino athlete today.

The gymnast has attracted significant focus following his groundbreaking success in sports, a feat unmatched by any other Filipino yet.

Gymnastics Association of the Philippines (GAP) president Cynthia Carrion said Wednesday at the sidelines of the Olympians' homecoming parade that Yulo is still getting used to the adoration he is currently receiving.

Carrion also promised to help Yulo manage his finances, now that the government and the private sector have combined efforts to flush benefits and incentives into the gymnast's pocket after his success in Paris.

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"Even, I said, 'Carlos, you're going to have more [attention].' The money is not what he's worried about. It's the people, all the adoration that he's getting," Carrion told select reporters.

"He doesn't even think of the money. I'm the one thinking of the money because I want him to make sure he invests it and not throw it away."

Back in France, she gave the 24-year-old athlete a heads up of what should he be expecting from his Filipino fans.

"It's wonderful support. You know, just in Paris alone, when we went to the Ambassador's house, the Filipinos there, 'I said, Carlos, this is only one-fourth of what you're going to get in the Philippines. The Philippines is really waiting for you,'" Carrion said.

"We went to the gondola drive in Venice [Grand Canal Mall], ang daming tao, sa BGC. The people are really, really [supportive]. It hasn't really seem to him yet."

Earlier in the day, Carrion joined Yulo for a gondola ride all the way to the stage to receive the key for his three-bedroom condo unit awarded by Megaworld.

The GAP chief detailed how Filipinos have expressed their endearment to the gymnastics champion.

"He passed all the people were all around there waving. Waving very nice. And then we ended up on a stage that had this big photo there. And then they interviewed him."

But after all these engagements, Carrion bared that Yulo is seeking rest.

"Well, to be sure, he wants to rest. He really wants to. He's asking if, after this, I can rest," she said, speaking on behalf of Yulo.

Yulo still has another deliverable with a car company in Paris, Carrion revealed. After training for a bit, he will be taking a vacation.

"He has to deliver deliverables. So, he's going to Toyota, and that's his last. After that, he's going to come back. Of course, he's going to continue training because a gymnast cannot be without training. And then he's going to go on a vacation," the GAP chief said.

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