Red carpet awaits Yulo Tuesday

MANILA, Philippines —  A welcome befitting a king awaits Paris Olympics double gold medalist Carlos Yulo.

Yulo, who delivered a performance for the ages by capturing not just one, but two mints in floor exercise and vault in men’s artistic gymnastics, is scheduled to arrive via a chartered flight Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.

The pocket-sized dynamo will arrive alongside a posse of supporters from Paris that includes Gymnastics Association of the Philippines president Cynthia Carrion.

At the airport, Yulo will receive a warm reception prepared not just by Malacañang but also by the Philippine Sports Commission as well.

Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna will also honor Yulo, a native of Leveriza, Manila, in a grand parade that will come a day or two after the city’s decorated son arrives.

The said parade will start from Leveriza Street in Malate where Yulo was born, grew and eventually discovered as a gymnast and pass through the Palace and the university belt before ending at the Manila City Hall.

The heroes’ welcome will be similar to what Hidilyn Diaz received when the weightlifter delivered the country’s breakthrough Olympic gold.

Or those of boxing icon Manny Pacquiao.

Coming with the reception is a mammoth bounty of millions of cash rewards – P20 million from the government, P6 million from the House of Representatives, P5 million from ArenaPlus, P3 million from Bounty Fresh and Chooks-to-Go, P3 million from Megaworld, P2 million from the Cityof Manila and possibly more from the Manny V. Pangilinan Sports Foundation.