Netizens couldn’t hide their disappointment after the Israeli gymnast team allegedly tried to steal the moments of Carlos Yulo, who was celebrating his gold medal finish at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
In the video published by One Sports, Yulo is celebrating his victory when team Israel, which finished second during the floor exercise finals, approaches him.
The following moments showed one of the Israeli team members carrying a flag and positioning himself where the camera was panned.
GOLD!!!!!!!!!! 🥇
You’re now an Olympic Champion Carlos Yulo! pic.twitter.com/TUS7c5ZzA9— Zac Apron (@ZacApronn) August 3, 2024
Some netizens also noticed the said Israeli team member and called him disrespectful.
“Medyo bastos lang ung nagwagayway ng flag, Israel ba yun? bitter,” netizen Lilybeth said.
“Grabe na mga taga Israel, always making a scene whenever there’s a chance,” netizen Chan commented.
“Hilig manguha talaga ng Israel nyeta. Moment ni Carlos Yulo yun eh,” netizen JJ remarked.
However, others also said that the Israeli team only wanted to congratulate Yulo, placed the flag beside the Filipino athlete for photo purposes, and didn’t mean to disrespect the gold medalist.
It can be recalled that Yulo gave the second Olympic gold medal in the history of Philippine sports.