Key Points

• Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo took home double gold medals from the Paris Olympics after dominating the Floor Exercise and Vault categories in the Artistic Gymnastics competitions. The Philippine government is set to hold a grand homecoming parade to welcome Yulo and bronze medalists, boxers Aria Villegas and Nesthy Petecio and all the Filipino athletes who competed in Paris.
• Several countries give monetary incentives to their athletes who win Olympic medals. Singapore gives S$1,000,000 to a gold medalist, S$500,000 to a silver medalist and S$250,000 to a bronze winner.
• Under its National Athletes, Coaches and Trainers Benefits and Incentives Act of 2001, Filipino Olympians receive P10 million for gold, P5 million and P2 million for bronze.
• According to Forbes, only Great Britain, Norway and Sweden do not provide direct monetary incentives to their athletes for winning an Olympic medal.
• National Indigenous Music awards winners include Malyangapa Barkindji rapper Barkaa who won Artist of the Year and Film Clip Of The Year; First Nations hip hop collective 3% won the Song Of The Year award for their track 'Our People'. Dan Sultan’s self-titled album was crowned Album Of The Year. Sammy Butcher was added to the Hall of Fame. New Talent of the Year award went to Becca Hatch.