Samantha Bernardo | Image: Instagram/@samanthabernardo__ After Carlos Yulo’s historic double gold medal win at the 2024 Paris Olympics, beauty queen Samantha Bernardo was among the individuals who couldn’t help but reminisce about a dream from the past as she also expressed her hope for more youth to take up interest in sports. The Miss Grand International 2020 1st Runner-Up took to Instagram on Wednesday, August 6, to share a video of her from 2019 doing a gymnastic routine as she recalled her athletic journey. “Did you know that I used to be a gymnast?” reads the caption in the video.
“Yes, for nine years. I won five gold medals and was the overall champion at the age of eight.” “Now that I am 28 years old, I can only do these tricks.
Stay happy and healthy,” added the written text in her video. Bernardo also penned a statement in her Instagram caption, saying that it was Yulo’s historic win that made her nostalgic. “POV: When [Carlos Yulo] won [gold medal emojis] @olympics medals and you’re being nostalgic, [cartwheeling emoji],” she wrote.
“At a young age, gymnastics taught me how to be disciplined, determined, and to dream big!” A post shared by SamBer ♕ (@samanthabernardo__) Bernardo then extended her hopes for more youth to become more sports-inclined. “Mabuhay ang mga atletang Pilipino sa #Paris2024 [finger heart emoji]. Sana mas marami pang mga bata at kabataan ang mahilig sa sports!” added the beauty queen.
(Long live Filipino athle.