Carlos Yulo during tandem training at the 51st FIG Gymnastics World Championships. –JAT TENORIO / PHOTO CONTRIBUTED
MANILA, Philippines – Carlos Edriel Yulo took the lead in the men’s floor exercise and reached the final in four events at the 51st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships taking place in Liverpool, England.
Yulo took 15,266 points on the floor to lead all qualifying to the medal round of the event that the Filipino gymnastics ace dominated in 2019 in Stuttgart, Germany.
“It was a really good result, but it was only qualifying. I’m not bragging, it’s not the final yet so if I can do it in the final I would say I’m satisfied,’ said Yulo after completing all his procedures in apparatus at M&S Bank Arena .
Yulo also delivers in the men’s vault, where the Filipino blaster is reigning world champion second in qualifying with 14.849.
“Right now, I’m really excited but not satisfied because there are so many areas where I can still improve. Vault was really scary, it was my first time doing Ri Se Gwang, so it was really big for me,” Yulo said.
Ri Se Gwang is a vault named after North Korea’s 2016 Rio De Janeiro Olympic gold medalist.
“It gives me the confidence now to compete in the final,” he added.
October 31 qualifying for all around and All Around 84,664 3rd Finalist FX 15,226 1st Finalist…
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Yulo also switched to medals in parallel bars where he won a silver medal at last year’s world championships in Kitakyushu, Japan after placing 4th with 15,300.
With the goal of finishing in the top six in the all-men’s event, Yulo came within third place of the 24 gymnasts that qualified for the finals after scoring 84,664 in all six sets. .
Japan’s Wataru Tanigawa came in first with 84,731 and Japanese Olympic gold medalist Daiki Hashimoto was second with 84,665.
“Of course, I want to beat them. It’s my first time in the first group and it’s a big achievement for me,” Yulo said.
The final of the almighty is set for Friday while Yulo has a shot on the podium in the floor on Saturday ahead of the final in the bunker and tandem on Sunday.
“I will try to beat what I did today, to be more positive,” Yulo said.
Yulo placed 10th in laps (14,066), 31st in crossbar and 102nd in pommel.
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