Yulo achieves all-around goal but vows more improvements

news7f11/05/2022

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Filipino ace Carlos Yulo works on his pommel horse routine on the eve of opening night. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Filipino tennis player Carlos Yulo performed his packhorse routine on opening night. —PICTURES CONTRIBUTED

Tokyo Olympic athlete and world champion Carlos Yulo is looking to hone his technique after finishing eighth in the men’s all-around at the 51st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Liverpool, England on Friday.

“I need to correct my mistakes when I get home,” Yulo said after completing her goal of finishing in the top eight. “Other things are not bad, although I would say the vault is a positive mistake. ”

However, Yulo’s progress in the event is unmistakable after hitting 82,098 output in all six devices. The Filipino female bodybuilder barely posed prominently in the event.

“I am speechless after six events, because I [was] fight with yourself. It’s really difficult. Overall, really good experience. I’m in the top eight, which isn’t bad and it’s still a big achievement for me. I’m happy but at the same time disappointed,” Yulo said.

He’ll have a shot to wipe that disappointment away when he hunts for medals Saturday night in the floor exercise final and will plunge into action in Sunday’s arch and tandem finals.

Olympic gold medalist Daiki Hashimoto of Japan took the all-round gold medal (87,198) while Zhang Boheng of China (86,785) and Wataru Tanigawa of Japan (85,231) came in second and third.

15th in vault

Yulo excelled in the floor exercise, which brought him to the top of the world in 2019, and also topped the tandem table with an identical score of 15,166 after placing sixth in rounds (13,800).

The defending world champion in men’s diving, however, finished 15th in his pet event out of 24 finalists after tallying 14,166, well below his 14,849 showings. it’s in the qualifying round.

“I had fun today too and I didn’t want to lose myself in the middle of the competition. But I did, and it was my fault too. I put more pressure on myself,'” Yulo said.

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