Carlos Yulo hopes to validate his decision of skipping the Asian Games as he looks to earn a spot in the Paris Games through the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines missed out on a couple of potential gold medals in the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China after Carlos Yulo skipped it in favor of the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
A world champion in floor exercise and vault, the Filipino star needs to finish as one of the eight highest-ranked eligible gymnasts in the men’s all-around qualification to clinch his Olympic berth. If all things go to plan, Yulo will become the second Filipino to qualify for Paris after pole vaulter EJ Obiena, who owned the spotlight on Saturday when he captured the Philippines’ breakthrough gold in the Asian Games.
The gymnast from Manila has won world titles in floor exercise in 2019 and vault in 2021 on top of two silvers and two bronzes he bagged since the 2018 edition.
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