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Gymnastics: Historic bronze for PH’s Carlos Yulo at world championships

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/11/03/bronze1.jpg"/><figcaption>Courtesy of Kimina Castro</figcaption></figure></div>(UPDATE) Carlos Yulo on Friday became the first Filipino gymnast ever to win a medal in the world championships.Yulo, who <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/08/24/18/asian-games-gymnast-carlos-yulo-falls-short-in-vault-competition-places-4th">struggled</a> in the recent Asian Games in Jakarta, copped a bronze medal in the men&#x27;s floor event of the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships at Aspire Dome in Doha, Qatar.He garnered 14.6 points for a podium slot, behind Russian winner Artur Dalaloyan (14.9 points) and Japan&#x27;s Kenzo Shirai (14.866 points).<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Artur Dalaloyan is the 2018 Men&#x27;s Floor World Champ🥇 🥇 Dalaloyan RUS🇷🇺 - 14.900 🥈Shirai JPN🇯🇵 - 14.866 🥉Yulo PHI🇵🇭 - 14.600 - 1st ever 🇵🇭 medal! Results 👉 <a href="https://t.co/N66JL7iOy6">https://t.co/N66JL7iOy6</a> Women&#x27;s Vault next <a href="https://twitter.com/DohaGym2018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DohaGym2018</a> 🎥👉 <a href="https://t.co/N66JL7iOy6">https://t.co/N66JL7iOy6</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DohaGym2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DohaGym2018</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoGymtastic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoGymtastic</a>— FIG (@gymnastics) <a href="https://twitter.com/gymnastics/status/1058352440955809792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 2, 2018</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script>After an underwhelming performance in Indonesia, Yulo&#x27;s Qatar showing was a welcome achievement for the teen prodigy.<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/11/03/bronze2.jpg"/><figcaption>Courtesy of Kimina Castro</figcaption></figure></div>Yulo&#x27;s coach, Munehiro Kugiyama, had said at the end of the Asian Games in September that he and Yulo would have to <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/08/25/18/gymnastics-carlos-yulo-must-fix-training-ahead-of-world-championships-coach">&quot;fix&quot; their training</a>.“We have to make a good training program,” he stressed. “He fell this time (in the floor exercise). There’s a reason (for that), so we have to fix it. Then, try our best for the world championships.”Fondly called &quot;Caloy&quot; by his peers, the Filipino gymnast developed an interest in the sport at a young age. He also trained in Japan to hone his skill.Having confidence and doing his best are some of Yulo&#x27;s mantras to achieve success. - with a report from Kimina Castro(For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.)

Carlos Yulo on Friday became the first Filipino gymnast ever to win a medal in the world championships.

Carlos Yulo on Friday became the first Filipino gymnast ever to win a medal in the world championships.