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Kennedy Caacbay

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<div><strong>Yulo eyes redemption from Tokyo Games</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/172189451862520191203-sea-games-gymnastics-CD-5.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Carlos Yulo of the Philippines sings the national anthem after clinching gold for the artistic apparatus category of the  SEA Games men’s artistic gymnastics on November 3, 2019. Czar Dancel, ABS-CBN News/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Carlos Yulo of the Philippines sings the national anthem after clinching gold for the artistic apparatus category of the  SEA Games men’s artistic gymnastics on November 3, 2019. <em>Czar Dancel, ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></strong></div><p>MANILA – A multi-awarded world champion with ten gold medals in the Asian Championships and nine first-place triumphs in the Southeast Asian Games — these are by far Carlos Yulo&#x27;s achievements in his illustrious career.</p><p>What more could he ask for?</p><p>Of course, a golden finish on the biggest sporting stage in the globe would be the icing on the cake for Yulo&#x27;s already impressive medal haul.</p><p>Yulo, 24, the golden boy of gymnastics in the country, didn&#x27;t start at the top.</p><p>The Malate, Manila kid started training for the sport at seven years old at the Gymnastics Association of the Philippines (GAP) after he was brought by his grandfather to a tryout.</p><p>In 2017, Yulo moved to Tokyo, Japan — coincidentally where he would eventually miss a podium finish at the Olympics — to train, an initiative by GAP and the Japan Gymnastics Association, backed by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) &#x27;Olympic Solidarity&#x27; program.</p><p>Yulo would later on start his bemedalled stint with a bronze in the FIG World Cup in 2018, where he would also snatch his first gold medal a year later.</p><p>He also brought pride to the country after capturing gold medals in the Southeast Asian Games (2019, 2022, and 2023), and several other competitions.</p><p>But who would have known that one of his defining moments would be missing at least a bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics?</p><p>Yulo, in 2022, fell short of a bronze medal in the vault finals by only 0.017 points and entirely missed the floor exercise finals.</p><p>After going empty in the Tokyo Games, Yulo vowed to claim the gold this time in France.</p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/5/16/carlos-yulo-leads-asian-championships-all-around-seniors-qualification-2323"><strong>READ: Carlos Yulo bags all-around gold at Asian Championships</strong></a></div><p>He clinched a Paris berth after a stellar performance in floor exercise at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.</p><p>&quot;Siyempre gusto ko pong maka-gold. Right now, &#x27;yung focus po talaga na makapag-produce po ako ng high quality na performance sa mga malalakas kong event po, and siyempre sa all-around din po magtutuloy pa rin po ako,&quot; Yulo said.</p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/4/20/carlos-yulo-snares-gold-silver-in-fig-world-cup-2351"><strong>READ: Carlos Yulo snares gold, silver in FIG World Cup in Doha</strong></a></div><p>&quot;Gusto ko po ulit i-try and ibangon &#x27;yung sarili ko from there [Tokyo Olympics].&quot;</p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/5/19/carlos-yulo-adds-2-more-golds-to-asian-championships-haul-2114" id="isPasted"><strong>READ: Carlos Yulo adds 2 more golds to Asian Championships haul</strong></a></div><p>Yulo nabbed the gold and silver in FIG World Cup in Doha, Qatar, and went to rake four golds in the Asian Championships in his pre-Olympic journey this year.</p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/6/29/carlos-yulo-tokyo-2020-taught-me-to-be-confident-enjoy-experience-1149"><strong>READ: Carlos Yulo: Tokyo 2020 taught me to be confident, enjoy experience</strong></a></div><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/6/29/carlos-yulo-discusses-olympics-campaign-training-camp-in-metz-1439"><strong>WATCH: Carlos Yulo discusses Olympics campaign, training camp in Metz</strong></a></div><p>The decorated gymnast will be entering the Paris Games with a mindset of showing what he practiced, stemming from his well-rounded experiences in his adorned career.</p><p>&quot;&#x27;Yung maging confident po. Before po ang liit gumalaw. Ie-embrace ko po ngayon kung ano ginawa ko sa training, mga pinaghirapan ko and i-show ko confident ako sa pinractice ko,&quot; he said.</p><p>He will also try to enjoy every minute in the Summer Games.</p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/6/29/carlos-yulo-to-focus-on-strength-stamina-as-2024-paris-olympics-nears-943"><strong>READ: Carlos Yulo to focus on strength, stamina as 2024 Paris Olympics nears</strong></a></div><p>&quot;Siyempre mag-enjoy po. Hindi ko na-enjoy yung last Olympics ko. Super overwhelmed po sa lahat ng pangyayari. Pero ngayon po super grateful po ako na naranasan ko yung sa Tokyo and meron po akong baon ngayon,&quot; Yulo said.</p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/7/6/caloy-yulo-determinadong-masungkit-ang-ginto-sa-paris-2015"><strong>READ: Caloy Yulo determinadong masungkit ang ginto sa Paris</strong></a></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ctwuZrOrXF0??si=Q72Z6CaKihpu5zCS&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>A multi-awarded world champion with ten gold medals in the Asian Championships and nine first-place triumphs in the Southeast Asian Games — these are by far Carlos Yulo's achievements in his illustrious career.</p>

A multi-awarded world champion with ten gold medals in the Asian Championships and nine first-place triumphs in the Southeast Asian Games — these are by far Carlos Yulo's achievements in his illustrious career.

Paris 2024: What's missing in Caloy Yulo's decorated career? An Olympic medal

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Paris 2024: What's missing in Caloy Yulo's decorated career? An Olympic medal

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published Jul 26, 2024 07:00 AM PHT

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