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After Caloy's triumph, younger Yulo siblings navigate high expectations

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Jeck Batallones

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dii"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://news-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com/api/upload-raw/20240806120812/49808fc2996782d54503a8a0aa93dbdf291e3f3df5587aa146df37bb47a5f25f.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dii" alt="Gymnasts Elaiza Yulo and Karl Eldrew Yulo, the younger siblings of Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo. Handout/DepEd Philippines and Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Gymnasts Elaiza Yulo and Karl Eldrew Yulo, the younger siblings of Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo. <em>Handout/DepEd Philippines and Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- Carlos Yulo&#x27;s victories in the Paris Olympics have brought not only honor to the country, but also pressure to his younger siblings who are both attempting to follow in his footsteps.</p><p>Both Karl Eldrew and Elaiza are budding gymnasts who have already begun to make a name for themselves at the local level, with triumphs in the Palarong Pambansa.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/08/03/23/palaro-2023-eldrew-yulo-eyes-to-establish-own-name-in-gymnastics">READ: Eldrew Yulo eyes to establish own name in gymnastics</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/7/16/elaiza-yulo-sister-of-caloy-makes-her-mark-in-palarong-pambansa-1624">READ: Elaiza Yulo, sister of Caloy, makes her mark in Palarong Pambansa</a></div><p>Elaiza says that bearing the Yulo name has raised the expectations for them, with Filipinos expecting them to win every tournament.</p><p>Elaiza recently won several gold medals in the 2024 Palarong Pambansa in Cebu after excelling in three apparatus -- uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise. She also claimed the individual all-around title and led the National Capital Region to the team gold.</p><p>&quot;Sobrang nakaka-proud po and at the same time nakaka-pressure, like every competition po hindi mawawala yung pressure sa amin ni Kuya Eldrew,&quot; she said.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/7/tearful-angelica-yulo-apologizes-to-son-carlos-1153">&#x27;Patawad, anak&#x27;: Tearful Angelica Yulo apologizes to son Carlos</a></div><p>Eldrew, who dominated the 2024 Palaro, has already begun to compete internationally. Last May, he won a gold medal in the junior finals of the vault event in the 2024 Asian Gymnastics Union Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Uzbekistan.</p><p>According to Eldrew, every time Caloy wins, people expect him to do the same.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/12/20/23/eldrew-yulo-dominates-in-batang-pinoy-bags-7-golds">READ: Eldrew Yulo dominates in Batang Pinoy, bags 7 golds</a></div><p>&quot;Pagkapanalo ni Kuya, right after manalo, there are a few people messaging me congrats, ikaw naman ang susunod; congrats, Drew, ikaw naman next; aabangan kita; syempre sobrang nakaka-pressure yun kasi nage-expect kaagad sila ng mataas,&quot; Eldrew said.</p><p>But it&#x27;s not only the Yulo siblings who are now feeling the pressure of lofty expectations. According to the operations manager of the Gymnastics Association of the Philippines (GAP) Gym, Bea Eusuya, the Filipinos have the build for gymnastics.</p><p>&quot;Yung build ng Filipino is perfect for this sport; you don&#x27;t have to be tall,&quot; she said.</p><p>She added that ever since Caloy won the double gold, interest in the sport has greatly increased, and more people have been inquiring about how to join GAP.</p><p>&quot;Ang dami nag-inquire, what is gymnastics, how to secure classes, but yung second gold medal, grabe, as in nagla-lag na yung Facebook ng GAP, inquiring for classes, how much is the membership. That was like 12 midnight, even until 3am, nag-iinquire about classes,&quot; she said.</p><p>Carlos Yulo rewrote Philippine sporting history in the 2024 Paris Olympics when he won both the floor exercise and vault gold in men&#x27;s artistic gymnastics, in the process becoming the first Filipino athlete to win multiple medals in a single Games. </p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/4/yulo-family-congratulates-carlos-on-winning-olympic-gold-medal-2258">READ: Yulo family congratulates Carlos on winning Olympic gold medal</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/3/paris-2024-yulo-grateful-for-challenges-that-led-to-olympic-gold-030">READ: Yulo grateful for challenges that led to Olympic gold </a></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:</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/IRhloz0KRyY?&amp;t=615s&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><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/oPnYiZv1C1Q?&amp;t=33s&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Carlos Yulo's victories in the Paris Olympics have brought not only honor to the country, but also pressure to his younger siblings who are both attempting to follow in his footsteps.</p>

Carlos Yulo's victories in the Paris Olympics have brought not only honor to the country, but also pressure to his younger siblings who are both attempting to follow in his footsteps.