Gymnast Becomes the First Filipino to Win Gold at the World Gymnastics Championship

Carlos Edriel Yulo has been crowned champion of the men’s floor title at the world gymnastics championships, the first-ever Filipino to do so on October 12 in Stuttgart, Germany.

The 19-year-old athlete beat his competitors with a final score of 15.300 at the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

Israel’s Artem Dolgopyat scored 15.200 and China’s Ruoteng Xiao finished with a score of 14.933, according to Rappler.

Yulo, who had already secured a place at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, expressed that he did not expect to win the gold medal at the competition.

“I’m super happy. I didn’t expect to win this medal. I’m crying on the inside,” he said via the Inquirer.

“There are not a lot of other gymnasts [in the Philippines]. I want them to come to our gym, and try gymnastics, because Filipinos, they like basketball, but we’re small. They should try gymnastics, it’s more fun.”

Featured Image Screenshot via YouTube / FIG Channel

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