WORLD’S BEST Carlos Edriel Yulo competes in the parallel bars event during the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships at the Kitakyushu City Gymnasium in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka prefecture on Oct. 24, 2021. AFP PHOTOFILIPINO gymnast Carlos Yulo ruled the vault event final round to win a gold medal at the 50th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships at the Kitakyushu General Gymnasium in Japan on Sunday. Yulo scored an average of 14.916 points after an exquisite performance, which saw him record 14.800 points for his first vault and 15.033 for his second. Yulo has now won two gold medals in the World Championships — the first one being the floor exercise event in 2019 which keyed his Tokyo Olympic qualification. Two hours after getting the gold, Yulo won a silver medal in the parallel bars at the same event.

Source: Manila Times October 24, 2021 16:25 UTC