Carlos Yulo wins 4 golds at the Men's Artistic Gymnastics Asian Championships 2024
Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo brings home several medals after winning four golds at the Men's Artistic Gymnastics Asian Championships 2024 held from May 16 to 19 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Carlos bagged his first gold at the Individual all-around event where he was joined by Kazakhstan for silver and Uzbekistan for bronze.
He added another gold the following day under the floor exercise category where he received a score of 14.933.
After days of hard work, Carlos ended the Asian Championships with two more golds under his name after he scored 14.883 in vault and a 15.133 in parallel bars performance.
In total, the Philippines won a total of five golds at the Asian Championships, thanks to his brother, Karl Jahrel Eldrew Yulo. He finished in the top spot for the junior vault event with an outstanding score of 14.433.
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Following his record-breaking win, Carlos took to social media his gratitude to everyone who supported him before and during the event, including those who guided his and the Philippines' journey.
Carlos wrote on Facebook, “Marami mang mga pagsubok ang pinagdadaanan, buo po ang loob ko dahil alam kong nasa tabi kita palagi Lord God. Napakasaya ko po at nakapag-perform po ako [nang] galing sa puso ko.”
(Despite the many challenges I've been through. I am confident because I know you are with me, Lord God. I am so happy that I performed from my heart).
“Sobrang humanga at proud din ako sa PHI MAG team sa ipinakita nating performance, mas lalo pa nating pag-igihan. Salamat po [nang] madami Panginoon sa palaging paggabay at pag-protekta sa amin!” he added.
(I am proud of the performance of the PHI MAG team and we will continue to do better. Thank you, Lord, for always guiding and protecting us).
His girlfriend, Chloe, was of course on the list of people Carlos thanked for his win and the gymnast made sure to show appreciation for her undying support.
He wrote, “Maraming salamat mahal ko sa pagpatatag ng loob at mindset ko, sa palagi mong pagpunta para masubaybayan ang mga laban ko, sa pag-aalaga, at pagmamahal na binibigay mo, lahat ng 'yan ay na-a-apreciate ko at dinadala ko sa lahat ng laban ko!”
(Thank you so much, my love, for helping me have a better mindset, for always watching my games, for taking care of me, and for the love you give me. I appreciate everything you do and always hold them close to me during competitions).
To top all these achievements, Carlos and his team are now eyeing gold medals in the upcoming Paris Olympics to be held from July 26 to August 11, 2024.
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