CARLOS Yulo reasserted his mastery in the continent in the floor exercise, winning his first gold in the 10th Senior Artistic Gymnastics Asian Championships in the apparatus on Saturday at the OCBC Arena in Singapore.
Carlos Yulo performance in 10th Senior Artistic Gymnastics Asian Championships
Yulo scored 15.300 in his routine to win his second straight Asian crown in the apparatus. Dmitriy Patanin of Kazakhstan finished second with 14.366 followed by Su Weide of China in third with 14.333.
Yulo duplicated his feat last year in Doha when he also claimed a gold in the floor.
Yulo got his first medal on Thursday when he notched a silver medal in the all-around, earning a spot in the 2023 World Athletics Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belguim in September.
Later in the day, Yulo missed out on the podium finish in the rings in close fashion, finishing fourth with a score of 14.033. Bronze medal winner Ng Kui Chung of Hong Kong scored 14.100.
The Filipino gymnast will still compete in the vault, horizontal bar, and parallel bars on Sunday.
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