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The 18-year-old secures the country's first medal in a world championship
IMPRESSIVE. Carlos Yulo could not have capped his world champion championship any better. Photo by Adrian Portugal / Rappler
MANILA, Philippines – Teen gymnast Carlos Yulo made history for the Philippines anew by securing the country's first medal in a world championship.
The 18-year-old bagged a bronze medal in the final men's floor of the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships at the Aspire Dome in Doha, Qatar on Friday, November 2.
Yulo, the youngest among the 9 competitors, registered 14.6 points to finish in the Top 3 as Russia's Artur Dalaloyan clinched the gold with 14.9 points while Japan's Kenzo Shirai nabbed silver with 14.866 points.
Artur Dalaloyan is the 2018 Men's Floor World Champ
Dalaloyan RUS – 14,900
Shirai JPN- 14,866
Yulo PHI- 14.600 – 1st ever medal!
Results https://t.co/N66JL7iOy6
Women's Vault next @ DohaGym2018
https://t.co/N66JL7iOy6# DohaGym2018 #GoGymtastic– FIG (@gymnastics) November 2, 2018
Competing in his first world championships and in his first year as a senior, Yulo showed jitters as he finished 23rd out of 24 in the all-around final two days ago.
But he could not have been better off in the world than ever before – one of his expertise – for a podium finish.
Filipino to qualify for an all-around final. – Rappler.com
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