Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 8) — Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo fell short in his bid for a podium finish in the floor exercise at the 52nd World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium on Saturday night (Philippine time).
Yulo scored 14.5 in the men’s floor final and failed to replicate his gold medal finish during the 2019 edition of the meet.
There are hand claps and fist pumps from Carlos Yulo 🇵🇭 as he finishes his Floor routine with a lovely 3.5 twist. He opened with a 2.5 twist to front double pike, and also showed a double layout full out and a triple twist side pass. Score: 14.5, which puts him into 2nd now.
— FIG (@gymnastics) October 7, 2023
Israel’s Artem Dolgopyat, the 2020 Olympic champion on the apparatus, won with his 14.866-point routine, while Minami Kazuki of Japan and Milad Karimi of Kazakhstan bagged the silver and bronze medals, respectively.
The 4-foot-11 Yulo has already earned his 2024 Paris Olympics spot as he emerged as the highest-ranked eligible athlete in the floor exercise, his pet event, during the qualifiers on Oct. 1.
He only reached the finals of the apparatus, as his all-around qualification performance took a turn for the worse, landing on his back in the still rings and vault events.
