After losing his title in the floor exercise on Saturday due to a costly penalty, Yulo bagged the gold medal at the world championships when he competed in the men’s vault category.
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| Our Pinoy gymnast is the world champion in vault! Congratulations, Carlos Yulo. Image from FIG via YouTube |
This is Yulo's second world champion title, following his victory in the floor exercise in 2019, which guaranteed him a spot in the Tokyo Olympics.
Yulo was the first of the eight finalists to perform, and he instantly raised the bar with a 14.800 on his first vault. On his second, he performed a Dragulescu, considered one of the hardest elements on vault. His performance garnered a lot of praise from the commentators. He earned a 15.033 on his second and averaged 14.916 mark in the finals.
The #Kitakyushu2021 Men's Vault world champion... Carlos Yulo 🇵🇠👋#GWC2021 #Gymnastics pic.twitter.com/3mPxTbZXmM
— FIG (@gymnastics) October 24, 2021
The 21-year-old gymnast also grabbed a silver medal in the men’s parallel bars competition. With this win, Yulo becomes the first Filipino gymnast to win multiple world championship medals in a single event.
Last August, Yulo admitted being disappointed when he missed a podium finish in the men's vault apparatus competition in the Tokyo Olympics.
— Sally, The Summit Express
