Carlos Yulo bags fourth straight gold at 2025 Artistic Gymnastics Asian Championship
The Philippines' "Golden Boy" Carlos Yulo earned his fourth consecutive gold medal at the 2025 Artistic Gymnastics Asian Championships in Jecheon, Korea.
Yulo notched 14.6000 points in the Floor Exercises of the Men's Artistic Gymnastics, besting Kazakhstan's Milad Karimi, who gained 14.400 points.
Korea's Moon Geonyoung, meanwhile, bagged the bronze medal for his 14.033-point performance.
The gold-winning Olympian clinched the bronze medal in the individual all-around category in the same competition.
During his performance, he nailed the number one spot in the Floor Exercise–his pet routine, earning a 14.133 score, recording a 13.100 on Pommel Horse, and 13.634 in Rings. He also scored 14.500, making him the second-best in the Vault discipline.
Additionally, he received 14.167 in Parallel Bars and 13.800 in Horizontal Bars.
On June 8, Yulo earned a bronze medal in the vault event after scoring 14.333 points. He finished behind gold medalist Mahdi Olfati of Iran and silver medalist Huang Mingqi of China.
The 25-year-old Pinoy pride didn't stop bagging medals at the event when he also snatched his second bronze medal in parallel bars by scoring 14.166.
In a Facebook post, the Philippine Sports Commission lauded Yulo's performance in the competition.
"Tunay na #BidaAngBayaningManlalaro sa iyong husay at pagsungkit ng medalya para sa bansa!" the organization wrote.
PSC added, "Salamat sa ipinamalas mo na galing, Caloy! Mabuhay ka!"
Yulo is the second Filipino athlete to win a gold medal at the Olympics after weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz at the 2020 Tokyo Games.
Following his historic feat of winning two gold medals at the Paris Olympics, Yulo was named the 2024 Athlete of the Year by the Philippine Sportswriters Association, making him the first gymnast to be recognized with such a title since Pia Adelle Reyes in 1997.
It runs in the blood
Meanwhile, Eldrew Yulo, the 16-year-old brother of Carlos, also waved the country's flag in the competition after securing a silver medal in the vault event at the junior level category of the Artistic Gymnastics Asian Championships on June 8.
The younger Yulo posted an average score of 13.850 points. This marks his third straight podium finish in the tournament following his gold medal from Uzbekistan in 2024 and silver from Singapore in 2023.
