Carlos Yulo will have a chance at a medal finish in the men’s artistic gymnastics in Paris 2024 as he reached the finals of the individual all-around, the floor exercise, and the vault.
Carlos Yulo will have several chances to bring home a gold medal for the Philippines in the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
Just hours after his impressive qualifying run, Carlos Yulo advances to three finals of the men's artistic gymnastics.
Back in Tokyo 2020, Yulo was heading in as the world champion in floor exercise. But nerves got the better of him and he missed the finals.
There was no such thing in Paris 2024. He stamped his class in his pet event, finishing second with 14.766. Just above Yulo was Great Britain’s Jake Jarman, who had a score of 14.966.
Aside from Jarman, Yulo will go up against Spanish gymnast Rayderley Zapata, who took home the silver medal in the floor exercise in Tokyo. Zapata finished third in the Paris 2024 qualifications with a score of 14.600.
The 24-year-old Yulo also secured another finals trip in the vault apparatus after scoring an average 14.683, good for sixth place in the rankings.
Caloy finished fourth in vault during Tokyo 2020 before eventually becoming a world champion in the apparatus.
While Yulo's main threats for a podium finish in the vault will be primarily consisted of Ukrainian and British Olympians, Armenian gymnast Artur Davtyan will also be included in the field. Davtyan finished with the bronze medal in Tokyo 2020.
Turkish gymnast Adem Asil had a good shot at advancing to the finals after earning a score of 15.266 in his first attempt. However, Asil failed to land properly in his second attempt which forced the judges to give him a score of 13.7000 for a total of 14.483 in 10th place.
With his strong and consistent performances throughout the qualifications, Yulo finished in ninth place in the all-around and totaled 83.631 points, advancing to the finals as well where he expects to take things up a notch.
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The all-around final will be on July 31, while the apparatus finals will be held on August 3 and 4.
Story Summary:
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Carlos Yulo advances to three finals in men's artistic gymnastics at the Olympic Games Paris 2024, securing spots in the floor exercise, vault, and all-around events, offering several chances to bring home a gold medal for the Philippines.
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Yulo impressed in the floor exercise by finishing second in the qualifiers with a score of 14.766, overcoming his previous nerves from Tokyo 2020 where he missed the finals despite being the world champion in this event.
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In addition to the floor exercise, Yulo secured a place in the vault finals with an average score of 14.683, and he finished ninth in the all-around qualifications with a total of 83.631 points, setting the stage for strong medal contention.
[Editor's note: This article was written by a member of the One Sports Digital team. The summary was generated by AI, and then checked by the staff to ensure accuracy.]