MANILA, Philippines — Carlos Yulo fell short in defending his vault title after placing second-to-last at the 2026 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Rotterdam on Sunday night (Manila time).
The Olympic and Asian Games double-gold medalist finished with 13.883 points, lower than his qualification score of 14.266, placing him seventh in the men's vault finals.
Artur Davytyan of Armenia snared the gold medal with a score of 14.850, while Jake Jarman of the United Kingdom (14.650), and Sebastian Sponevik (14.366) placed silver and bronze, respectively.
Yulo finished with a gold medal in the vault apparatus in the 2021 and 2025 editions.
