MANILA, Philippines — Following their successful campaign at the recent Asian Games in Japan, brothers Carlos and Eldrew Yulo will lead the Philippine team in the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Also representing the country are Haylee Garcia and Juancho Besana. Both Yulo brothers are expected to compete in the individual all-around, while Besana will focus on individual events.
Carlos, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in the floor exercise and vault, captured two gold medals in the same events at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan. Eldrew, meanwhile, claimed bronze in the men’s horizontal bar.
Garcia and Besana also competed in the continental showpiece, with Besana finishing fifth in the men’s vault final.
In a video posted by the Asian Gymnastics Union, Carlos said the Asian Games served as part of his preparations for the world championships.
“We had a competition in the Asian Games, so that one also is part of my preparation to go to the World Championships, so now we’re almost complete in our training camps, and we’re ready to go to the World Championships,” Yulo said.
“I’m going to do six apparatuses, and hopefully we get to the finals,” he added.
The Filipino gymnastics star also cited Japanese Olympic champions Kohei Uchimura and Yusuke Tanaka as his childhood inspirations, particularly Uchimura, who motivated him to pursue his Olympic dreams.
“They’re both elegant, I think there’s no more explanation to that,” Yulo said.
The FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships will run from Oct. 18 to 25 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
