(UPDATE) IT turned into a golden family affair at the 13th Asian Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Championships as Carlos Yulo once again proved his supremacy in the floor exercise, while younger brother Eldrew Yulo announced his arrival on the senior stage with a podium finish on Saturday at the Zunyi Olympics Center in China.
The Paris Olympic double gold medalist delivered a commanding routine, scoring 14.700 to clinch the gold medal.
Close behind was Japan’s Shoma Tsukiyama, who secured silver with 14.600, while 18-year-old Eldrew impressed with 14.300 to capture bronze — the first senior international medal of his career.
Carlos’ victory further cemented his dominance in the event, marking his third straight gold in the Asian Championships after topping the podium in 2023 (Singapore), 2024 (Uzbekistan), and 2025 (South Korea).
In the qualifiers, Carlos set the tone early with a leading score of 14.433. Eldrew, meanwhile, barely made the cut, finishing eighth among the finalists with 13.600.
But the younger Yulo rose to the occasion when it mattered most, delivering a clutch performance in the final to secure his breakthrough medal.
He outperformed China’s Hongyan Li (14.066) and Haonan Yang (13.933) to seal his spot on the podium.
Carlos now shifts focus to two remaining finals — the parallel bars and horizontal bar — both scheduled on Sunday.
He enters the parallel bars final after placing fourth in qualification with 13.966, trailing China’s Liu Yang, who topped the field with 14.533.
Joining the stacked parallel bars lineup are Zhang Boheng, Hung Yuan-hsi (Taiwan), Ryu Sung-hyun (South Korea), Miwa Teppei and Tsuyoshi Hasegawa (Japan), and Pak Song-hyok (North Korea).
Eldrew will also return to action in the horizontal bar final alongside his brother, facing a competitive field that includes Maeda Fusuke (Japan), Toishybek Diyas (Kazakhstan), Tang Chia-hung (Taiwan), Zhang, and Teppei.
With momentum on their side, the Yulo brothers look poised to deliver more podium finishes and further elevate Philippine gymnastics on the continental stage.
