Published July 5, 2021, 6:37 PM
The Gymnastics Association of the Philippines (GAP) talks about the campaign of world champion Carlos Yulo in the coming Tokyo Olympics in the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum online edition this Tuesday (July 6).
GAP President Cynthia Carrion will give an update on the training and last minute preparations being done by the 21-year-old gymnast less than three weeks before the Olympics formally kicks off.
Yulo, who won a gold medal in the floor exercise finals of the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, is one of 19 Filipino athletes making up the Philippine delegation to Tokyo.
Presented by San Miguel Corporation (SMC), MILO, Amelie Hotel Manila, Braska Restaurant, and the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), the session starts promptly at 10 a.m.
Published July 6, 2021, 1:31 PM
Calou Yulo (MB File Photo)
Gymnastics Association of the Philippines (GAP) President Cynthia Carrion is confident that Carlos Yulo is capable of winning the elusive gold medal, and possibly another silver, in the Tokyo Olympics later this month.
Carrion said Yulo can rule his pet event, the floor exercise, and maybe win a silver in the vault following videos and updates that she receives from his Japanese coach Munehiro Kugimiya.
“If he performs the way he’s training right now, he can win that gold (in floor exercise),” said Carrion during Tuesday’s guesting at the Philippine Sportswriters Association Online Forum.
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