CARLOS Yulo delivered the Philippines’ first gold medal of the 2026 Asian Games after topping the men’s floor exercise final on Thursday at Rainbow Hall of the Nagoya General Gymnasium in Japan.
Yulo posted a winning score of 14.666 points, combining a difficulty score of 5.7 with an execution mark of 8.966 to finish ahead of Kazakhstan’s Milad Karimi, who scored 14.600.
Japan’s Shoma Tsukiyama completed the podium with 14.566 points.
Yulo’s victory marked another major achievement in his decorated gymnastics career and gave the Philippine delegation its first gold medal of the Aichi-Nagoya Games.
His younger brother, Eldrew Yulo, also competed in the final and finished seventh with 12.233 points, scoring 5.3 in difficulty and 6.933 in execution. (Adrian Co)
