CARLOS Yulo captured his second gold medal of the 2026 Asian Games after topping the men’s vault final on Friday at the Rainbow Hall of the Nagoya General Gymnasium in Nagoya, Japan.
Yulo posted an average score of 14.599 from his two vaults to finish ahead of Iran’s Mahdi Olfati, who scored 14.533. Hong Kong’s Ka Ki Ng took the bronze with 14.116.
Yulo opened with a 14.733 on his first vault, highlighted by a 5.6 difficulty score and 9.133 execution mark. He followed it with a 14.466 on his second attempt, earning a 5.2 difficulty score and 9.266 execution mark.
The result came a day after Yulo secured the Philippines’ first gold medal of the Games by winning the men’s floor exercise final with 14.666 points.
Juan Miguel Besana also competed in the vault final and finished fifth with an average of 13.783. He scored 13.766 on his first vault and 13.800 on his second. (Adrian Co)
