It’s been a very long time within the making, however Carlos Yulo can lastly name himself an Olympic champion. And it was unimaginable for him to carry again the tears. 

After rocking his ground routine — capped off with a caught 3.5 twist (15.000) — the 24 yr previous nabbed the primary Olympic medal for the Philippines in gymnastics and solely the second Olympic gold medal within the nation’s Olympic historical past. Yulo is the primary man to win an Olympic gold medal for the Philippines. 

“I am so overwhelmed,” Yulo stated after the competitors. “I am feeling grateful for having this medal and for God. He protected me, as all the time. He gave me the power to get by means of this type of efficiency and carry out this properly.”

Yulo knocked off Tokyo Olympic champion Artem Dolgopyat of Israel, who improved his efficiency from the qualification spherical by 5 tenths, however gave away too many tenths on his landings to defend his title. Dolgopyat took dwelling the silver (14.966). 

Nice Britain’s Jake Jarman entered the ultimate as the highest qualifier and impressed along with his excessive stage of problem — together with a triple twisting double format and a triple twisting double tuck. Jarman, nevertheless, didn’t stick any of his landings and was unable to prime Yulo ultimately. Jarman completed third (14.933), securing the primary Olympic medal of his profession.

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