Olympic champion Carlos Edriel Yulo begins his campaign today (Sunday) in the 53rd FIG World Artistic Gymnastics Championships at the Indonesia Arena in Jakarta, eyeing another podium finish on the sport’s biggest stage.
In a video shared by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), the 25-year-old Filipino star appeared sharp and composed during podium training, impressing onlookers with his explosive floor exercise routine—the same apparatus that earned him one of his two Olympic gold medals in Paris last year.
Yulo enters the global meet in fine form, coming off a strong showing at the 2025 Asian Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Championships last June in Jecheon, South Korea, where he clinched one gold and three bronze medals.
The Philippine team is pinning its hopes on Yulo to lead the charge in Jakarta. He will be joined by John Ivan Cruz, Juancho Miguel Besana, and Justine Ace De Leon, as the squad looks to surpass the country’s previous haul of one silver and one bronze from the 2022 Worlds in Liverpool, England.
