PROMISING gymnast Jacob Alvarez bagged five gold medals, while Karl Eldrew Yulo captured four to lead the Philippines to 34 medals won over the weekend in the 3rd JRC Artistic Gymnastics Stars Championships in Bangkok, Thailand.
The unheralded Alvarez, a prized find from Club Gymnastica, also claimed two silvers in the men’s artistic gymnastics pre-junior events.
Alvarez’s feat came as the younger brother of Paris Olympics’ double gold medallist Carlos Yulo first took home the individual all-around mint on Day 1, before topping the floor exercise, still rings and vault events to go with his gold in the team event.
The 16-year-old Yulo also took home a silver medal in the parallel bars.
Eldrew’s feat came a month after coming out of a 10-day training camp with Japanese coach Munehiro Kugimiya with his sister Elaiza.
The Gymnastics Association of the Philippines said that the athletes they sent to Bangkok earned three golds, a silver and a bronze on their final day on Sunday.
Another promising gymnast, King Cjay Pernia, got a bronze in the vault event.
“Our girls for WAG Australian Level 4 amazingly secured the gold medal in the team event. Team work at its finest!,” said the GAP in a statement on social media.
During the meet, Yulo took the vault gold with a score of 13.75 points, with the silver going to Nor Adam Hazziq Nor Azaha (Malaysian Gymnastics Federation) with 13.500 points, and King Cjay Pernia (GAP) taking the bronze with 11.938 points.
Yulo’s 13.1-point tally earned him the gold in the floor exercise, with Azaha behind with 12.75, and Wilson Wei Sin Yoh (Malaysian Gymnastics Federation) in third with 12.450
The still rings gold went to Yulo off his 12.925 point tally, ahead of Thai bet Sittichok Phimthong (JRC), who had 11.700
Muhammad Bariq Adif Mat Duad (Malaysian Gymnastics Federation) settled for the bronze with 11.450 points.
