MANILA — Carlos Yulo clinched the bronze medal in the floor exercise event of the 2024 FIG Men’s Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series Baku leg in Azerbaijan on Saturday (09 March 2024), Manila time.
The Filipino gymnast, who punched a ticket last October to the 2024 Paris Olympics, earned a score of 14.366 points with a difficulty level of 6.3 and an execution score of 8.066 points.
Yulo, who previously secured gold in floor exercise in 2019 and vault in 2021 at the World Championships, secured third place behind gold medalist Yahor Sharamkou of Belarus and silver medalist Minami Kazuki of Japan.
Sharamkou achieved a score of 14.933 points, with a difficulty level of 6.4 and an execution score of 8.533. Meanwhile, Minami tallied 14.666 points with a difficulty of 6.2 and execution of 8.466 in the eight-man final.
Eddie Penev of Bulgaria finished fourth with 14.166 points, and Ryu Sunghyun of South Korea secured fifth place with 14.133 points.
Yuri Guimaraes of Brazil ranked sixth with 13.900 points, followed by Aurel Benovic of Croatia in seventh with 13.833, and Illia Kovtun of Ukraine in eighth with 13.366.
Yulo salvaged a medal in the tournament after failing to advance to the championship round in five other apparatuses. He placed third in the preliminaries of floor exercise with 14.333 points. However, he ranked 21st in vault preliminaries, 16th in horizontal bar, 41st in pommel horse, ninth in parallel bars, and 18th in still rings. Only the top eight gymnasts in each apparatus advanced to the finals.
Another Filipino gymnast, Emma Malabuyo, will contend for a medal in the women’s floor exercise final on Sunday, March 10.
This World Cup Baku series leg marks Yulo’s first tournament since the World Championships last October and serves as part of his preparations for the Paris Olympics.
(By el Amigo/MNM)