PHNOM PENH. – Two-time world champion Carlos Yulo led the Philippines to three more gold medals in artistic gymnastics Tuesday in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games at the National Olympic Stadium here.
Yulo made up for his silver-medal finish in the rings by topping the parallel bars with a score of 14.850, ahead of Vietnamese Phuong Thanh Dinh (14.400) and Malaysian Ng Chun Chen (13.100), to become the first Filipino double gold medalist in the games here.
He won the men’s individual all-around gold last Monday.
Yulo admitted he was challenged by his teammates’ early victories in the other apparatuses.
“When Ivan (Cruz) and Miguel (Besana) won gold medals, I really tried hard to win a gold so we can take home three,” said Yulo, who scored 14.000 in the rings.
Cruz, the second cousin of Yulo, topped the floor exercise with 13.850 points while Besana dominated the vault with 14.425 points.
The national artistic gymnastics team ended its campaign with four gold and two silver medals, the other silver coming from the men’s team event last Monday.