
World champion Carlos Yulo bolstered his Olympic preparations after bagging two bronze medals in the 74th All-Japan Gymnastics Championships at the Takasaki Arena.
Yulo, one of the country’s brightest hopes in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, landed third in the floor exercise with 15.200 behind Kazuki Minami (15.600) and Ryosuke Doi (15.300).
The 20-year-old PH bet also finished third in vault with 14.466 behind Hidenobu Yonekura (15.133) and Asato Keisuke (15.083).
Yulo’s All-Around performance also earned him an eighth place finish with 14.466 behind top three winners Kazuma Kaya (173.764), Takeu Kitazono (173.262) and Sho Tanigawa (173.096).
This was Yulo’s second tournament this year after bagging a bronze at the 2020 All-Japan Senior Gymnastics Championships also in Takasaki last September.
He has been training extensively in Japan for the past years under Japanese coach Munihero Kugimiya.