Carlos Yulo strikes vault gold at gymnastics worlds

Philippines’ Carlos Edriel Yulo competes on the vault during the men’s qualifying session at the 53rd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Jakarta on Oct. 19, 2025.

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MANILA, Philippines — The golden boy is back in form.

Filipino double Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo has finished first in the 53rd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships vault event Saturday in Indonesia.

Participating third, Yulo set the bar high as he had a 15.200 score in his first vault, followed by a 14.533 in his second for a total score of 14.866.

But at the end of the eight athletes, the 25-year-old kept the top position, as the last gymnast of the final round, Artur Davtyan of Armenia, tallied a score of 14.833 to end up second.

Ukraine’s Nazar Chepurnyi snagged the bronze with a score of 14.483.

Yulo won a bronze medal in the floor exercise event on Friday.

He copped two Olympic gold medals in last year’s Paris Olympics, one each in vault and floor exercise.

This is now Yulo’s second vault gold in the World Championships.