Yulo, Obiena lead major awardees at PSA Awards Night

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2023 07:34:45 +0000

World Championship medalists Carlos Yulo and EJ Obiena, along with history maker Philippine women’s football team will be the recipient of Major Awards in next month’s San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association (SMC-PSA) Awards Night at the grand ballroom of the Diamond Hotel. Yulo clinched a silver and bronze in the men’s vault and parallel bars […]

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Diaz, Obiena, Yulo, Eala and Filipinas vie for PSA Athlete of the Year

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2023 09:47:20 +0000

Philippine sports’ cream of the crop who made 2022 a truly memorable one for the country crowd each other out in a tight race for the Athlete of the Year honor of the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA). Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz, world-ranked pole vaulter EJ Obiena, two-time world champion Carlos Yulo, and history makers […]

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Elite Filipino athletes keep shining

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2022 08:10:14 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The country’s historic campaign at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics was not a one-hit wonder. The country’s performance in 2022 proved that. That’s because Filipino athletes continued to leave marks in the elite stage to show they are not done conquering the world. As expected, Philippines’ first Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz bannered […]

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Yulo out to boost confidence ahead of his redemption bid in Paris

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2022 06:58:30 +0000

By NIKOLE JAVIER  Carlos “Caloy” Yulo is looking to gain more confidence ahead of his redemption bid in the 2024 Paris Olympics.  The road to the biggest sporting stage will not be a breeze, but Yulo refused to put himself on further pressure.  “Ayoko isipin lahat na marami sila, ‘yong competition. Basta pag andoon na […]

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Caloy Yulo wins silver in vault, bronze in parallel bars

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2022 21:51:58 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Not bad after all. Carlos “Caloy” Yulo will go home a happy man after winning two medals – silver and bronze – in the 51st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Liverpool, England Sunday, Nov. 6. Disappointed in his first two finals events, including his pet event – floor exercise – Yulo put […]

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Yulo disappointed after failing to regain floor exercise title

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2022 22:08:16 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA An early slip on his routine proved costly for Carlos Yulo as he finished seventh in his pet event – floor exercise –  in the 51st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Liverpool, England Saturday, Nov. 4. Coming in as the heavy favorite to win the gold medal after topping Monday’s qualifiers, Yulo […]

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Carlos Yulo finishes 8th in all-around final of world championships

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2022 04:33:35 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Carlos Yulo produced mixed results and finished eighth overall in the all-around finals of the 51st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Liverpool, England Friday, Nov. 4 (early Saturday in Manila). The 22-year-old Yulo did very well in his pet event of floor exercise and so was in parallel bars but fared badly […]

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Yulo shoots for first all-around gold in world championships

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2022 04:20:36 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Carlos Yulo shoots for the first of the four gold medals he’s aiming when he competes in the men’s all-around final in the 51st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Liverpool, England Friday, Nov. 4. Competition fires off at 6 p.m. (2 a.m. Saturday in Manila) with Yulo seeking to outshine 23 other […]

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Caloy Yulo dazzles, advances to 4 final events in world tilt

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2022 05:35:09 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Carlos Yulo combined speed, power and grace to the max and qualified in four final events, including the floor exercise in the 51st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championship Monday, Oct. 31 in Liverpool, England  (early Tuesday in Manila). As expected, the little dynamo showed great energy in his routine in the floor exercise […]

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Yulo, 5 other PH gymnasts vie in world championship qualifier

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2022 05:31:48 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Caloy Yulo’s journey for another shot at world championship glory begins in Doha, Qatar next week when he leads the six-man Philippine team to the 9th Senior Asian Gymnastics Championships. Scheduled from June 15 to 18 in the oil-rich country, the event will serve as a qualifier to the World Gymnastics Championships in […]

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