Carlos Yulo begins hunt for Asian Games gold

MANILA, Philippines — Two-time Olympic champion Carlos Yulo begins his gold medal hunt at the 20th Asian Games at the Nagoya City General Gymnasium Rainbow Hall in Japan on Monday. Raring to capture the only title he hasn't won in his storied career, Yulo competes in the men's individual all-around that doubles as apparatus qualification. Subdivision 1 is scheduled for 9 a.m. (Manila time) while subdivision 2 is set for 1:30 p.m. As an 18-year-old in the 2018 edition of the Asiad in Indonesia, Yulo could not make the podium as he finished fourth on vault and seventh on floor after leading his specialty in the qualification round. Yulo skipped the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China as it coincided with the World Championships which were qualifiers for the Paris Olympics. “I want to make up for this. I want to test my ability (now) as well," said Yulo, who holds World Championships, World Cup, Asian Championships and Southeast Asian Games titles in addition to his Olympic golds in vault and floor exercise. Yulo's bid for an Asian Games gold medal won't be easy, though. The 26-year-old takes on a stacked field that includes Olympic champions Oka Shinnosuke and Daiki Hashimoto of Japan and China’s Zhang Boheng. Oka...