18-year-old claims horizontal bar bronze at Aichi-Nagoya 2026, following his older brother Carlos onto the Asian Games podium
NAGOYA, JAPAN – Karl Eldrew Yulo, the 18-year-old younger brother of two-time Olympic champion Carlos Yulo, marked his first Asian Games appearance with a bronze medal in the men’s horizontal bar final on Friday, 25 September, at the Nagoya City General Gymnasium.
Competing second in the eight-man field, Eldrew posted a score of 13.666 – built on a 5.0 difficulty score and an 8.566 execution mark, plus a 0.1 bonus – to hold the top spot for much of the final before eventually settling for third. Japan’s Shinnosuke Oka took gold with 14.033, while China’s Tian Hao claimed silver.
Eldrew finished level on points with Kazakhstan’s Milad Karimi, also at 13.666, but was awarded the bronze on a tiebreaker thanks to a superior execution score after Karimi faltered during his routine.
The result came as a breakthrough for the teenager, who had finished ninth in the preliminary round and was not considered a podium contender heading into the final. His medal arrived just hours after his brother Carlos claimed his second gold of the Games in the men’s vault final.
“I’m really grateful that we’re safe today. No one hurt, no one got an injury,” Eldrew said of competing alongside his brother in Nagoya. “Today was very fun and exhausting, but I really enjoyed being beside him.”
Eldrew’s Asian Games debut also saw him post strong marks in qualification, briefly leading the individual all-around standings after the first subdivision with 77.264 points, highlighted by a 14.266 score on parallel bars.
With the bronze, both Yulo brothers stood on the Asian Games podium in Aichi-Nagoya – Carlos with two golds in floor exercise and vault, and Eldrew with his first major senior international medal, signalling a bright future for Philippine gymnastics. END #GlobalPhilippinesDotNet
