Karl Eldrew Yulo hurts ankle but remains set on podium finish

MANILA, Philippines—Karl Eldrew Yulo had a bit of a mishap during the all-around final in the 2025 Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships.

Yulo, who finished in eighth place with 78.731 points in the all-around event, told reporters that he hurt his ankle during his vault routine, where he tallied 13.466 points.

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“It just started to hurt when I started jumping. In my triple twist during the vault, I took a dip landing,” he said, after begging off answering questions for a few minutes to ice his ankle.

“It still hurts a bit but we’re Filipinos, if the fight’s not over, we’ll keep going. We do what we can, but I’m safe. Kayang kaya.”

Yulo said he may take his routine a notch lower as a “safety” precaution for his injured right ankle, but he remains determined as ever to take home a medal.

“There won’t be much difference but I’ll clean my routines to achieve a silver, bronze, or whatever else,” he said.

The younger Yulo is set to compete in the individual floor exercise final on Sunday. He tallied the second-best scoring output in the same event with 14.300 points in the all-around.

He will also be competing in both the horizontal bar and the vault finals on Monday, all at the same venue.