Yulo coming home to rest

MANILA, Philippines, December 28 ------ Two-time world gymnastics champion Caloy Yulo is finally coming home to his family after being away for more than two years. Gymnastics Association of the Philippines (GAP) president Cynthia Carrion yesterday said Yulo would fly back to the country either on Jan. 29 or middle of March after staying in Japan to train since late 2019. Carrion said Yulo’s arrival would coincide with the opening of the new gym they are putting up for members of the national gymnastics squad. “We will open a new gym with him either Jan. 29 or middle of March,” said Carrion.

Yulo was supposed to have his homecoming this Christmas but was forced to postpone it due to the Omicron scare. “Caloy’s not here due to Omicron scare in Japan. No foreigners can enter Japan and as Caloy is a foreigner, he cannot return and will miss his classes and have a 14-day quarantine,” said Carrion. Yulo’s return was a long time coming after travelling straight to Japan after competing in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games where he copped two gold and five silver medals. He was there to train for the Tokyo Games where he missed a medal early this year. But Yulo redeemed himself last October by winning the gold in vault and silver in parallel bars in the 50th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan. Yulo deserves a vacation after putting in serious work the last couple of years.

Source: philstar.com