Eliza Yulo snares five gold medals at Palaro

The Manila Times

Eliza Yulo snares five gold medals at Palaro  Eliza Andriel 'Iza' Yulo won three more gold medals to hike her total to five at the 64th Palarong Pambansa secondary girls artistic gymnastics at the Cebu Institute of Technology -- University (CIT-U) on July 14.  Yulo, of the National Capital Region, ruled the uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise events while also bagging a silver medal at the vault where she notched 11.650 points.  The younger sister of world champion and Olympian Carlos scored 9.850 points in uneven bars, 12.050 in balance beam, and 10.900 in floor exercise which is tied with fellow NCR gymnast and gold winner Cielo Esliza.   Video by Niel Victor Masoy  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe   Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net     Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook   Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram   Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter   DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion     Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital     Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify   Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts   Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic   Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  #themanilatimes  #philippines #sports #palaro

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01:00one silver. So how does it feel?

01:02I'm so happy.

01:04I'm surprised.

01:06Because

01:08it's my first time playing

01:10for the second time.

01:12Did you play in elementary school?

01:14One time.

01:16Cluster 1.

01:18Ah, Cluster 1.

01:20And you're not at a high level yet.

01:22Did you win there?

01:24I won.

01:26I was in third place.

01:28Third.

01:30Ah, you were in bronze.

01:32What year did you go to elementary school?

01:34That was a long time ago.

01:36Where? Maguete?

01:38No, in Vigano.

01:40Ah, in Vigano.

01:42But here, 5 out of 6.

01:44So you're so happy.

01:46What happened to your first try?

01:48Why did your hand land?

01:50Ah, it's because

01:52I didn't do it properly.

01:54Ah, in your run.

01:58Elijah,

02:00it's very most likely

02:02that you got 5 points

02:04because last year,

02:06you were training in the US.

02:08What can you say

02:10that helped you

02:12win 5 points?

02:14Your US training.

02:16How did it help you?

02:18It helped me clean my hands

02:20and my skills.

02:22Where did you go to the US?

02:24Texas?

02:26Kansas City.

02:34What's next for you

02:36after this event?

02:38Batang Pinoy and

02:40JRC in Taiwan.

02:42Batang Pinoy

02:44in December.

02:46How old are you now?

02:48I'm 15.

02:50What's your grade?

02:5210th.

02:54Who do you dedicate

02:56your medals to?

02:58To my family.

03:02Of course, your dream is to be an Olympian.

03:04Yes.

03:06And win a medal

03:08in the Olympics.

03:10How long have you been

03:12competing in gymnastics?

03:14Since I was 7 years old.

03:16Ah, 10 years old.

03:18Or 9?

03:203-4 years.

03:22Ah, 3-4 years.

03:24That's right.

03:26Sorry.

03:28What do you think

03:30can improve you?

03:32What apparatus do you think

03:34you need to improve?

03:36Maybe my jumps.

03:38Because that's where

03:40I learn.

03:42What can you say

03:44about your physical conditioning?

03:46Are you going to increase

03:48your muscles?

03:50Yes.

03:54How old are you?

03:58Youngest.

04:00Out of how many?

04:024 children.

04:04Your family is known

04:06for dominating in gymnastics.

04:08How do you feel

04:10that you're the latest in your family?

04:12I'm proud

04:14to represent my family

04:16in the Olympics.

04:18What can you say

04:20to your brother?

04:22I wish him

04:24good luck

04:26and I'll do my best

04:28to win.

04:30I'm proud of him.

04:32Who's your brother?

04:34Your two brothers?

04:36Two.

04:38Very good.

04:48Thank you for watching.

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