The country was deprived of the opportunity to win at least five medals after the appeal of Gymnastics Association of the Philippines (GAP) President Cynthia Carrion to include promising gymnast Carlos Yulo in the Philippine contingent for the 2017 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was denied by the Malaysian Organizing Committee (MASOC).

Carrion said MASOC turned down the plea of GAP to include at least one junior player in the Philippine gymnastics team for the biennial meet scheduled on August 19 to 31.

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