BANGKOK: Despite the pain, Carlos Yulo shone brightly for the Philippines on Sunday, capturing the boys parallel bars title in impressive fashion in the 14th Asian Juniors Gymnastics Championships at the Nimibtur Gymnasium here.

Bucking a badly-sprained left ankle, Yulo sealed the gold with a score of 13.825 points, narrowly beating Japanese silver medalist Takeru Kitazono (13.75), while humbling China’s fancied Chen Yihao, who took the bronze (13.65), in exiting the tournament with a bang.

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