WORLD champion gymnast Carlos Yulo and fast-rising world No. 6 pole vaulter EJ Obiena made waves overseas during the month of June and were named as the Philippine Sportswriters Association’s top performers for the month.
Yulo earned the PSA’s nod after winning three gold medals in the 9th Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Doha, Qatar.
The 22-year-old-gymnast took first-place honors in the vault, parallel bars, and floor exercise apart from settling for the silver in the all-around, earning an outright berth in the World Artistic Gymnastics in Liverpool, England, in late-October.
The 6-foot-2, Italy-based Obiena jumped 5.92 meters to rule Taby Stavhoppsgala in Sweden just before the end of the month.
The PSA’s regular citation is backed by San Miguel Corp., Milo, Philippine Olympic Committee, Philippine Sports Commission, Amelie Hotel Manila, Unilever, and the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.
