Carlos Yulo will have new foreign coach — Carrion
SOON, Paris Olympics hero Carlos Edriel Yulo and the national gymnastics team will have a new foreign coach.
Gymnastics Association of the Philippines President Cynthia Carrion said she had already a few people in mind to help Mr. Yulo as well as other aspirants from the country qualify and possibly strike gold again in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
“I have to see who is the best coach and there are so many who now want to coach Carlos (Yulo) after the Paris Olympics,” said Ms. Carrion.
“Olympics is over so they’re now free to choose which country they want to go to.”
“I have a Bulgarian coach who is very, very good. I have an Australian, I have a Japanese,” she added.
Ms. Carrion did not name the Bulgarian and the Australian but the Japanese mentor Ms. Carrion was referring to was Tomoharu Sano, who flew to the country last February but got injured and was forced to return home.
Ms. Sano was supposed to fill in for another Japanese Munehiro Kugimiya after the latter had a falling out with Mr. Yulo, whom he has been handling since 2016, last year due to personal reasons.
Filipino Aldrin Castañeda went on to handle Mr. Yulo as his coach.
Ms. Carrion said Mr. Yulo will also have a say in the coaching selection.
“Carlos will have to choose also, not just me. They have to have rapport. In fact, I brought a Japanese coach (Mr. Sano), they have a rapport but he got injured unfortunately,” said Ms. Carrion. — Joey Villar