Gymnastics: Yulo claims Philippines' first-ever gold at worlds

Artistic Gymnastics - 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships - Men's Floor Final - Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany - October 12, 2019 Gold medalist Philippines' Carlos Edriel Yulo during the medals ceremony REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

(Reuters) - Carlos Edriel Yulo became the first ever Filipino gymnast to win a gold medal at the world championships, edging Israel's Artem Dolgopyat in the floor exercise final in Stuttgart on Saturday.

Yulo, the youngest competitor in this year's event at 19, consistently posted controlled landings to post an impressive score of 15.300 points - 0.1 more than second-placed Dolgopyat.