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Before becoming the Olympic gold medalist he is today, Carlos Yulo was once a little boy who loved to tumble whenever he could.In an "Unang Hirit" episode on Wednesday, Carlos’ grandfather Rodrigo "Boy" Frisco looked back on the Olympic champ’s humble beginnings.“Doon sa may playground, may isang bata na naglalaro sa Palarong Pambansa na tumbling nang tumbling, ginagaya nila,” he recalled.
'Saan sila nagtetraining?' Tinanong ako... Sabi ko 'Dito lang, wala kaming formal training' Sabi niyang ganyan 'Dalhin mo sa gymnastics baka matanggap siya,’” he added.He added that Carlos officially competed for the first time in 2007 at the Philippine Olympic Festival when he was eight years old after four months of training.Carlos has won more than 300 medals since.
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