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| The participants of the "Start Your Impossible" gymnastics camp (center) with their certificates of participation with two-time Olympic Games gold medalist and Global Team Toyota Athlete (GTTA) Carlos Yulo (sitting, center), the coaches of the Gymnastics Assocation of the Philippines (GAP) facilitating the camp and representative officials of Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) led by its president Masando Hashimoto (Image Source: Manila Standard/Toyota Motor Philippines) |
Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP), in collaboration with world-renowned Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo successfully concluded the two-day “Start Your Impossible” Gymnastics Camp, held last November 15-16, 2024, at the Gymnastics Association of the Philippines (GAP) MVPSF Gym in Manila. The camp focused on Yulo's commitment to giving back to the community, aiming to inspire and empower young gymnasts by providing opportunities to help them become better athletes.
Yulo, a Global Team Toyota Athlete (GTTA) and a two-time Olympic Games gold medalist, initiated the training of the young gymnasts with the help of his coaching team led by coach Aldrin Castañeda of GAP. This activity is part of Yulo’s initiative under Toyota’s global “Start Your Impossible” program which empowers athletes not only to pursue sports excellence but also to become advocates for social good. For Yulo, he identified championing youth development through sports training opportunities and food security as his advocacies. Over the course of two days, thirty young gymnasts aged 7-16 from Metro Manila, Davao, and Cebu engaged in three intensive training sessions and activities with the coaching staff and under the guidance and supervision of sports nutritionist Jeanette Aro.
Yulo shared, “Under Toyota’s Start Your Impossible campaign, I recognize my responsibility as a Dual Hero — to not only compete and win but to uplift and mentor the next generation of athletes. This Gymnastics Clinic we’re embarking on, along with a Nutritional Lecture, is a big step towards this mission.” For TMP President Masando Hashimoto, “To our young gymnasts here today, our future champions and medalists, congratulations for completing the TOYOTA START YOUR IMPOSSIBLE GYMNASTICS CAMP. You learned from no other than the Philippines’ best gymnast! We hope you remember this experience always!”
Additionally, some of the camp's attendees shared that they enjoyed training with Carlos Yulo and that this is a gymnastics camp is a dream come true. “We learned so much from Carlos, and this will be helpful for us when we have competitions coming up,” shared Ysa. Caila added, “We dream of going to international competitions and represent the Philippines just like he did.”
