(UPDATED) Carlos Yulo remains the gold standard in men's gymnastics in Southeast Asia.

The two-time world champion emerged as the gold medalist in the men's individual all-around, Monday at the Olympic Complex in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Yulo gave the Philippines its 16th gold medal of the 32nd Southeast Asian Games, and its second of the day after Fernando Casares' victory in triathlon in the morning.

The Tokyo Olympian finished with a total score of 84.000, well ahead of silver medalist Lê Thanh Tùng of Vietnam (80.450).

Another Vietnamese gymnast, Đinh Phương Thành (78.150) completed the podium.

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Yulo scored 14.350 on the floor exercise, 15.000 on the vault, 14.000 on the parallel bars and 14.150 on the still rings, allowing him to pile up the points despite subpar performances on the pommel horse (12.650) and the high bar (12.90).

"I managed to do it and I’m so grateful," said Yulo, who was pleased that he performed well despite just two weeks of preparation for the SEA Games.

This is Yulo's third individual all-around gold medal in the SEA Games, having also won at home in 2019 and again in Hanoi last year.

Meanwhile, the Philippines took silver in the men's team event, behind Vietnam.

Juancho Besana placed fourth in the all-around with a combined score of 73.700.

Malaysia took bronze in the team event.

Yulo can add more medals to his collection as the national coaching staff is set to decide which two apparatus events he will compete in.

The apparatus finals in floor exercise, pommel horse and rings begin at 2 p.m. (3 p.m. in Manila) Tuesday.

For more stories on the 32nd Southeast Asian Games, click here.

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