NCR’s young gymnast prodigy vaults to triumph with 5 golds at Palaro 2025

NCR’s young gymnast prodigy vaults to triumph with 5 golds at Palaro 2025

MANILA, Philippines – At just eight years old, Armand Hernandez Jr. from Pasay City made headlines after winning five gold medals and a bronze in his debut at the 65th Palarong Pambansa held in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte.  Competing in Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Cluster 1, Hernandez bagged bronze in mushroom and swept the individual all-around, floor, vault, and horizontal bar, scoring 9.200 in floor and 9.300 in both vault and bar. He also clinche…