Team Philippines will be parading a star-studded roster when it sees action in the gymnastics competition of the 20th Asian Games in Nagoya next month.

In the official lineup released by the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) on Tuesday, double Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo and his young brother in rising star Karl Eldrew will be at the helm together with Olympian Levi Ruivivar and a slew of seasoned international campaigners.

Composing the men’s artistic gymnastics squad are Juancho Miguel Besana, Justine Ace De Leon, and Zachary Cortins Nuñez while Ruivivar will be joined by Kylee Kvamme, Chiara Dawn Andrew, Lauren Supnet, and Haylee Garcia.

Meanwhile, the rhythmic gymnastics team will feature Breanna Labadan and Jasmine Althea Ramilo together with the trampoline duo of Jerry Ilano Jr. for the men’s event and Luvicar Janine Padilla for the women’s event.

Sideliners believe that the Filipinos have what it takes to win multiple gold medals with the Yulo brothers and Ruivivar vying in the competition that would be held at the Nagoya City General Gymnasium from 20 to 24 September.

But Gymnastics Association of the Philippines president Cynthia Carrion was quick to temper her expectations.

“We won’t know until we compete in Nagoya. We’ll see how we perform there.” said Carrion, a veteran sports official who is very much familiar with the quality of competition in the Asian Games.

Although the elder Yulo has already collected 12 gold medals at the continental level during his dominant run in the Asian Artistic Gymnastics, no Filipino has ever won a gold medal in the gymnastics competition of the Asian Games.

Yulo was billed to emerge as an Asian Games gold medalist in the Hangzhou edition four years ago, but he pulled out at the last minute as it coincided with the World Gymnastics Championships – a crucial tourney that serves as qualifier for the Summer Olympics in Paris.

Carrion said they are leaving no stone unturned in winning a breakthrough gold medal in the Asian Games that will be held in the country that is considered as a super power in this subjective sport.

“Right now, I’m concentrating on the MAG (men’s artistic gymnastics) team because I know we can make it there,” said Carrion, adding that the squad is already working hard to fulfill its mission.

“We will have camps in Japan and another one in the Netherlands because those are the countries that invited us.”

Still, Carrion believes that the team’s skills, experience and fighting spirit will be enough to clinch the very elusive Asian Games title in the sport that is largely dominated by Japan and China as well as the former Soviet countries like Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

“Carlos is strong, Eldrew is strong – everybody on our MAG team is strong,” she said.

“I’m really making sure that they train hard and come up with a good preparation for the Asian Games.”