Woo Sang-hyuk, who overcame the pain of the Olympics, regained the top spot at the World Indoor Championships in three years…I'm touched by the Taegeukgi ceremony
Mar 22, 2025
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Woo Sang-hyuk won the final round of the men's high jump at the 2025 World Indoor Championships held at Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park in China on the 21st, beating Hamisiker of New Zealand. He crossed the 2m14 and 2m20 in the first period and touched the bar in the first period in the 2m24. There were no two mistakes. In the second period, he succeeded leisurely with a considerable distance from the bar.
Thirteen players participated in the men's high jump, while only six including Woo Sang-hyuk remained in the 2m28. Woo Sang-hyuk roared past the 2m28 in the first period. There were five players who exceeded 2m28, but only two players, Woo Sang-hyuk and Kerr, succeeded in the first period.
Woo Sang-hyuk, who tied for first place, rose to the sole lead as he passed the first period of 2m31. Kerr, who won the Paris Olympics (2m36) and the Glasgow World Indoor Championships (2m36) last year, failed in both the first and third periods of 2m31.
Oleh Doroshuk (Ukraine), who holds the world No. 1 record (2m34) this season, also failed to overcome the 2m31m barrier. Kerr finished second with 2m28. Raymond Richard (Jamaica), Ilazer Koshiba (USA), and Dorothyuk, who crossed the same 2m28, were ranked 3rd to 5th depending on the number of failures.
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Woo Sang-hyuk won his first jump of the season at the Hustopecce Indoor Competition in the Czech Republic on the 9th of last month with a 2m31 and won the competition with a 2m28 at the Banskavistriza competition in Slovakia on the 19th of the same month. He also won the World Indoor Championships and ranked first in all three international competitions this year.
Woo Sang-hyuk, who was frustrated by finishing seventh (2m27) at the Paris Olympics last year, said, `I will make a happy jump again this year.' When the victory was confirmed, he did not challenge the higher record and performed 'Winning Ceremony' with the Korean national flag on.
Woo Sang-hyuk "In order to make up for the regret of the Paris Olympics, he has devoted himself to training in Thailand, the Czech Republic, and South Korea since November last year. Thanks to the support of the Korean Association of Athletics Federations and Yongin City Hall, I was able to focus on training. Thank you to those who helped me out of sight. "This year, major international competitions will be held in Asia. I will do my best to deliver good results at the Asian Athletics Championships in Europe and America and the World Championships in Tokyo" he said.
She is aiming to win the title at the Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, in May and the World Outdoor Championships in Tokyo in September.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
