IFSC Seoul Climbing World Championships in Korea for the first time, with 3 gold medals in Korea, the highest ever
Sep 29, 2025
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The Korea Mountain Federation announced that the '2025 IFSC Seoul Sports Climbing & Paracliming World Championships' successfully completed the nine-day journey after the men's boulder final held at KSPO Dome in Olympic Park, Seoul from the 20th to the 28th.
In the men's boulder qualifying round held on the 23rd, South Korea's Lee Do-hyun advanced to the semifinals in third place. In the semi-finals held on the last day of the tournament, three of the four questions were flushed (one try) to reach the final in second place. In the final, he completed all three questions, but was pushed back in the number of attempts, and in the last question, he took the zone on the second attempt, but failed to complete the tournament, finishing in the final third place.
Lee Do-hyun once again proved her skills as a world-class climber by winning a gold medal in the lead event and a bronze medal in the boulder event. In addition, Seo Chae-hyun also showed off the pride of the host country by ranking third in the lead event. Seo Chae-hyun is consistently active on the world stage, ranking second overall in this year's IFSC World Cup lead event.
The competition was hosted by the Korean Alpine Federation and the International Sports Climbing Federation (IFSC) and organized by the Seoul Mountain Federation. The Seoul Metropolitan Government, the Korea Sports Council, the Korea Sports Council for the Disabled, the National Sports Promotion Agency, and the Seoul Sports Council participated as sponsors, while Shinhan Financial Group, North Face, and DYPNF participated as official sponsors, respectively.
The World Championship was held for the first time in Seoul, South Korea, and it was a good opportunity for domestic fans to watch the world's top players in person. Cho Jwa-jin, chairman of the Korea Mountain Federation, said, `It was a great honor to successfully host the World Championship in Seoul on behalf of the Korea Mountain Federation and all the volunteers, executives and staff members, and all those who supported us"I would like to deeply thank the IFSC, the players, the coaches, and the officials for making this tournament possible. It was a great pleasure to share my passion for climbing, and I will remember the emotion of this competition for a long time," he said.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
