Although he won the KBS Cup, his record showed disappointment “The important thing is the Paris Olympics.”
Woo Sang-hyuk takes a leap forward after ‘shaving his head’
‘Smile Jumper’ Woo Sang-hyuk (28, Yongin City Hall), who entered his first outdoor game in 2024 after shaving his head, left a somewhat disappointing record of 2m25.
Woo Sang-hyuk jumped 2m25 in the men's high jump collegiate and general division competition at the 52nd KBS National Athletics Championships held at Yecheon Stadium in Gyeongsangbuk-do on the 3rd, and ended the match after being blocked by the 2m30 wall.
After the game, Woo Sang-hyuk said, "I finished the training camp in Hong Kong well, but it's disappointing that I couldn't achieve the record I wanted." He added, "We will play in Doha, Qatar, on the 9th and in Tokyo, Japan, on the 19th. We will produce better results then."
He added, "Right now, all I can think about is the Paris Olympics. The fact that I shaved my head means that I will focus on the Olympics. I will prepare hard for the remaining 100 days to participate in the Paris Olympics without regrets."
The men's high jump finals at the Paris Olympics will be held on August 11, Korean time.
Exactly 100 days before the Paris Olympics finals, Woo Sang-hyuk played his first outdoor game of the season.
The match on this day started from 1m 90, but Woo Sang-hyuk made his first jump at 2m 19. 메이저사이트
Woo Sang-hyuk succeeded in 2m19 in the first period, confirming his victory in this competition.
Second place was Kim Joo-eun (Goyang City Hall) with over 2m 16, and third place was Choi Jin-woo (Yongin City Hall) with 2m 13.
Woo Sang-hyuk, who raised the bar to 2m 25, touched the bar in the first period.
After inspecting Jo Ju-ro, Woo Sang-hyuk, who started in the second period, easily surpassed 2m25.
However, he failed 2m30 three times in a row and was unable to challenge the 'record goal' of 2m37 in 2024.
Woo Sang-hyuk's personal best records are 2m 36 indoors and 2m 35 outdoors. 2m36 is also the Korean record for men's high jump.
Kim Do-kyun, the coach of the Korean athletics vertical leap team, and Woo Sang-hyuk believe that 2m37 is the height at which they can win a gold medal at the Paris Olympics, and are consistently challenging 2m37.
In reality, 2m37 is the height that can guarantee victory in a major track and field championship.
The first place record at the 2019 Doha World Championships (Mutaz Essa Barsim), the 2021 Tokyo Olympics (Barsim and Gianmarco Tamberi joint winner), and the 2022 Eugene World Championships (Barsim) was also 2m 37.
At the 2023 Budapest World Championships, Tamberg won with 2m 36. 슬롯사이트 추천
