High jumper Woo Sang-hyuk 'returns to gold' after Diamond League Final win
South Korea's first ever final appearance and win 'makes history'
Hangzhou AG's first gold medal in the high jump in 21 years
Woo Sang-hyuk (27-Yongin City Hall), the first South Korean to win the World Athletics Federation Diamond League Final, 토토사이트 has returned home with gold.
Woo returned home through Incheon International Airport Terminal 2 on the afternoon of the 19th.
Woo won the men's high jump at the 2023 World Athletics Federation Diamond League Finals at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, USA, on July 17 by clearing 2.35 meters.
In the third period, Woo roared after clearing 2.35 meters, equaling the outdoor Korean record he set at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics (fourth) and 2022 World Championships in Eugene (second).
Second-placed Norbert Kowielski (POL) and third-placed Jubon Harrison (USA) are both at 2m33.
Woo became the first Korean athlete to reach the Diamond League Final, and he also made history with his first win. Last year, he missed out due to lacking one ranking point.
The Diamond League Finals is the second most important event for track and field athletes after the Olympics and World Championships.
Woo also took home $30,000 (approximately $40,000) in prize money.
This year's final was missing world champion Mutaz Essa Barshim (Qatar) and world champion Jean-Marco Tambari (Italy), who won the Budapest World Championships in August.
However, there was a strong field of competitors, including Harrison, 스포츠토토 who has won three individual Diamond League events this year.
In particular, Woo Sang-hyuk, who finished sixth in Budapest, made up for his disappointment by winning the final. At the same time, he also revealed his prospects of winning the upcoming 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.
With his win, Woo also passed the Paris 2024 Olympic standard.
The standard for the Paris Olympics is 2m33, with a qualifying period of July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. With this victory, Woo has effectively secured his place at the Paris Olympics.
Woo will now turn his attention to the Hangzhou Asian Games.
After a final warm-up at the Jincheon Athletes' Village, Woo will depart for Hangzhou, China, on the 27th.
Woo won a silver medal in the high jump at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games and will be looking for his first gold medal.
If Woo stands atop the podium, he will become the first Korean to win gold in the high jump at an Asian Games in 21 years, since Lee Jin-taek in Busan in 2002.
The high jump final will be held on October 4. 스포츠토토맨
Hangzhou AG's first gold medal in the high jump in 21 years
Woo Sang-hyuk (27-Yongin City Hall), the first South Korean to win the World Athletics Federation Diamond League Final, 토토사이트 has returned home with gold.
Woo returned home through Incheon International Airport Terminal 2 on the afternoon of the 19th.
Woo won the men's high jump at the 2023 World Athletics Federation Diamond League Finals at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, USA, on July 17 by clearing 2.35 meters.
In the third period, Woo roared after clearing 2.35 meters, equaling the outdoor Korean record he set at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics (fourth) and 2022 World Championships in Eugene (second).
Second-placed Norbert Kowielski (POL) and third-placed Jubon Harrison (USA) are both at 2m33.
Woo became the first Korean athlete to reach the Diamond League Final, and he also made history with his first win. Last year, he missed out due to lacking one ranking point.
The Diamond League Finals is the second most important event for track and field athletes after the Olympics and World Championships.
Woo also took home $30,000 (approximately $40,000) in prize money.
This year's final was missing world champion Mutaz Essa Barshim (Qatar) and world champion Jean-Marco Tambari (Italy), who won the Budapest World Championships in August.
However, there was a strong field of competitors, including Harrison, 스포츠토토 who has won three individual Diamond League events this year.
In particular, Woo Sang-hyuk, who finished sixth in Budapest, made up for his disappointment by winning the final. At the same time, he also revealed his prospects of winning the upcoming 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.
With his win, Woo also passed the Paris 2024 Olympic standard.
The standard for the Paris Olympics is 2m33, with a qualifying period of July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. With this victory, Woo has effectively secured his place at the Paris Olympics.
Woo will now turn his attention to the Hangzhou Asian Games.
After a final warm-up at the Jincheon Athletes' Village, Woo will depart for Hangzhou, China, on the 27th.
Woo won a silver medal in the high jump at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games and will be looking for his first gold medal.
If Woo stands atop the podium, he will become the first Korean to win gold in the high jump at an Asian Games in 21 years, since Lee Jin-taek in Busan in 2002.
The high jump final will be held on October 4. 스포츠토토맨
2023-09-23 02:32
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