'Woo Sang-hyuk wins 5 consecutive championships' clash with the Tokyo and Paris Olympic Champs in Rome
'Woo Sang-hyuk wins 5 consecutive championships' clash with the Tokyo and Paris Olympic Champs in Rome
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Woo Sang-hyuk (29, Yongin City Hall), a "smile jumper" who has won five consecutive international competitions this year and is showing off his world-class skills, will compete against the Olympic champions.
Woo will participate in the 2025 World Athletics Federation Rome Diamond League in Rome, Italy, on Saturday (local time). Men's high jump starts at 4:11 a.m. on Sunday in Korea.
The organizing committee is actively promoting the event by emphasizing that it is the first event of this season for Italian track and field star Jean Marco Tamberi, the gold medalist of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The committee is also emphasizing Woo's participation. The committee is promoting Woo's participation as the champion of this year's World Indoor Championships and winner of last year's Rome Games.
"There will be a number of top jumpers that can be seen at the Tokyo World Championships in September this year, including 2020 Paris Olympics champion Hamish Kerr (New Zealand), 2023 World Championship silver medalist Jubon Harrison (USA), and this season's record number one (2m34) Ole Doroshuk (Ukraine)."
The Roman Diamond League has gained more attention with the simultaneous participation of the Paris and Tokyo Olympic champions. Woo Sang-hyuk is also considered a favorite among the top jumpers participating in this competition.
Woo won the competition with a time of 2m31 at the Czech Indoor Championships, his first competition of the season, held on Feb. 9. He also won the competition with a time of 2m28 at the Slovakia Championships on Feb. 19. The 2025 World Indoor Championships, which were held in Nanjing, China on March 21, also ranked first with a time of 2m31. In other words, Woo had dominated the top spot in all three indoor international competitions this year. 토토사이트
When outdoor competitions began, Kerr won the title at the What Gravity Challenge on May 10 and the title at the U.S.-China Asian Championships on May 29. She also beat Kerr, the champion of the Paris Olympics, at the Nanjing Championship and What Gravity Challenge. Kerr, on the other hand, won the title at 2m25 at the Rabat Diamond League, where Woo did not participate.
Woo Sang-hyuk and Kerr, rivals of the same age, will face off again in this competition. With the addition of Tembury, competition for the championship is expected to intensify.
"The upcoming competition is the preparation process for the Tokyo World Championship," Woo said. "I am aiming to win in all competitions. My goal is to win the Diamond League in Rome."