Woo Sang-hyuk departs on the 30th to participate in the World Championships in Athletics
‘Smile Jumper’ Woo Sang-hyeok (26, Armed Forces Athletic Corps) congratulated him, and Hwang Seon-woo (19, Gangwon Provincial Office), the ‘signboard of Korean swimming’, responded.
Now it’s Woo Sang-hyuk’s turn to answer by winning the World Championships in Athletics.
Hwang Seon-woo, who won the medal in the management event of the long course (50m) World Championship for the first time in 11 years as a Korean swimmer, said at a press conference held at CGV Cheongdam Cinecity in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 29th, “Woo Sang-hyeok won gold medal at the World Indoor Athletics Championships, Diamond League. He congratulated me by text message for achieving good results such as winning the championship.” He said, “I hope that Woo Sang-hyeok and I can train hard so that Korean swimming and athletics can shine.”
Woo Sang-hyuk gave the public congratulations first.
Woo Sang-hyuk met with reporters at Jeongseon Sports Complex in Gangwon-do on the 23rd and said, “I saw a scene where Hwang Seon-woo played a role.
He said, “I hope to win a gold medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics with Hwang Seon-woo in swimming and me in track and field.”
Hwang Seon-woo set a new Korean record of 1:44.47 in the men’s 200m freestyle final at the 2022 International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Championships held at Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary on the 21st, placing second behind David Popovich (Romania, 1:43.21). occupied
Woo Sang-hyuk and Hwang Seon-woo are players who give Korean sports fans great joy and sweet dreams.
At last year’s Tokyo Olympics, the two did not stand on the podium, but they received more support than the medalists.
Woo Sang-hyeok set a new Korean record of 2m35 in the men’s high jump finals at the Tokyo Olympics and placed 4th, the highest in Korean track and field history.
Hwang Seon-woo broke the Asian and World Junior records (47.56) in 100m freestyle swimming at the Tokyo Olympics, the Korean 200m freestyle record and the World Junior record (1:44.62).
As a Korean management athlete, he reached the Olympic final for the first time in nine years since Park Tae-hwan, placing 5th in the 100m freestyle and 7th in the 200m.
Korean fans welcomed the appearance of world-class athletes in track and field and swimming.
Woo Sang-hyeok and Hwang Seon-woo increased their speed in 2022.
Woo Sang-hyuk broke the Korean record by jumping 2m36 at the Czech indoor competition in February this year, and won the 2m34 jump at the Belgrade World Indoor Championships on March 20th.
Woo Sang-hyeok is the first Korean athlete to win the World Indoor Athletics Championships, a major event.
Woo Sang-hyeok took first place by jumping 2m33 in the opening match of the World Athletics Federation Diamond League (outdoor event) on May 14, when both Mutaz Essa Basim (Qatar) and Jean Marco Tamberry (Italy) participated in the Tokyo Olympics joint 1st place.
It is also the first time in Korea to win the Diamond League.
Hwang Seon-woo also tasted the joy of his first major championship victory with a record of 1:41.60 in the 200m freestyle at the 2021 Short Course (25m) World Championships held in Abu Dhabi, UAE in December last year.
Here, she won a silver medal at the Long Course World Championships, a bigger stage.
Now it’s Woo Sang-hyuk’s turn to answer.
Woo Sang-hyuk is a strong contender for the men’s high jump at the World (outdoor) Athletics Championships, which will open on July 15th in Eugene, Oregon, USA.
Competitors are raising the record, such as Shelby McEwan (26) winning the men’s high jump final at the American Athletics Championships on the 27th by jumping 2m33, the same as Woo Sang-hyeok’s personal best this season, in the outdoor event of the season. none.
Woo Sang-hyuk said, “I prepared well as planned.
The only thing left is the management.” He promised, “I won the World Indoor Championships, so I will challenge myself to win the World Championships in Eugene.”
Woo Sang-hyuk plans to depart for the United States on the 30th and train with American women’s high jumpers in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In the men’s high jump at the Eugene World Championships in Athletics, the preliminaries will be held on the first day (July 15) at 10:10 am local time and the final will be held at 5:45 pm on the 18th.
The preliminary round will be held on the 16th at 2:10 am Korean time and the final at 9:45 am on the 19th.
Korean sports fans who cheered for Hwang Seon-woo’s performance in June support Woo Sang-hyuk’s leap forward in July.
/yunhap news
