[Asian Games] Woo Sang-hyuk “It Was Fun Competing with Barsim… I Will Definitely be at the Paris Olympics”
Second place after a fierce battle with Barshim... “I also grew while competing with Barshim.”
Barshim also said, “I enjoyed competing with Woo Sang-hyuk... I will prepare for the Paris Olympics after I go on vacation.”
Woo Sang-hyuk (27, Yongin City Hall) recalled his fierce match against the 'best in action' Mutaz Essa Barsim (32, Qatar) and said, "It is truly an honor to compete for the bar at the same height as Barsim, whom I admired."
Even after giving up the gold medal to Barsim, Woo Sang-hyuk congratulated Barsim with his characteristic bright expression.
However, the motivation to “go beyond Barshim at the Paris Olympics” grew even more.
Woo Sang-hyuk surpassed 2m33 and took second place in the men's high jump final at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games held at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center in Zhejiang, China, on the 4th.
Barsim's record was 2m35.
Woo Sang-hyuk is the second person in history to fail to win the men's high jump at the Asian Games despite exceeding 2m33.
At the 2014 Incheon Games, Zhang Guowei (China) took second place with 2m33, and the gold medalist at that time was also Barsim.
Barshim is recognized by everyone as the ‘best jumper in active play’.
He won three consecutive world championships in London 2017, Doha 2019, and Eugene 2022, and tied for first place with Gianmarco Tamberi (Italy) at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, with the second-highest record of 2m43 (1st place is Javier Sotomayor's 2m45). also held.
Barsim set a record in this category by going over 2m 40 times as many as 11 times.
Woo Sang-hyuk has made a leap forward as a jumper recognized by Barsim.
With the loss that day, their record against each other became 2 wins and 10 losses based on Woo Sang-hyuk, but beating Barsim more than twice is a source of great pride for high jumpers.
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Woo Sang-hyuk said, "It's really fun to compete with Barshim.
He is a player who brings out my talent even more."
He added, "Today, the game became more fun as we both passed 2m33 in the first period.
In fact, we passed 2m33 in the first period and then the next time."
“I came up with a strategy to see if I could win.
I made it all the way to 2m33, but I failed in the first round of 2m35, so the rankings were divided,” he said.
He went on to say, "I am disappointed with the results of the Asian Games, but there is the Paris Olympics next year.
At the Paris Olympics, I will make (No. 1 at the Budapest World Championships) Gianmarco Tamberi and (No. 1 at the Asian Games) Barsim afraid of me."
'He expressed his desire to do so.
Barshim also enjoyed the match against Woo Sang-hyuk.
After the game, Barshim was asked how he felt about competing with Woo Sang-hyuk until the end, and he answered, "It was a fun game.
I really enjoyed it too."
In an interview with the organizing committee, he said, "I am happy to win my third Asian Games gold medal," and when asked about preparations for the Paris Olympics, he said, "I will enjoy my vacation for now and plan for the next season," showing the composure of being the best in the sport.
Unlike Barshim, Woo Sang-hyuk is already looking at the Paris Olympics.
Woo Sang-hyuk took the leap to become a world-class jumper by placing 4th with 2m35 at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
Afterwards, whenever he achieved great achievements such as winning the 2022 World Indoor Championships (2m34), second place in the Outdoor World Championships (2m35), and winning the 2023 Diamond League Final (2m35), he emphasized, "A gold medal at the Paris Olympics is the most important goal for me."
Woo Sang-hyuk has already passed the Paris Olympic standard record (2m 33), effectively securing the right to participate in the Olympics.
I suppressed the regret of missing the Asian Games gold medal, remembering the Korean flag that would be raised the highest in Paris.