Lee advances to semifinals after topping men s sport climbing co (Seoul)

Lee advances to semifinals after topping men s sport climbing co

Lee Do-hyun (Blackyak) will try to win a gold medal in his first Asian Games with a first-place qualifying finish. Lee Do-hyun (Blackyak) topped the men s sports climbing combine qualification at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games on Friday at the Yangshan Sports Climbing Center in Kirqiao, Shaoxing, Zhejiang province, China. The Combined event consists of a lead to climb a 15-meter-high artificial rock wall to the highest point within six minutes, and bouldering, which involves passing various artificial structures on a 4.5-meter-high rock wall without ropes within four minutes. The lead and bouldering events are held separately, and the two events are scored to determine the rankings. In today s qualifier, Lee scored 100 points in both lead and bouldering. In the bouldering event, which was held first, Lee tied for first place (3) by completing all four tasks, and tied for second place (2) by getting all the holds in the lead. Lee was the only athlete to tie for first place in both bouldering and lead. With a total score of 200.0, Lee topped the qualifiers with a score of 199.9, ahead of Sorato Anraku (JPN). Chun Jong-won (The North Face), the inaugural men s combined champion in sport climbing, which was first recognized at Jakarta-Palembang in 2018, also qualified for the 20-athlete semifinals with a fifth-place finish and a total of 164.0 points. The men s combined semifinals and final will be held on Saturday. Women s standout Chae Hyun Seo (The North Face-Seoul City Hall) finished second in qualifying with a total of 176.0 points, behind Ai Mori (JPN) with 196.0 points. Seo tied for first with Mori in the lead with a score of 96.1 and was fourth in the bouldering with a score of 79.9. 2018 Games silver medalist Sasol (Jungbu Gyeongnam Climbing) also qualified for the semifinals with 118.6 points and fourth place. The women s combined semifinals and final will take place on Sunday.