'Diamond Final' wins new history Woo Sang-hyuk "will win gold in Hangzhou"

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Woo Sang-hyuk celebrates his Diamond Final victory.

Woo Sang-hyuk celebrates his Diamond Final victory.

After winning gold at the World Athletics Diamond League Final, 섯다 Woo Sang-hyuk (27-Yongin City Hall) is confident of winning gold at the upcoming Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games.

The South Korean topped the men's high jump at the 2023 World Athletics Diamond League Final at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, USA, on Sunday (July 17) with a height of 2.35 meters.

Woo won the gold medal ahead of Norbert Kowielski (Poland) and Jubon Harrison (USA), 온라인섯다 who both cleared 2.33 meters.

The first Korean athlete to reach the final, Woo took home the top prize of $30,000 and the diamond-shaped trophy. The Diamond League Finals is a "king of the hill" competition where only six players with good records from the previous league can compete.

Woo Sang-hyuk, 카지노사이트랭크 who entered the final with the fourth-best record this year, won a dream gold medal in his first attempt.

"I'm very happy to win the Diamond League Final," Woo said after the event, via the Korean Athletics Federation, "and I'd like to thank everyone for their support. I will do my best to win the title at the Hangzhou Asian Games in two weeks' time."

Woo is expected to compete for gold against reigning world champion Mutaz Essa Barshim (Qatar) in Hangzhou, with rival Barshim reportedly withdrawing from the Diamond Final to focus on the Hangzhou Asian Games.

Barsim, a gold medalist at the 2010 Guangzhou and 2014 Incheon Games, missed the Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games five years ago due to injury. Woo won a silver medal in Palembang.

The high jump final at the Hangzhou Asian Games will be held on October 4. If Woo wins gold, it will be the first time in 21 years since Lee Jin-taek (Bangkok 1998 and Busan 2002). 고스톱

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