On March 20, Beijing time, in the men's high jump final at the 2022 World Indoor Athletics Championships, South Korea's Yu Sang-hyuk won the championship at 2 meters 34 meters, which was his first world championship gold medal. Slovakia's Gasch won the silver medal with 2.31 meters, and the much-publicized Olympic champion Tamberg won the bronze medal at 2.31 meters.
Yu Sang-hyuk, as the best record holder of the season, also challenged the height of 2 meters 37 this time, but three attempts were unsuccessful. Although he did not break his personal record, his performance in this competition was still remarkable, and he defeated the famous players of various countries and became the strong façade of the Asian high jump! Another player, Tamberi, as the Men's High Jump Champion in Athletics at the Tokyo Olympics, won the bronze medal with 2 meters 31 this time, and some track and field fans were disappointed by this result, but this is only his debut of the season, if you give the athletes a little time to adjust, we believe that the Olympic champion can play his due strength in subsequent competitions.
With the south Korean athlete Yu Sang hyuk winning the gold, the history of Korean athletics has also written an important stroke. This gold medal is of great significance because it is the first gold medal in the history of South Korea to win the World Indoor Athletics Championships. The champion of this game, Yu Sang-hyuk, 26 years old, has maintained good competition status in recent years, at the Tokyo Olympic Games, he jumped 2 meters 35 to finish fourth, and set a new national record for the men's high jump in South Korea, which is also his best outdoor performance. In February, at the high jump special race held by Justopeche, he jumped 2 meters 36 to win the championship, while setting a world best of the season.
In the high jump event, mainland player Zhang Guowei was also one of the facades of the Asian high jump. At the 2015 IAAF Diamond League Eugene, in the men's high jump, Zhang Guowei finished second with a new personal outdoor record of 2.38 meters, 0.03 meters higher than Yu Xianghe's outdoor best. Unfortunately, Zhang Guowei did not win such an honor as a world championship in the best years of his state. At present, few Asian athletes have the strength of world-class athletes in the high jump event, and Yu Sang-hyuk's ability to win gold at the World Championships is of great significance not only to South Korea, but also to Asia, and since then, the Asian high jump has a new façade.
Countless times to get up and jump, just hope that the next time can churn higher, Yu Xianghe is a very good player with good psychological quality, in international competitions have a very good performance, perhaps the more large-scale competition, the more can stimulate the potential of athletes. After winning the title, he said he would be at the peak of his sporting career in three years' time. We look forward to witnessing the pinnacle of his career and looking forward to Asia jumping high towards the center of the world!