Men's high jump brother Barsim pointed to the 4th consecutive world championship title, and he became a "thorn in the side" of South Koreans
Barsim (32 years old, Qatar), a rival of South Korea's Woo Sang-hyuk and evaluated as the "best warrior in the game", said in a public interview with the organizing committee of the 2023 Budapest World Athletics Championships on the 18th (local time): "It is true that there have not been many actual battles this season, but I have made full preparations. The last few actual battles have confirmed my physical condition. I'm a player who knows when to do something. "Barsim has only played four games this season. Woo Sang-hyuk, who will compete with Barsim for the men's high jump title at this World Championships, has competed in nine official competitions this year.
The men's high jump medalist at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, in the center is champion Barhim, and runner-up Woo Sang-hyuk on the left.
In 2017, Barsim suffered serious injuries to his lower back and calf and has been adjusting his "race times" ever since. Although not competing in many competitions, Barsim was still named the active men's high jump world number one. He set a record of 2.43 meters in history and the highest in active service, and this year also set a world best time of the season of 2.36 meters.
Barsim also achieved three consecutive World Championships titles in London 2017 (2.35m), Doha 2019 (2.37m) and Eugene 2022 (2.37m). The second place at the 2022 Eugene World Championships is Woo Sang-hyuk, who jumped over 2.35 meters.
This season, American player Juben Harrison
Barsim emphasized: "Sometimes training talks more. The results of the competition reflect only part of the training. When I'm not competing, I train hard. I have always tried to create a better today than yesterday and also fought against adversity such as injuries to win. ”
He continued: "I'm in Budapest now. Although I don't know what the outcome will be, I will do my best. "He expressed his desire to achieve four consecutive World Championships.
The men's high jump preliminary round of the Budapest World Championships will be held at 4:35 pm Beijing time on the 20th at the Budapest National Athletics Stadium in Hungary. A total of 37 players made the men's high jump preliminary squad. The 37 players competed in two groups, and if they jumped 2.30 meters in the preliminary round or entered the top 12 overall, they would be in the final starting at 1:58 a.m. on the 23rd. If the top 12 are selected before the 2.30m attempt, the preliminary round is over.
At the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, the automatic qualification for the final was 2.30 meters, but in the 2.28 meter competition, 13 finalists, including a joint 12th place, were determined, and the preliminary round ended.
Woo Sang-hyuk, and coach Kim Do-kyun took a group photo in Budapest
In last year's World Championships preliminaries, Yu Sang-hyuk's 2.17 meters, 2.21 meters, 2.25 meters, and 2.28 meters were all jumps, and he only jumped 4 times to reach the final. Jumped 2.35m in the final and finished second. This surpassed Kim Hyun-seop, the bronze medallist in the men's 20km race walk at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, and was the highest result in the history of Korean athletics at a world championship.
Woo Sang-hyuk will challenge South Korea's first world championship in athletics history in Budapest this year. Experts also believe that Barsim, who has won three consecutive world championships, Juben Harrison (United States), who won three Diamond League titles this year, and Woo Sang-hyuk are the favorites to win this competition.