In the men's bouldering event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, Lee Do-hyun and Cheon Jong-won will both compete in the finals.
On September 29, at the Nagoya International Exhibition Center in Japan, Lee Do-hyun scored 99.7 points in the semifinals, securing first place among 15 competitors and advancing to the finals.
His rival, Japan's Anraku Sorata, finished second with a score of 99.3, just 0.4 points behind.
Cheon Jong-won, the inaugural gold medalist in men's bouldering at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Games, placed sixth with a score of 74.7, earning one of the eight spots available for the finals.
As a result, Lee Do-hyun and Cheon Jong-won will aim for medals in the finals on September 30. The final will feature two competitors from South Korea, two from Japan, two from China, one from Thailand, and one from Singapore.
In the women's speed division preliminaries, Jeong Ji-min and Seong Han-ah-reum qualified for the finals, finishing second (6.25 seconds) and sixth (6.84 seconds), respectively, among 17 participants.
The finals on September 30 will include two competitors from South Korea, two from China, two from Indonesia, and two from Japan.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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