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Lee Do-hyun competes in the boulder semifinal at the Paris Olympics in Le Bourget, France on Monday. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Korean climber Lee Do-hyun misses cut for men's boulder and lead final

Lee placed 17th in lead at Le Bourget Climbing Venue in Le Bourget, France Wednesday, scoring 12 points for a combined score of 46.

2024.8.7

Korean sports climber Shin Eun-cheol reacts after finishing the men's speed elimination round of the Paris Olympics at Le Bourget Climbing Venue in Saint-Denis, France on Tuesday. [NEWS1]

Korean climber Shin Eun-cheol exits men's speed as Sam Watson bags world record

Shin was the only climber to take more than 6 seconds in the elimination round, finishing the route in 7.24 seconds.

2024.8.6

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Seo Chae-hyun competes in the women's lead competition at the National Sports Festival in Mokpo, South Jeolla on Oct. 14, 2023. [YONHAP]

Young guard leads Korea into split sport climbing at Paris Olympics

Korea will send three sport climbers to Paris, with Seo Chae-hyun, Lee Do-hyun and Shin Eun-cheol locking in their spots after the second leg of the Olympic Qualifier Series in Budapest, Hungary.

2024.7.25

Korea's Seo Chae-hyun competes during the women's boulder final at the Olympic Qualifier Series in Budapest, Hungary on Sunday. [AFP/YONHAP]

Korea sends three sport climbers to Paris Olympics

Lee Do-hyun, Seo Chae-hyun and Shin Eun-cheol will look to bring home Korea's first medal in sport climbing at the Olympics.

2024.6.24

Korea's Lee Do-hyun climbs the wall during the bouldering stage of the men's bouldering and lead combined event at the Hangzhou Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on Friday. [YONHAP]

Lee Do-hyun climbs up the table to take silver in bouldering and lead

Sport climber Lee Do-hyun took silver in the men’s bouldering and lead combined event on Friday, capitalizing on a phenomenal performance in the lead section to jump up the table and reach the podium.

2023.10.6

Korea takes two bronze medals in sport climbing's vertical relay

Korea took bronze in both the men’s and women’s sport climbing speed relay on Wednesday night, earning the country’s first two medals in discipline on the second day of competition.

2023.10.4

Korea's Chon Jong-won competes during the men's lead final at the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Asian Championships in October 2022 in Seoul. [YONHAP]

Korea looks to reach new heights as sport climbing begins

Catch a dyno in China as sport climbing makes its Asian Games return. Medals are again up for grabs as this year’s competition kicks off Tuesday.

2023.10.3

Seo Chae-hyun competes in the final round of the women's boulder and lead event during the last day of the 2022 IFSC Climbing Asian Championship on Sunday at Jamwon Hangang river park in Seocho, southern Seoul. [NEWS1]

Korea takes seven medals at Asian climbing championship

Eighteen-year-old Seo Chae-hyun led the Korean contingent at the 2022 IFSC Climbing Asian Championship with two gold and a bronze medal, single-handedly accounting for nearly half of Korea’s seven podium finishes.

2022.10.17

Korea's Seo Chae-hyun competes in the final of the women's lead event during the International Federation of Sport Climbing World Cup in Jakarta on Monday. [AFP/YONHAP]

Sport climber Seo Chae-hyun takes second place at Jakarta World Cup

Sport climber Seo Chae-hyun secured her fifth podium finish of the 2022 International Federation of Sport Climbing season on Monday, taking second place in the women’s lead event at the Jakarta World Cup.

2022.9.27