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Woo Sang-hyeok faces uphill battle to regain his heights before Asian Games

Korean high jumper Woo Sang-hyeok is managing lingering injury effects and post-injury stress with three weeks left before the Asian Games.

2026.9.3

Woo Sang-hyeok of Korea reacts during the men's high jump final at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sept. 16. [XINHUA/YONHAP]

High jumper Woo Sang-hyeok calls Worlds silver medal 'miracle'

High jumper Woo Sang-hyeok said that, considering his injury setbacks, it was nothing short of a miracle that he was able to grab the silver medal at the world championships this week.

2025.9.18

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Woo Sang-hyeok of Korea celebrates after the men's high jump final at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sept. 16. [XINHUA/YONHAP]

High jumper Woo Sang-hyeok wins silver at world championships

High jumper Woo Sang-hyeok captured his second career silver medal at the world outdoor championships in Tokyo on Tuesday, just missing out on a piece of Korean athletics history.

2025.9.17

Korea’s Woo Sang-hyeok leaps during the men’s high jump final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sept. 16. [AP/YONHAP]

High jumper Woo Sang-hyeok wins silver at Worlds

Woo Sang-hyeok rewrote Korean track and field history by winning a silver medal at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, clearing 2.38 meters.

2025.9.17

Korea's Woo Sang-hyeok makes an attempt in the men's high jump qualification at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Sept. 14. [AP/YONHAP]

High jumper Woo Sang-hyeok qualifies for final at world championships

High jumper Woo Sang-hyeok cruised into the final of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday, with a chance to make history looming in two days. Woo ranked third in the qualification phase with 2.25 meters.

2025.9.15

High jumper Woo Sang-hyeok competes in the men's high jump event of the Diamond League athletics meeting at the Olympic stadium in Rome on June 6. [AFP/YONHAP]

High jumper Woo Sang-hyeok halts European tour due to calf injury, to focus on worlds

High jumper Woo Sang-hyeok has ended his scheduled European tour prematurely due to some calf discomfort and will instead focus on preparing for the world championships next month, representatives said on Tuesday.

2025.8.12

Korean high jumper Woo Sang-hyeok competes in the men's high jump event at the Diamond League competition at Stade Louis II in Monaco on July 11, 2025. [EPA/YONHAP]

High jumper Woo Sang-hyeok claims 7th straight int'l title, qualifies for worlds

The new record was set at the latest Diamond League stop at Stade Louis II in Monaco, where Woo won the men's high jump title with 2.34 meters (7.7 feet).

2025.7.12

High jumper Woo Sang-hyeok competes in the men's high jump at the 2025 Diamond League at the Olympic Stadium in Rome on June 7. [EPA/YONHAP]

High hopes: Woo Sang-hyeok clinches sixth international title in Rome

High jumper Woo Sang-hyeok won the 2025 Diamond League in Rome with a season's personal best of 2.23 meters, marking his sixth title.

2025.6.8

Korea's Woo Sang-hyeok competes in the men's final during the Indoor World Athletics Championships in Nanjing, China on March 21. [AFP/YONHAP]

After falling flat in Paris, high jumper Woo Sang-hyeok soars title in China

Korean high jumper Woo Sang-hyeok was both disappointed and motivated by his performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where he finished outside of medal contention in seventh place.

2025.3.24

Woo Sang-hyeok clears 2.21 meters at the men's track and field high jump final at the National Sports Festival in Mokpo, South Jeolla on Oct. 18, 2023. [YONHAP]

Woo Sang-hyeok headlines Korea's three-man Olympics athletics squad

Korea is heading to the French capital with a three-person track and field team, its smallest since 1976 when Korea sent zero athletes in the sport.

2024.7.23