‘WOO SANG-HYEOK RIVAL’ HARRISON COMPETES ONLY IN THE HIGH JUMP AT THE 2023 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Jubon Harrison (24, USA), who won the World Athletics Federation Diamond League men's high jump three times this year, won the 'high jump' only at the 2023 Budapest World 스포츠토토링크 Championships in AthleticsThis is news that further stimulates Woo Sang-hyeok (27, Yongin City Hall)'s competitive spiritOn the 8th (Korean time), the US Athletics Federation released the names of the 139 athletes who will compete at the World Championships in BudapestHarrison was only selected to represent the men's high jumpHe won the men's high jump championship at the U.S. national championships held last month and placed third in the long jump.In the high jump and long jump, up to three athletes from each country can participate in the World ChampionshipsHarrison was not selected as a representative of this event because he did not exceed the men's long jump standard record (8m25) during the 'Budapest World Championship Record Recognition PeriodThe USA Athletics Federation selected Marquis Denby (30) and Jarrian Lawson (29), who came in first and second in the national team selection event, and Stephen McCarter (26), who finished fourth, as the men's long jump representative for this World Championship. All three of them passed the standard recordHarrison is a high jump and long jump athleteHarrison, who holds personal best records of 2m36 high jump and 8m47 long jump, was recorded as "the world's first player to jump over 2m30 high jump and over 8m40 long jump".At the Tokyo Olympics held in 2021, he ranked 5th in the long jump (8m15) and 7th in the high jump (2m33)At the 2022 World Championships, which ended last year in Eugene, Oregon, USA, he was eliminated from the long jump U.S. national team selection event and competed only in the high jump. In the high jump at the Eugene World Championships, he stayed in ninth place (2m27)Harrison has been showing higher international competitiveness in the high jump since last yearThis year, Doha (2m32), Rome/Florence (2m32), and London (2m35) all reached the top of the Diamond LeagueWoo Sang-hyeok took second place in Doha, Rome and Florence, and Mutaz Esa Barsim (32, Qatar) took second place in LondonHarrison is running second in the men's high jump record (2m35) and first in ranking points (1,383 points) this yearAt the World Championships in Budapest, which opens on the 19th, Harrison is expected to compete with Barshim and Woo Sang-hyeok for 스포츠토토링크 the championship. At last year's Eugene World Championships, Barshim took first place with 2m37 and Woo Sang-hyeok took second place with 2m35.

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