The top 8 finalists will advance to the semifinals on the 8th based on their combined scores.
Seo Chae-hyun (Seoul City Hall), a combined sports climber, placed 13th in the bouldering event, the first event of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Seo Chae-hyun took part in the semifinals of the combined sports climbing event held at the Le Bourget Sports Climbing Stadium in Paris, France on the 6th (local time), scoring 44.2 points and ranking 13th out of 20 competitors.
The combined event consists of bouldering and lead, and the 8 finalists for this competition will be determined by adding up the scores from the lead semifinals to be held at the same venue on the 8th.
The women’s combined finals will be held on the 10th, and the finals will be held on the same day for bouldering and lead.
Seo Chae-hyun, ranked 18th in the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) bouldering rankings, competed as the 13th athlete in the competition that day.
Seo Chae-hyun earned 5.0 points by reaching the low zone on the first boulder after 7 attempts.
Fortunately, she grabbed the top hold on the second boulder after 3 attempts, earning 24.8 points. Thanks to grabbing it in 2 minutes, she had a long break of about 8 minutes before challenging the next problem. Seo Chae-hyun continued her momentum by attempting the top hold on the third boulder, but earned 9.7 points by grabbing the high zone after 5 attempts. She added 4.7 points by grabbing 5 points on the last boulder after 10 attempts. Seo Chae-hyun finished the competition in 13th place with a total score of 44.2 points. Seo Chae-hyun, who is ranked 3rd in the IFSC Lead Rankings and is strong in the Lead, will aim for a higher ranking in the Lead Match on the 8th. Meanwhile, Shin Eun-cheol (The Shiel), ranked 29th in the IFSC Speed Rankings, will compete in the Men’s Speed Match at the same venue at 8 PM on the same day. Speed is a match where two athletes climb an artificial rock wall with a height of 15 m and a 95-degree slope at the same time. It will be a single match to see who can climb faster. Shin Eun-cheon will play Matteo Zurloni (Italy) in the B lane in the third order of the match, then move to the A lane and face off for the second time in the 10th order. 토토사이트