Climbers Jung Jimin and Sung Han-areum won a silver medal in the women's speed relay at the Asia Beach Games, while Shin Eun-cheol set a new Korean record.

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The Republic of Korea's climbing speed national team, competing at the 6th Asia Beach Games, demonstrated its competitiveness by winning one silver medal.

According to the Korea Mountaineering Federation on the 30th, the climbing speed national team secured a silver medal in the women's speed relay event at the competition held over two days from the 28th at the Tianya Haijiao venue in Sanya, Hainan Province, China, with Jung Jimin and Sung Han-areum.

Additionally, Shin Eun-cheol, who competed in the men's individual event, recorded a time of 5.044 seconds, setting a new Korean record and establishing a new milestone for the climbing speed discipline.

A total of eight athletes from the Korean national team participated in this event: in the women's division, Sung Han-areum, Jung Jimin, Pi Ye-na, and Hwang Jimin; and in the men's division, Shin Eun-cheol, Lee Yong-su, Jung Yong-jun, and Choi Jong-bin.

In the women's individual event, Sung Han-areum achieved the highest placement among the Korean athletes, finishing 7th, while Shin Eun-cheol placed 13th in the men's individual event.

The climbing speed national team will next compete in the Chaozhou World Climbing Series, held from the 1st to the 3rd of next month in Chaozhou, China, followed by the Wuzhang World Climbing Series from the 8th to the 10th in Wuzhang.

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