"Seo Chae-hyun did it" — The only woman in the lead category to reach the top, she wins gold... Korea's sport climbing team sets a new Asian Games record with 5 medals [Aichi-Nagoya AG]

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Korea's Seo Chae-hyun won the gold medal in the women's lead event at the Asian Games sport climbing competition. Additionally, Lee Do-hyun added a bronze medal in the men's lead event.

The Korean sport climbing team collected a total of 5 medals at this tournament, setting a new record for the most medals in Asian Games history.

Seo Chae-hyun claimed the gold medal by becoming the only competitor to achieve a full ascent (TOP) in the women's lead final of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games sport climbing event held on the 3rd.

Seo Chae-hyun, who had also achieved a full ascent in the semifinals the previous day, recorded a TOP alongside Japan's Mori Ai at that time. However, in the final, she was the only one to reach the top, leaving her competitors behind to stand on the highest podium spot.

Kim Chae-young, who competed in the women's lead event alongside Seo, reached 52 holds in the semifinals to advance to the final in third place. In the final, she recorded 38+ to finish the tournament in fourth place overall.

In the men's lead event, Lee Do-hyun added a bronze medal.

Lee Do-hyun recorded 33+ in the semifinals to advance to the final in fourth place. In the final, he recorded 38 to finish in third place overall. Having previously won a silver medal in the men's boulder event, Lee Do-hyun claimed his second medal at this tournament.

Noh Hyun-seung also reached the final in fifth place after recording 31 in the semifinals. In the final, he recorded 26+ to finish seventh overall.

The Korean sport climbing team won a total of 5 medals at this tournament: 1 gold, 1 silver, and 3 bronze.

Seo Chae-hyun secured the women's lead gold medal and the women's boulder bronze medal, while Lee Do-hyun collected the men's boulder silver medal and the men's lead bronze medal. In the women's speed event, Jeong Jimin added a bronze medal.

With this, the Korean sport climbing team has also broken the record for the most medals in Asian Games history.

At the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games, Cheon Jong-won won the men's combined gold medal, Sa Sol won the women's combined silver medal, and Kim Ja-in won the women's combined bronze medal, resulting in a total of 3 medals.

At the 2022 Hangzhou Games, Lee Do-hyun and Seo Chae-hyun each won silver medals in the men's and women's combined events, respectively. Lee Seung-beom, Lee Yong-su, and Jeong Yong-jun in the men's speed relay, along with Noh Hee-ju, Jeong Jimin, and Choi Na-u in the women's speed relay, each added bronze medals, bringing the total to 4 medals.

And at this Aichi-Nagoya Games, they increased the medal count to 5, surpassing the previous record.

In particular, by winning medals evenly across multiple sub-events including boulder, lead, and speed, the competitiveness of Korean sport climbing was confirmed once again.

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