As the Tokyo Olympics was postponed to next year, the issue of players' right to participate has emerged as a big issue. First, athletes in events that have not yet finished the distribution of the right to play will have a new schedule when the Olympic preliminaries postponed in the aftermath of the Corona 19 will be played, and when the deadline will be changed in the event of giving the Olympic rights as ranking points instead of the preliminary competition. It is a situation to wait. On the other hand, players who already have the right to compete have also become confused. This is because there has been a controversy over whether the existing qualifications are maintained. In the midst of this, there was a big variable in the Olympic tickets secured by Korea in the sports climbing event, which debuted as the official event for the Tokyo Olympics. Korea, which failed to secure the right to participate in the World Championships in August last year and the Olympic Games in November, had to look for tickets to Tokyo for the remaining men and women at the Chongqing Asia Championships in China at the end of April. However, in the aftermath of the Corona 19, the Chinese tournament itself collapsed, and among the Asian athletes who have yet to win the Olympic tickets, Chae Hyun and Chun Jong-won, who had the best performances in the world championship last year, returned to the Tokyo Olympics. The International Federation of Sports Climbing (IFSC) has also been approved by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for this exceptional method of ticket distribution. This is what happened earlier this month.
However, when the Asian Championship was canceled and the last two tickets were returned to Korea, other Asian member nations reacted strongly, and the Federation announced on the 12th that it would postpone until June, instead of canceling the Asian Championship. However, the United Nations only made public announcements to tackle the backlash from Asian member countries, and in reality it seemed unlikely that the tournament would take place in June.

However, with the large-scale variable of postponing Tokyo Olympics for one year, two Olympic tickets secured by our country may become invalid.

If the Tokyo Olympics is postponed to July next year (although it may be held in May), the Asian preliminary championship will be held even after June of this year. Of course, Corona 19 should be calm first. In that case, the two Olympic tickets that were returned to Chae Hyun-Chun Jong-Won will become invalid, and Korea will have to compete with other countries again at the Asian Championships. It is certain that players from other countries who have already secured Olympic tickets in the World Championships and World Championships in November last year will remain intact regardless of the Tokyo Olympics performance, but in the case of Seo Chae-hyun and Cheon Jong-won, the Asian Championships cannot be opened in the aftermath of the Corona 19. Since it is an exceptionally applied rule in a situation, the policy may change depending on the situation change. When the Asian Championship is held, there will be 8 players, including Chae Hyun Seo and Chong Jong Won, and 4 men and 4 men and women. The last chance may be given to Kim Ja-in of 'The Rockwall Empress', as well as athletes who had to fold their dreams of participating in the Olympics by canceling the Asian Championship.
I need to make a judgment on this in a short time from the League of Nations. The Korean Mountain Federation asked the League on the question of the right to participate in the Olympic Games, but I haven't received an answer yet. Unfortunately, the headquarters of the International Sports Climbing Federation is located in Turin, northern Italy, where the Corona 19 damage is severe, making it difficult to work smoothly. The League of Nations is currently temporarily closing its headquarters office and working from home.

It's a confusing situation, as we haven't decided yet, but our sports-climbing players aren't neglecting training waiting for the day when the Corona 19 situation will settle down and the international tournament will resume. The national team, which had been training outside the village because there was no artificial rock training facility in Jincheon Athletes Village, has finally set up a training facility in the Athletes Village and was scheduled to enter the country early next month. This is because the Korea Sports Association has temporarily notified representative athletes and leaders who are training in Jincheon Athletes Village. As the Tokyo Olympics was postponed, the concentration of training fell, and to prevent corona19 infection, it is a measure to give rest to athletes who have been in the athlete's village for two months without going out and staying overnight. The exit period is up to three weeks, but it is expected that the athletes will be able to resume training in the upcoming camp after two weeks of self-containment period and a Corona 19 examination in order to return to the Jincheon Athlete Village again.

It is not yet known whether Seo Chae-Hyun and Cheon Jong-Won's Olympic tickets will remain, or if Asian competitions will open and new competitions will take place again. We hope that our representative athletes will be able to maintain their performance and prepare for the Olympics even in a chaotic situation. Of course, not only sports climbing, but also other athletes.