<Anchor> At the
Tokyo Olympics, 18-year-old 'rock genius' Seo Chae-hyeon, who shed tears of regret, proudly won the gold medal in the sports climbing world championship lead event.
Correspondent Kwon Jong-oh.
<Reporter> The
lead is a competition to see who can climb the 15m rock wall in 6 minutes or less.
Among the eight players who reached the final, Seo Chae-hyun, who came last, showed off her overwhelming skills as it was her main event.
He climbed high with smooth hands and steps, and recorded 37 holds in 4 minutes and 4 seconds, beating Grossman of the United States and winning the gold medal early.
[Local broadcaster: This is the moment when Seo Chae-hyun becomes first and wins the gold medal. Unbelievable skill.]
Seo Chae-hyun, who did not stop climbing, touched the top with 1 minute and 8 seconds left, and cheered with clenched fists.
It was his first gold medal at the World Championships and his second victory as a Korean athlete after Kim Ja-in in 2014.
[Seo Chae-hyun / Sports Climbing National Team: Thank you very much. It was my first medal at the World Championships, so I will never forget it.]
After failing to win a medal in Tokyo last month, 18-year-old Seo Chae-hyeon, who shed tears from the preliminary rounds to the finals of this competition, achieved a perfect victory and promised Paris three years later.
(Video editing: Kim Byung-jik, video source: International Sports Climbing Federation YouTube)