
AI-generated summary
Seo Chae-hyun is in good condition ahead of the Asian Games, winning medals (1 silver and 4 bronze medals) in all five World Cup series lead competitions this season.
In the men's division, Lee Do-hyun placed 6th in the lead final.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Young-ho = Korean women's sport climbing 'signature' Seo Chae-hyun (The North Face, Seoul City Hall) won the bronze medal in the lead at the 9th competition of the 2026 International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Climbing Series.
Seo Chae-hyun recorded 32+ in the women's lead final of the tournament held in Koper, Slovenia on the 6th (Korean time), ranking third after Janja Ganbret (Slovenia, 42+) and Brooke Rabut (USA, 33).
Seo Chae-hyun, who advanced to the semifinals in second place in the preliminaries, took second place with 45+ and reached the finals, then tied with Annie Sanderson (USA, 32+), but won the bronze medal ahead of her in the semifinals.
Seo Chae-hyun, who won medals (1 silver medal and 4 bronze medals) in all five World Climbing Series competitions she participated in this season, revealed her prospects of winning medals ahead of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
Seo Chae-hyun said through her management company All That Sports, "I am proud to have won medals in all of the World Series lead competitions I participated in this year. I will prepare hard for the upcoming Asian Games and show a good performance."
Lee Do-hyun, who also participated in the men's division, finished the competition in 6th place, scoring 23 in the lead final.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Seo Chae-hyun will win a medal at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games
Likely · Within months

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