Seo Chae-hyun, who used 巖 as a playground under the influence of her parents, a former sports climbe..

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Seo Chae-hyun, who used 巖 as a playground under the influence of her parents, a former sports climber, finally won the Asian Games gold medal. Seo Chae-hyun, who won the women’s lead in sports climbing at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi and Nagoya on the 3rd, hugged her parents who were watching her game in the stands and shed tears of emotion.

Seo Chae-hyun’s father, Seo Jong-guk, former coach of the sports climbing team, said in an interview with Mail Business on the 4th, “I’m proud of Chae-hyun who won the gold medal beyond the silver medal at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games,” adding, “I’m even more thrilled because I know better than anyone else how I’ve gone through the process to reach the top of the Asian Games.”

In response, Seo Chae-hyun said, “I would not have started climbing at a young age without my parents, and I would not have liked it as much as I do now,” adding, “I have spent a long time to do well in climbing, and I am grateful to my parents for helping me perform better.”

Former coach Seo, who played as a sports climber and ice climber, runs a cancer field under his name. Because of this, Seo naturally encountered climbing and decided to become a player at the age of seven. Seo Chae-hyun, who inherited his father’s and mother’s outstanding athletic abilities and spent a long time at a climbing ground like a playground, grew up fast.

“I think I have a high climbing intelligence, maybe because I inherited my and my wife’s DNA and lived in the climbing field since I was young,” former coach Seo said. “I wasn’t a genius when I was born, but I grew remarkably every year because I added effort to my early climbing education.”

He participated in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and surprised the sports climbing world by winning the lead at the 2021 World Championships. Since then, Seo Chae-hyun, who has been on the podium at numerous competitions, has been selected as a strong candidate for gold at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games. However, it was hampered by the bad weather. Heavy rain prevented the final and Seo Chae-hyun had to settle for the silver medal.

Seo Chae-hyun, who unfortunately failed to win a medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, prepared for the second Asian Games in her life with great determination. However, while training in March, he suffered a severe skull fracture. Seo Chae-hyun’s participation seemed difficult as there was not much time left until the opening of the Aichi and Nagoya Asian Games.

Seo Chae-hyun, who inherited the strong mentality of “If you don’t give up, you can achieve anything” from her parents, clenched her teeth and succeeded in winning the Asian Games gold medal, which she so hoped for. “It is also true that I was heartbroken and worried a lot when I heard that I hurt my head,” former coach Seo said with a bright face. “I am proud of my daughter who achieved her desired goal by shaking off all the fear of injury and the pressure to do well.”

Former coach Seo, who is also a teacher who teaches Seo Chae-hyun, cited intensive training as the driving force behind this gold medal. “I focused on increasing my muscle mass to the point where I was similar to male players,” former coach Seo said. “I was able to perform well in this tournament because I did my best until the end without giving up in the middle.”

Seo Chae-hyun’s power, which has changed from before, can be seen through chin-ups. As isometric contraction (maintaining strength without significant changes in muscle length) is important to climb well, Seo Chae-hyun wore a 45-50kg barbell and did a chin-up ahead of the competition.

Former coach Seo said, “When there was no competition, I trained for an average of 9 to 10 hours a day. “It’s not easy to increase the weight of the barbell, but as a result of consistent training, I can lift a weight similar to my weight,” he said.

The reason why this victory is more valuable is that it won a perfect victory over natural enemy Mori Ai (Japan). Former coach Seo explained, “I’m looking forward to the future as he showed such good performance against Mori, who hasn’t easily won over the past two years.” Seo Chae-hyun also said, “After reaching the top of the Asian Games in Aichi and Nagoya, I thought there was no opponent I couldn’t beat.”

Seo Chae-hyun, who won the first gold medal in the Asian Games as a Korean women’s sports climber, was even thrilled to be selected as the closing ceremony flag bearer.

Seo Chae-hyun, who emerged as a leading candidate for the gold medal at the Los Angeles (LA) Olympics two years later, expressed her gratitude to her sponsor for trusting and supporting her. In particular, Shinhan Financial Group has been giving support to Seo Chae-hyun, who was linked with a rookie sponsorship in 2021, so far.

Seo Chae-hyun emphasized, “Thanks to my supporters, I was able to concentrate only on exercise.”

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