Sport Climber Lee Do-hyun Wins Bronze in Men's Lead

Lee Do-hyun (Seoul City Hall & The North Face) has claimed his third career Asian Games medal.

Competing in the men's lead final at the Port Messe Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on October 3, Lee scored 38 to secure the bronze medal behind Japan's Suzuki Neo (40+) and Yoshida Satone (38+).

This marks Lee's third Asian Games medal, following his silver in the combined event at the 2022 Hangzhou Games and another silver in the bouldering event at this year's Games.

Lead climbing is an event where athletes attempt to climb as high as possible on a 15-meter artificial wall within a 6-minute time limit. It emphasizes endurance as well as "route finding," which involves analyzing the course in advance for efficient energy distribution.

"TOP" signifies completing the route by reaching the final hold. For instance, a score of 38 means the climber successfully reached the 38th hold, while 38+ indicates they successfully controlled the 38th hold and made a valid attempt toward the 39th.

Higher scores correspond to higher rankings.

Noh Hyun-seung (Busan Sinjeong High School), who competed alongside Lee, finished 7th among 9 participants with a score of 26+.

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