[ASIAN GAMES] Sport climber Lee Do-hyun grabs silver in men's boulder

NAGOYA, Japan — In the men's boulder event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, South Korean sport climber Lee Do-hyun claimed silver on Wednesday, marking Korea's first medal in the sport. Lee secured 49.7 points, placing him second behind Japanese champion Sorato Anraku, who earned a higher score of 74.5 points at the Nagoya Exhibition Hall. Tomoa Narasaki of Japan secured the bronze with 44.9 points. Lee's silver is his second consecutive Asian Games medal, following a win in the combined event during the 2023 games.

The boulder competition requires climbers to complete the most routes with the least attempts on 4-meter walls. Points are awarded for finishing a route (25 points) and reaching a designated midway hold (10 points), with a deduction of 0.1 point for each unsuccessful attempt. The maximum score achievable in the final was 100 points.

In the final, Lee missed out on points on his first attempt, while Anraku achieved a perfect 25 points and Narasaki earned 24.9 points. However, Lee quickly bounced back, scoring 24.9 points in the next two boulders. Anraku then matched Lee with 24.8 points in the second boulder and 24.7 points in the third.