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| High jumper Woo Sang-hyeok of South Korea reacts after competing in the Men's high jump qualification during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 20. AP-Yonhap |
South Korean high jumper Woo Sang-hyeok qualified for his second straight world championships final in Hungary on Sunday, positioning himself for South Korean athletics history.
Woo ranked fourth overall among 36 jumpers in the qualification phase of the World Athletics Championships at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest on Sunday.
The jumpers had to clear at least 2.30 meters or be among the top 12 in order to qualify for the final. The qualification round ended when the field had 13 jumpers, including a tie, who cleared 2.28m.
Woo was one of four who jumped over 2.28m in one attempt.
The final is scheduled to begin at 7:58 p.m. Tuesday in Hungary, or 2:58 a.m. Wednesday in South Korea. (Yonhap)
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