“It was the first time I cried after the race, I’m going to try again in four years”
“It was the first time I cried after the race.”
Woo Haram (26, Korea Sports Promotion Organization), the “poster boy of Korean diving,” said. Woo scored a total of 374.15 points in the first six dives of the men’s 3-meter springboard final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Monday (Aug. 8) at the Paris Aquatic Center in Paris, France. Uharam, who finished fourth at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago, South Korea’s best-ever diving finish, was in contention for a medal, but fell short, finishing 11th out of 12 athletes. “I’m so disappointed,” Uharam said after the competition. I’ve never cried after a competition before, and this is the first time I’ve ever cried.”
Uharam finished ninth out of 18 in the semifinals the previous day with a total of 432.00 points for the first through sixth events, punching his ticket to the final, which is reserved for 12 athletes. Uharam, who reached the Olympic final for the first time in South Korean diving history at Rio 2016 (11th in the men’s 10-meter platform), has now reached three consecutive Olympic finals after Tokyo1.
In the first period of the day, Uharam performed a difficulty level 3.4 “5154B” routine, which consisted of “two laps in a pike position with legs straightened and arms holding legs in a body-beating motion”. She scored 71.40 points and placed 10th. It was a disappointing start. In the second period, she performed a 407C with a difficulty level of 3.4, scoring 68.00 points. With a round ranking of 9th, he remained in 10th place.
In the third period, she jumped forward and performed a difficulty 3.8 smoke (109C) with four and a half laps in a knee-bent tuck position. She scored a disappointing 45.60. She dropped one spot to 11th place. In the fourth period, she performed a 3.5 difficulty 307C. He scored 73.50, his highest score to date. He placed 5th in the round and moved up one spot to 10th overall.
In the fifth period, Uharam scored 63.00 points for a 205B at difficulty 3.0 to move up one spot to ninth place. In the final period, Uharam attempted a 5156B at difficulty 3.9, which required “three laps in a beating motion and two and a half laps in a pike position.” He fell short on his entry, scoring 52.65 points. Uharam finished with a score of 374.15 points.
“Overall, I’m disappointed. I was away from the medals in the third period, that’s the most disappointing period. I thought an Olympic medal was within my 온라인카지노사이트 reach, but it’s a shame that I didn’t perform well.”
Woo Haram is the ‘GOAT’ of Korean men’s diving. He has won 10 medals (4 silver, 6 bronze) at the Asian Games alone. At the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, he finished fourth in the 1-meter springboard and third in the 3-meter springboard individual events, the highest finish ever for a South Korean male diver. He also finished fourth in the men’s 3-meter springboard at the Tokyo Olympics, his best-ever finish, and helped South Korean diving achieve an unimaginable “Olympic medal dream.
But she cried over her injury. She missed the 2022 World Championships in Budapest due to back pain. At the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka, he failed to qualify on the 3-meter springboard. Desperate, Uharam finished eighth at the 2024 World Championships in Doha in February to qualify for the Paris Olympics. This was despite the after-effects of her injury.
Uharam has been working diligently since then to improve her fitness and prepare for Paris. “I don’t want to use the injury as an excuse. It might have slowed me down a little bit, but I don’t think it was the reason. I didn’t feel any pain during the competition. I trained through the injury, and everyone trains through pain. It has nothing to do with the injury.”
Despite his failure, Uharam still dreams of what’s next. “This competition made me realize what I need to work on,” he says. I think I need to upgrade physically,” he said, adding, “I’ve always trained with the Olympics in mind. I will continue to challenge myself. I think I can challenge not only the next LA Olympics, but also the next one after that.”
“I’m not hungry anymore just for making the final,” he concluded, “It’s my third Olympics, but it’s still a challenge and an experience. Even though I didn’t win a medal this time, I think it will be a stepping stone for me to reach higher next time.”
