HANGZHOU, China : Qatari high jumper Mutaz Barshim sailed to his third Asian Games title on Wednesday, adding another medal to an impressive collection for the reigning Olympic champion.
Based on form and previous performances it looked like South Korea's Woo Sang-hyeok, 27, would be 32-year-old Barshim's biggest challenger for gold.
In the end that's what transpired in an almost carbon copy of the duel they had in the world championships in Eugene in 2022, which Barshim also won.Barshim took the title with a jump of 2.35m, with Woo clearing 2.33m.
Japan's Tomohiro Shinno, 27, got the bronze with a season's best leap of 2.29m. From the start Barshim and Woo looked a class above.
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