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Asian X Games 1999

Koreans and Indonesians Share Climbing Spoils
- Lightening Quick Speed Finals Bring Sport Climbing Event to Thrilling Climax

November 07, 1999 Patong Beach, Phuket, Thailand... Honours were even yesterday between the two Asian power houses of women’s Sport Climbing as Korea’s Heun Cheoung Kim and Indonesia’s Etha Hendrawati won the Gold medals in the Bouldering and Speed events at the 1999 Asian X Games Qualifier sponsored by Toyota.

In the female bouldering category Heun Cheoung Kim demonstrated immense power and dexterity. She delicately traversed the wickedly overhanging roof section and cranked through the lip to top out on the first route of the Muay Thai wall. The Korean climber was obviously tired but managed to regain her composure and gain the highest point on the second, Tsunami wall to take the bouldering title. Rie Kimura of Japan reached the top of route one on her third attempt. Stamina deserted her on route 2 despite a courageous effort but her overall performance was sufficient to earn the Silver. Mi Sun Go it a double medal stand for Korea when she powered her way to third place.

In the speed events the Indonesians rule the roost. Etha Hendrawati went two better than her 1998 Asian X Games Qualifier Bronze medal by racing up the Speed wall to Gold. The 24-year old climber had a comparatively easy win in Speed final, reaching the top of the wall in 14.21 seconds, almost 5 seconds ahead of runner-up and compatriot Yunyun Yuniar who topped out at 18.90 seconds. They were joined on the medal podium by Mi Sun Go

The male speed event produced the closest of finals. The title, gold medal and US$4500 prize went to Nur Rohman Rosyid of Indonesia who posted a lightening quick time of 12.23 on his final climb, just 1/10 second ahead of Silver winner Ronald Mamarimbing, also from Indonesia. Rosyid’s Gold medal was just reward for consistently good climbing. The Indonesian dynamo posted times below 13.00 seconds in all 4 of his assaults on the monster wall. The Bronze medal went to Korean Climber Dong Sik Kim who matched countrywoman Mi Sun Go’s performance of a Bronze double by also taking third place in the male bouldering finals.

The Sport Climbing Bouldering title went to the always smiling Jae Yong Lee of Korea. The powerful climber took two attempts to complete route 1 named Shock Treatment, taking a nasty fall from high on the wall, on his first try. Lee took just one shot to reach the highest point on route two on the Tsunami wall. Japanese Silver medallist Takehiko Yamazaki also topped out on route 1 but struggled on the demanding second route, named ironically Easy Rider.

Official Results can be found at ESPN's Website for the Asian X Games.

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