Sa Sol started in 2009 with the participation in international climbing competitions, since 2010 also in the age group for adults. Her first podium was achieved in 2012 when she took first place in both speed climbing and difficult climbing at the Asian Youth Championships. In the following years she started in many competitions such as world championships and world cups, but rarely took one of the top places. Her greatest success so far was second place at the 2018 World Climbing Championships in Innsbruck in the combined discipline created for the 2020 Olympic Games .
Successes (selection)
Sa Sol at the Boulder World Cup in Munich 2017
2010: fourth place at the youth world championship in lead (Youth A)
2011: fourth place at the youth world championship in lead (Youth A)
2012: Youth Asian Champion in Lead and Speed (Juniors)
2013: fourth place at the youth world championship in lead (Juniors)
2015: fourth place at the Asian Championships
2018: second place in the Asian Cup, vice world champion in the combination, eighth place in the world championship in bouldering
Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Sa is the family name here, Sol is the first name.