Sports Climbing Olympics Narasaki Qualifying Top Semi-Annual Competition August 9th 17:04
In sports climbing, the first national tournament in half a year started in Morioka City, and while measures to prevent infection with the new coronavirus were taken, Chia Narasaki, who has been nominated as the Tokyo Olympic representative, faced the real battle after a long time.
Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, all the sports climbing competitions were postponed until the end of February, but the lead Japan Cup, which is the first competition in half a year, will be held from 9th to 3rd. It started in Morioka City on a daily schedule.
The tournament is open to the public, and at the venue all athletes, including the athletes, are temperature-checked, the tournament staff wear face shields, and each athlete prepares a rope that is commonly used by the athletes as a lifeline. Various infection preventive measures were taken.
The lead of sports climbing is an event that competes for the climbed height, and in the men's qualifying on the 9th, I felt a real battle after a long time, such as one of the two routes with the Tokyo Olympic gold medal candidate Narasaki climbing to the end He showed a calm movement that he wouldn't let, and advanced to the semifinals on the 10th at the top of the qualifying.
Narasaki said, “I was excitedly waiting for the first time in a long time from yesterday night. I felt growth in terms of endurance, and I took a break to recover my strength while climbing I want to firmly win this tournament and build confidence."