Chinanews client, September 26. According to official sources from the International Climbing Federation, in the women's speed climbing final of the 2020 China Rock Climbing League (Nyingchi, Tibet) just concluded, Niu Di beat Deng Lijuan in 6.987 seconds to win the championship with a time of 6.819 seconds.
The two not only broke the national record (7.088 seconds) just set by Deng Lijuan yesterday, but also surpassed the world record of 6.995 seconds held by the Indonesian player Aris.
Unfortunately, because this event is not an international event, it cannot be certified as a world record.
As a highly ornamental sport, competitive rock climbing derived from mountaineering is known as "Rock Ballet" and became the official event of the Tokyo Olympic Games in August 2016.
The China Rock Climbing League was founded in 2018. It is hosted by the Mountaineering Management Center of the State Sports General Administration of China and the China Mountaineering Association. It is the top professional league in China.
The 2020 China Rock Climbing League is also one of the qualification trials for the rock climbing event of the 14th National Games.
According to Wang Qingfu, competition director of the Climbing Department of the Chinese Mountaineering Association, it is difficult for athletes to participate in high-level international rock climbing competitions this year due to the new crown pneumonia epidemic. The original 9 stations of the 2020 China Rock Climbing League have also been reduced to 3 stations. Reserved.
This is the first time that the Chinese Rock Climbing League has landed in Tibet, and many teams including 11 national training teams from various provinces have participated.
In the women's speed climbing final that ended earlier today, Niu Di beat Deng Lijuan's 6.987 seconds to win the championship with a time of 6.819 seconds. Both of them surpassed the world record of 6.995 seconds held by the Indonesian athlete Aris.
Although this event is not an international event and cannot be certified for this world record, the transcendence itself proves the strong strength of Chinese women's speed climbing, especially on a plateau at an altitude of 2,800 meters.
The 2020 China Rock Climbing League Tibet Nyingchi Station is divided into four competitions: men's and women's difficulty competition and speed competition. All competitions will end on the 26th.
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