The World Cup of sports climbing bouldering was held in the United States, and Tomoa Narasaki, a Japanese man who has been nominated for the Tokyo Olympics, came in third.

Bouldering for sports climbing is an event in which you compete for how many courses you have climbed within the time limit, which is called multiple tasks, and it will also be held in the third event of the Tokyo Olympics.



Round 3 of the Bouldering World Cup was held in Salt Lake City, USA, and Ace Narasaki, a Japanese man who has been appointed as the Olympic representative, participated in the World Cup for the first time this season.



Narasaki remained in the final by the top 6 players on the 30th, and although he did not reach the end of the climb until the third task, he completed the climb in the fourth task and finished in 3rd place. It has entered.



28-year-old Kokoro Fujii, who is aiming for the Paris Olympics three years later, completed the climb in one of the four and finished second by the difference in the number of people who reached a certain altitude called the zone.



Another Olympic representative, Kai Harada, lost in qualifying and finished 34th.



The winner was Sean Bailey of the United States.



As for the women, Miho Nonaka, who was unofficially decided to represent the Olympics, remained in the final and completed the climb in two of the four tasks, but remained in sixth place.



Another Olympic representative, Akiyo Noguchi, lost in the semi-finals and finished 18th.



The winner was Natalia Grossman of the United States.



For the Olympics, which is less than two months before the opening, the players who have been nominated for the Japanese national team are preparing for the combined Japan Cup to be held in Morioka on the 18th and 19th of next month after returning to Japan, and immediately after that, from the 23rd of next month The Bouldering and Reed World Cup in Austria is expected to be the final battleground.

Narasaki "I'm nervous after a long time"

Narasaki said, "I was more nervous than usual because it was the first tournament in a long time," recalled the first match of this season and the World Cup for the first time in two seasons.



Of the tasks that could not be completed, Narasaki said, "I thought it was my strong task, but I was pulled by the coordination movement." I couldn't think of another move to stop in the middle because it was too much. "



For the Olympics, which is less than two months before the opening, he said, "We aim to win both the Japan Cup and the next World Cup," and expressed his determination to improve his condition.

Emphasize nonaka harvest

Miho Nonaka missed the podium because he couldn't climb to the end in the first two tasks.



Nonaka emphasized the harvest, saying, "It was very hot. I didn't have any impatience in the first half, and I was able to complete the 3rd and 4th tasks because I was able to change my mind."