The Japan Cup, which decides the best combination of sports climbing in Japan, began in Morioka City, and as the final actual battle in Japan for the Tokyo Olympics, three representatives, including Miho Nonaka, attended the tournament.
This tournament, which will be the last actual battle in Japan for the Tokyo Olympics, will be held in Morioka City from the 18th for two days, and women's Nonaka and Akiyo Noguchi, who have been appointed as Olympic representatives, and boys Tomoa Narasaki 3 people participated.
Since this year's Japan Cup will only be held for the second event of bouldering and lead in time for the Paris Olympics three years later, the three will be in front of the Japan Cup assuming the third event combination to be held at the Tokyo Olympics. I also participated in the speed-only competition.
At the speed tournament, Nonaka set a new Japanese record of 7 seconds 88, which set a new Japanese record of 0.32 seconds, and showed good performance. Noguchi and Narasaki are also close to their personal bests. I set the time.
In the subsequent Japan Cup qualifying, Nonaka showed a good finish, and in bouldering, he climbed all four courses called challenges to become the top, and combined with the lead's 4th place, he finished in 1st place in the qualifying. I proceeded.
Noguchi was 5th in bouldering, but he climbed to the end in the lead and became the top in the qualifying 4th place, and the boy Narasaki was 4th in both bouldering and lead, and both were in the final with 4th place in the qualifying. I proceeded.
The final of the Japan Cup will be held on the 19th.
In addition, Kai Harada, a boy who has been appointed as the Olympic representative, was absent due to a finger injury.
Miho Nonaka Smiles for the first time in smooth adjustment
Miho Nonaka, who set a new record in Japan with speed, said, "I feel like I've broken the wall at once since I set a new record in Japan at the American tournament last month. After that, even if I didn't attack too much and climbed, I often saw the time in the 7-second range. Even in the second half, I didn't feel any "wrinkle" in my body and the momentum did not drop. The physical strengthening that has taken time is finally coming out. "
Regarding the third event of the Tokyo Olympics, he smiled after making good adjustments, saying, "It's not a perfect score, but it can be highly evaluated."