Kokoro Fujii won the men's bouldering at the World Championships in Sport Climbing for the first time, and Tomoa Narasaki came in second.
The men's bouldering final was held on the 19th at the World Championships in Sport Climbing in Moscow.
The final was contested by six people, and 28-year-old veteran Fujii climbed all four courses called challenges to the end and won his first victory.
Fujii climbed the first task, which requires arm strength, and cleared only one person, and was stable in the subsequent tasks.
In the men's bouldering of the world championship of sports climbing, the Japanese team has won the championship for four consecutive tournaments.
The Tokyo Olympics were in 4th place, and Narasaki, who won the previous tournament, did not win the championship in a row, but climbed 3 challenges and finished in 2nd place.
On the other hand, in the women's bouldering held on the 18th, Japanese players did not advance to the final, Futaba Ito's 13th place was the highest, and Natalia Grossman of the United States, who stands first overall in this season's World Cup, won the championship. ..
Kai Harada, a male representative of the Tokyo Olympics, and Miho Nonaka, a female Olympic silver medalist, have not participated in this tournament.
Fujii "Fluffy feeling that doesn't feel real yet"
Kokoro Fujii, who won the championship for the first time, said in an interview after the awards ceremony, "I still don't feel real, it feels fluffy. I was able to try calmly from beginning to end. I think it made me feel good. "
Tomoa Narasaki, who was in 2nd place, said, "I'm very disappointed because I wanted to win here and gain confidence again. I dropped the ranking even though I had many challenges. It will be an even tougher battle, so every day from now on is important. "