The Japan Cup, which competes for the best sport climbing lead in Japan, was held in Inzai City, Chiba Prefecture. For girls, 18-year-old Ai Mori won the championship for the third consecutive time, and for boys, 22-year-old Daiharu Homma won the championship.
The Japan Cup, a sport climbing event "Lead", was held in Inzai City for two days until the 13th, competing for how high the wall could be climbed in time.
The women passed the semi-finals in the lead, and the 18-year-old Mori, who had completed the final climb, won the championship, winning the tournament for the third time in a row and the fifth time in total.
2nd place was Mei Kotake and 3rd place was Natsuki Tanii.
In addition, 22-year-old Homma won the men's championship, with Tomone Yoshida in second place and Kokoro Fujii in third place.
Tomoa Narasaki, who finished 4th in the men's combined at the Tokyo Olympics, was eliminated in the qualifying, and Miho Nonaka, who won the silver medal in the women's combined, was eliminated in the semi-finals.