This October, the World Cup for Sport Climbing will be held in Morioka City, and the "combination" will be held for the first time at the Paris Olympics next year, where the two types of "bouldering" and "lead" will be contested.
The "International Federation of Sport Climbing" will hold a press conference at the Iwate Prefectural Office on the 24th, and the final round of this season's World Cup will be held for three days from October 20th at the stadium of the prefectural sports park in Morioka City. Announced that it will be held.
Sport climbing was contested for the overall results of the three types of "speed", "bouldering", and "lead" at the Tokyo Olympics last year, which was held as a new competition, but at the next year's Paris Games, "bouldering" and "bouldering" It is supposed to be divided into "composite" and "speed" that compete for the overall results of the second type of "lead".
For this reason, at the tournament in Iwate Prefecture, the second type of "composite" will be held for the first time in the World Cup.
Approximately 150 athletes from Japan and overseas will participate, and a total of approximately 3,000 spectators are expected in three days.
Toru Kohinata, Vice Chairman of the International Federation of Sport Climbing, said, "I think it will be a tournament that attracts attention from all over the world, so I would like to cooperate with the local community and make the tournament a success."
In addition, Futaba Ito from Iwate Prefecture commented through the federation that "I can't wait for the tournament and I want to make adjustments so that I can demonstrate my best climb."