The opening round of the World Cup for sports climbing and lead was held in Austria, and the boy was on the podium of the World Cup for the first time with 19-year-old college student Aoi Yurigusa in second place.
Sport climbing leads are an event where you compete for the height of climbing a wall.
The opening round of the World Cup this season was held in Innsbruck, Austria, and the men's and women's finals were held on the 26th.
Of these, nine of the boys competed for the final, and among the three Japanese players, 19-year-old Yurigusa climbed to the second place with a strong climb and was on the podium for the first time in the World Cup.
Among the other Japanese players, Tomone Yoshida was 6th and Daiharu Homma was 9th.
The winner was American Colin Duffy.
On the other hand, as for the girls, 18-year-old Natsuki Tanii was the only Japanese player to advance to the final and finished 5th.
The winner was the Tokyo Olympic gold medalist and Slovenian Janja Garnbret, who showed overwhelming strength to reach the top of her route.
Yurigusa "I was able to make a convincing climb"
"I didn't know where the podium line would be, but I was just rushing to the altitude. I was able to climb the qualifying, semi-finals, and finals to my satisfaction, which led to a great result. I'm happy. I was nervous and scared that I would lower the altitude in the final as usual, but if I climbed while thinking "Let's enjoy the moment", I'm happy to be able to climb very comfortably. " I talked about.
On top of that, she said, "I want to continue climbing so that I can enjoy every moment and do my best so that I can climb comfortably" for the World Cup battle, which will continue in a series of battles. ..