The World Cup for Sport Climbing and Speed was held in Switzerland, and Ryo Omasa, a 20-year-old boy, broke the Japanese record by marking 5 seconds 61 in qualifying.
Sport climbing speed is an event to climb a wall with a height of 15 meters and compete for speed.
At the Tokyo Olympics, it was held as one of the "composites" in which the overall results of the third event were contested, but at the Paris Olympics two years later, it will be held as a single event.
The fourth round of the World Cup this season was held in Switzerland on the 30th.
The Japanese team set a new Japanese record of 5 seconds 61, when 20-year-old Daimasa, a second-year college student, set a new record of 0 seconds 08, but he was ranked 18th and advanced to the final tournament where the top 16 players competed. did not.
Karin Hayashi was the best female player in 26th place, and nine Japanese men and women who participated in the race were all eliminated in the qualifying round, leaving challenges for the Paris Olympics two years later.