The world cup of sport climbing and lead was held in Slovenia, and 18-year-old Akisai Mori won the first world cup for women.
Sport climbing "lead" is an event that competes for the height of climbing the wall, and will be held as one of the "composite" competitions in the Paris Olympics two years later, which will compete for the overall results of the two events combined with "bouldering". .
In the fifth round of the World Cup this season, the men's and women's finals were held in Slovenia on the 3rd, and among the women's players, Mori advanced to the final where eight Japanese players competed.
Mori used her flexibility to break through the difficult midfield where many players had dropped out, and was a gold medalist at the Tokyo Olympics. I succeeded in climbing to a height that surpassed Slovenian Janja Gambrett who came from Slovenia.
As a result, Mori won her first World Cup appearance of the season.
Mori's best World Cup so far was a 3rd place finish in Switzerland in 2019.
On the other hand, four Japanese men advanced to the final, with Aiko Yurigusa in 4th place, Ohharu Homma, who has been on the podium for three consecutive tournaments, in 6th place, Yoshiyuki Ogata in 7th place, and Tomone Yoshida. The player was 8th.
The winner was local player Luka Potka from Slovenia.
"I was full of tension and anxiety, but I enjoyed it"
Regarding his first victory in the World Cup, which he has participated in since 2019, Mori said, "I was nervous and anxious because there was a gap for a while, but after the qualifying started, I was enjoying each and every one. I'm glad I did," he recalled.
Looking ahead to the next World Cup, which will be held in England, he said, "I'm confident in my victory this time, and I want to enjoy it as much as I did and complete the climb next time and win."
Mori, who entered university this spring, expressed a sense of fulfillment, saying, "It's hard to study more, but I still love climbing. I'm doing my best in both my studies and climbing." I was letting