The World Cup of sport climbing and lead was held in Indonesia in the final round of the season, and the 20-year-old Aiko Yurigusa won the men's championship for the first time.
22-year-old Taiharu Homma, who was at the top of the yearly ranking in this season's World Cup, lost in the semi-finals and unfortunately did not win the overall championship for the year.
The sport climbing lead is an event that competes for the height of climbing a wall, and will be held as one of the "composite" events that compete for the overall results of the two events at the Paris Olympics two years later.
The final match of this season's World Cup was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on the night of the 26th, and the men's and women's finals were held.
Of these, Yurikusa steadily gained altitude, and even at a point where many competitors fell off on a steep incline, he used his finger strength to grab a small hold and break through.
Although he did not climb the wall completely, he reached the highest altitude and won his first World Cup victory.
The other Japanese riders were 30-year-old Sumihiro Higuchi in 2nd place, Hideki Nishida in 4th, and Tomone Yoshida in 5th.
On the other hand, Homma, who won his first World Cup this season and stood on the podium in three tournaments and was ranked top in the annual ranking, lost in the semifinals and finished 12th.
As a result, Luka Potka of Slovenia, who finished 7th in the final race, overtook him, and unfortunately he did not win the overall championship for the year.
In the women's event, two Japanese players advanced to the finals, with Ru Nakagawa in 7th and Natsuki Tanii in 8th.
The winner was Janja Gambret of Slovenia, who won her fifth win of the season and dominated her overall title for the year.