Athletes hold a press conference before the opening of the first ``combined'' World Cup, which competes in the two sports of sport climbing ``bouldering'' and ``lead'', in Morioka City on the 20th. The athlete said, "I want to make climbs that I can see live and convey the charm, and I want to liven up climbing in Morioka."
The sports climbing World Cup, which will be held in Morioka City from the 20th, will be the first time that the World Cup will feature a “composite” event consisting of two events, “bouldering” and “lead”, which will be used at the Paris Olympics two years later.
Prior to that, Ito and 29-year-old Kai Fujii, who participated in the tournament, attended a press conference held in Tokyo on the 18th.
Of these, Fujii, who finished third in the bouldering World Cup this year, enthusiastically said, "I want to do my best in each round with the goal of achieving the podium."
Mr. Ito, who is from Morioka City, said, "I'm happy that the World Cup will be held in my hometown. I hope climbing will be exciting in Morioka by climbing that I can see the charm of. ” and expressed his desire to hold the event locally.
The combined sport climbing World Cup will be held at Morioka Prefectural Sports Park, and NHK will broadcast the men's final on the 21st and the women's final on the 22nd live on BS1.