At the men's boulder world championships in Switzerland, 16-year-old Souto Anraku, who won the overall title of the World Cup this season in this event, finished fourth in the top Japan.
The World Championships in Sport Climbing kicked off in Switzerland on the 1st of this month, and on the 4th the men's finals of the "Boulder" were held, in which participants compete for how many people climb the course within the time limit.
FUJII Kai (left) and ANRAKU Souto (right)
The six-man final was attended by two athletes Japan: high school student Anraku, who won the overall title at this season's World Cup, and 6-year-old Kai Fujii, who won the last World Championship for the first time.
Of these, Anraku used the strength of his arm in the first task to complete the climb with a "blow" that completed the climb on the first try, and in the subsequent task, he used his whole body in a well-balanced manner to complete the climb on the second try, and at this point he came out on top.
However, in the third challenge, he struggled to grab the hold at the distance, and in the middle of the course, he failed to reach the so-called "zone" and dropped in the rankings, and in the last challenge, he could not reach the zone and finished fourth.
Fujii failed to complete a single task and finished in sixth place.
The winner was France's Miquel Mawem, who completed three tasks.
This event will be held at next year's Paris Olympics in two events, "Boulder & Lead" and "Speed", and will also serve as the selection process for the Olympic team.
A maximum of two men and two women from each country or region can compete in the Olympic Games, and the top three finishers in Boulder & Reed and the top two in speed will be selected for next year's Paris Games.