ASIAN QUALIFIER BOULDER & LEAD QUALIFICATION: WHAT THE ATHLETES SAID
The first day is done in Jakarta, Indonesia, at the Asian qualifier where the men and women Boulder & Lead athletes have been in qualification action. There was a strong showing for Japan with three climbers in both the men’s and women’s top five.
Top five women
1 ITO Futaba (JPN) 172.4pts
2 KUME Nonoha (JPN) 157.5pts
3 NONAKA Miho (JPN) 156.8pts
4 LUO Zhilu (CHN) 152.7pts
5 ZHANG Yuetong (CHN) 152.6pts
Full women’s results here
Top five men
1 ANRAKU Sorato (JPN) 174.8pts
2 LEE Dohyun (KOR) 155.9pts
3 OGATA Yoshiyuki (JPN) 144.7pts
4 PAN Yufei (CHN) 138.7pts
5 NARASAKI Meichi (JPN) 136.4pts
Full men’s results here
WHAT THEY SAID:
Shivani CHARAK (IND) – 18th in women’s Boulder & Lead
“My qualification was ok. I tried to do my best, but I didn’t perform at my best. The Lead route was ok, but I fell quite early. Boulder was just ok for me also, but I have seen here what I need to do to improve, and I will go back to India and train on those things hard now. For this competition, hopefully my qualification was enough to make the semi-finals.”
OGATA Yoshiyuki (JPN) – 3rd in men’s Boulder & Lead
“It wasn’t my best performance I think because I made some little mistakes, but I think I’ve done enough to make the semi-finals tomorrow and I can try my best and do my best climbing.
“I need to recover for tomorrow as it’s really hot here and I got tired from today’s round. So I will shower, have dinner with my friends, relax and try to refocus my mind for tomorrow.”
OGATA Yoshiyuki (JPN) in Lead action
Photo: Lena drapella/IFSC
