Yama Manami, Murakoshi Kaho, and Suezawa Yui swept the women’s podium, while Kayotani Ritsu won gold in the men’s event.
The trio of Continental Cups that kicked off in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand, at the end of February, and continued in Munich, Germany, from 7 to 8 March, concluded with the first IFSC Asian Cup of the season, held at Kowloon Park in Hong Kong, China.
A total of 50 athletes registered to compete, representing seven countries and territories: Chinese Taipei; Hong Kong, China; India; Japan; Macau, China; Malaysia; and Singapore.
JAPANESE SWEEP
Three Japanese teenagers monopolised the women’s Boulder podium, with 17-year-old Yama Manami taking gold ahead of Murakoshi Kaho, also 17, and Suezawa Yui, 19.
Yama was the only finalist topping three out of four boulder, finishing with a flash and taking first place with 3.9 points. Murakoshi followed in second with two tops and 69.2 points, while Suezawa only solved problem number one and ended up taking bronze with 44.5.
For the women’s Boulder event complete results click here.
HARD-FOUGHT FINAL
At the end of a hard-fought men's final round, Kayotani Ritsu of Japan placed ahead of his teammate Dohi Keita, with only 0.2 points separating them. As the final boulders proved to be a tough challenge, Kayotani was able to secure gold with just 34.7 points, while Dohi won silver with 34.5.
Climbing on home soil, Hong Kongese finalist Chan Cheung-chi Shoji completed the podium in third place, finishing with 19.8 points.
For the men’s Boulder event complete results click here.
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