The third edition of the NEOM Beach Games kicked off on 3 November, and after seeing competitors battle it out in triathlon and 3X3 basketball, it is finally time to enjoy some Boulder and Speed Climbing.

Made of two rounds only – qualification and final – the men’s Boulder event entertained the audience on day one: Manuel Cornu of France, who finished in fifth place at last year’s NEOM Beach Games, eventually placed first, taking gold with 119 points out of a maximum of 120.

Placing second and winning silver was Hungary’s Nimród Sebestyén Tusnády, with 115 points; Ireland’s Michael O’Neill completed the podium in third place with 113.

O’Neill previously closed the qualification round with a perfect 120-point score, tied in first with Japan’s Amagasa Sohta. The 24-year-old from Kanagawa, winner of the men’s Boulder gold at this year’s World Cup in Innsbruck, Austria, eventually finished in fourth place with 111 points.

Hungary’s second finalist, Attile Zsombor Radics closed in fifth position with 90 points, while Malaysia’s Ke Qun Tao placed sixth with 37.

For the men’s Boulder complete results click here.

The NEOM IFSC Masters 2024 will continue tomorrow with the women’s Boulder event: qualification is scheduled to start at 9:30 (UTC+3:00), while final is set to begin at 19:00. Both rounds will be live streamed on the IFSC YouTube channel.

News and updates about the event will be available on the IFSC website, and on the Federation’s digital channels: Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok, LinkedIn, and exclusively for the Chinese audience, Douyin and Weibo.