Austria's Jakob Schubert laid down a marker by topping the men's lead qualification standings on the opening day of the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup in Wujiang in China.
The International Federation of Sport Climbing World Cup season will resume in China tomorrow with two days of lead and speed action in Wujiang.
South Korea’s Jain Kim and Stefano Ghisolfi of Italy won Lead World Cup gold at Kranj on a day when Austria's world champions Jessica Pilz and Jakob Schubert saw their challenges undermined by falls.
Janja Garnbret, Slovenia’s 19-year-old world bouldering and combined champion, took another bold step towards defending her World Cup lead climbing title at her home venue of Kranj today as she qualified third for tomorrow's final.
Janja Garnbret will continue the defence of her World Cup lead climbing title at her home venue of Kranj in Slovenia tomorrow, against a field that includes the Austrian who beat her to the world lead title two weeks ago, Jessica Pilz.
Japan’s 21-year-old Bouldering World Cup champion Miho Nonaka, a model of consistency this season, added victory in the annual adidas Rockstars event to her CV as she held off the strong challenge of 29-year-old defending champion Alex Puccio of the United States.
Iran’s Gholaamali Baratzadeh, celebrating his 33rd birthday, and and the overall Bouldering World Cup champion of 2018, Jernej Kruder of Slovenia, flashed all four routes in the men’s qualifying round of the adidas Rockstars event in Stuttgart.
Newly-installed world bouldering champion Kai Harada is favourite to win the annual Adidas Rockstars event - “where climbing meets music” - which begins tomorrow in Stuttgart.
Slovenian star Janja Garnbret made history as the first combined gold medallist at the International Federation of Sport Climbing World Championships as she laid down another marker prior to the sport's Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020 in Innsbruck.
Japan’s Kai Harada claimed the men’s bouldering title on the penultimate day of the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Championships in Innsbruck.
Slovenia’s Janja Garnbret secured the women’s bouldering title at the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Championships in Innsbruck.
Aleksandra Rudzinska won an all-Polish women’s speed final at the International Federation of Sport Climbing World Championships in Innsbruck.
Slovenia's Jernej Kruder progressed to the semi-finals of the men's bouldering competition at the International Federation of Sport Climbing World Championships in Innsbruck.
Slovenian star Janja Garnbret topped her qualification group as women's bouldering action began at the International Federation of Sport Climbing World Championships in Innsbruck.
A day after his compatriot Jessica Pilz won the women's final, Jakob Schubert from Austria won the men's lead title at the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Championships in Innsbruck.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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