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BOULDER WORLD CUP AND 2024 SERIES WINNERS CROWNED IN SEOUL
BOULDER WORLD CUP AND 2024 SERIES WINNERS CROWNED IN SEOUL

Sports Bulletin Report

Seoul (South Korea): The final IFSC World Cup event of the year takes place in Seoul, South Korea with a crowd of 1500 spectators cheering on the Boulder athletes at the Kangnam Sports Climbing Centre. Not only were there World Cup medals up for grabs but also 2024 Series titles and honours to be won.

MEN'S BOULDER

South Korea’s LEE Dohyun wins gold in his homeland – the third win of his career and the second gold in a row after Prague at the last event

Rollercoaster competition for Lee – topped qualification by a large margin, just made final with the last attempt of the semi-finals, wins gold

Two tops and four zones just enough to win ahead of silver medallist, Maximillian MILNE (GBR)

Milne takes first World Cup silver since Brixen (ITA) 2022

Milne also with two tops and four zones, but more attempts to the zone than winner Lee

AMAGASA Sohta (JPN) takes bronze with four zones – the second World Cup medal of his career after winning gold in Innsbruck earlier in the season

Dayan AHKTAR (GBR) finishes a personal best fourth – previous best was 15th

5th – CHON Jongwon (KOR), 6th – NARASAKI Meichi (JPN)

WOMEN'S BOULDER

USA’s Annie SANDERS wins her first Boulder World Cup gold medal in Seoul

Her previous best result was bronze in Innsbruck earlier in the season

Won with three tops and four zones, with a flash on the last boulder cementing her win

Also with three tops and four zones, and another personal best result, France’s Zélia AVEZOU wins silver – her previous best was fourth

Another personal best from Erin MCNEICE (GBR) who takes bronze with two tops and four zones

Mcneice just the third British woman to podium at a Boulder World Cup after Shauna COXSEY and Claire BELL

USA’s Natalia GROSSMAN finished in fourth, Japan’s NONAKA Miho in fifth and France’s Agathe CALLIET in sixth – another personal best result after making her first World Cup final

OVERALL 2024 SERIES RANKING (MEN’S):

Japan lockout the 2024 Series podium

ANRAKU Sorato wins the overall title for the second year in a row – only the fourth male to win back-to-back titles

Anraku helped on way to title winning gold in Salt Lake City, USA

NARASAKI brothers join teammate Anraku on the podium

Although not winning a gold, Meichi takes second ahead of Tomoa who won the first event of the season in Keqiao, China

 1. ANRAKU Sorato – 3365 points 

2. NARASAKI Meichi – 2860 points

3. NARASAKI Tomoa – 2690 points

WOMEN

USA’s Natalia Grossman wins the 2024 Boulder World Cup Series title for the fourth time – becoming the fourth woman to do so, but the first to win four in a row

Grossman won two World Cup golds during the series

Oceania MACKENZIE (AUS) won her first World Cup medal in Prague on her way to second overall

NAKAMURA Mao (JPN) third with consistent results during the season

 1. Natalia GROSSMAN – 2610 points

2. Oceania MACKENZIE – 2405 points

3. NAKAMURA Mao – 2262.5 points

 

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