Sports Bulletin Report
Seoul (South Korea): The Men’s Boulder qualification competitions have been postponed due to bad weather, as Ayala Kerem (ISR) competed in women's Boulder qualification at IFSC World Cup 2023 at Jungnang Sport Climbing Stadium here. Now men’s events will be held on Sunday at the same venue.
Women’s Boulder Qualification:
As many as 78 women competed in the event, as the top 20 through to semifinals. Due to schedule change, the semifinal round will give final competition rankings and medalists in both men’s and women’s. Women divided into two groups in Group A and Group B.
Israel’s Ayala Kerem tops all five boulders in Group A and is joint first position with Germany’s Lucia Dörffel who topped four in Group B. IFSC World Cup Hachioji medallists Brooke Raboutou (USA), Hannah Meul (GER) and Matsufuji Anon (JPN) all booked their berths in semifinals. Australia’s Olympian Oceania Mackenzie got through in fifth position.
Ayala Kerem (ISR) said:
“It was a fun round. The boulders were great. It was a little complicated with the conditions, but I’m quite surprised at the result and I’m happy to be climbing again tomorrow.
“I think the last boulder that a lot of the girls didn’t do, the last move is pretty scary and you have to commit. In Hachioji I was pretty disappointed in myself in the semi-finals because there was a commitment move, it wasn’t so hard, but I just couldn’t commit for some reason. When I came to this move I said to myself I am going to do it right and I am going to fully commit, and it worked out.”
Oceania Mackenzie (AUS) said:
"I came into this competition with a bit of vengeance as I wasn’t very happy with my performance in Hachioji, so I was excited to come out and try hard. It paid off and I had a good time.
"I haven’t done that many World Cup’s in a row so I have found it frustrating the last few years. I would do a competition and figure out what I needed to do better the next time, but then it’s such a long time between competitions to put it into practice. So, this event was pretty good as things are still fresh in my mind."
