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
