The penultimate males’s Boulder World Cup of the 2024 season was held yesterday in Prague, Czechia. It was the primary Boulder World Cup because the conclusion of the Paris Olympics at first of August. After an exhilarating semi-final spherical, among the largest names within the sport made it via to the finals together with Tomoa Narasaki, Sorato Anraku, Toby Roberts, and Adam Ondra.
The boys’s closing began out sturdy with all opponents besides Ondra topping the primary drawback of the night time. The subsequent two issues proved to be wildly tough although, with no athlete topping both drawback. Everybody besides Roberts reached the zone on drawback 2. Solely Anraku, Narasaki, and Dohyun Lee reached the zone on drawback 3.
With the outcomes that tight, every part got here all the way down to the ultimate drawback of the night time. Ondra got here and first and achieved his first prime of the night time in entrance of his roaring dwelling crowd. Manuel Cornu of France additionally topped the ultimate bloc, placing him within the lead. Roberts and Lee then additionally topped the issue, placing Lee in first, Cornu in second, and Roberts in third.
Narasaki and Anraku got here out final and I believe most viewers thought they had been going to have a simple time on the highly effective but awkward drawback. Narasaki was unable to safe the highest maintain, getting shut down by a sequence of massive slopers. Anraku had much more issue, as he was unable to determine on the higher slopey part of the issue. With no closing prime for the Crew Japan members, this left Lee with gold, Cornu with Silver, and Roberts with bronze.
It was Lee’s second 12 months in a row profitable gold on the Boulder World Cup in Prague. “I really like Prague!” mentioned the South Korean after his win. “I can’t imagine I received once more right here, how can I clarify my emotions? I’m simply very blissful! There have been some tough strikes within the closing, some boulders had been sophisticated for me, however I did my greatest and it paid off.”
Whereas the ultimate composition of the Prague podium was a little bit of a shock, Lee is likely one of the greatest aggressive boulderers on the scene. He now has two golds, two silvers, and one bronze in World Cup and World Championship bouldering competitions. The 21-year-old positioned fifteenth on the Paris Olympics.
Yesterday was 30-year-old Manuel Cornu’s first time on a World Cup podium. “It’s loopy, proper? It undoubtedly feels loopy,” he mentioned after incomes silver. “I don’t have a whole lot of phrases tonight. I’m again from a protracted tough interval. One 12 months in the past, right here in Prague, the primary phrases to my coach after the qualification spherical had been ‘It’s over for me’. And now I’m right here, on the rostrum. I didn’t assume it was attainable for each Sorato and Tomoa to fall on the fourth boulder. So I used to be fairly positive I used to be going to get fourth place. I used to be very shocked.”
Paris Olympic gold medalist Toby Roberts was stoked with efficiency in Prague. “I’m so psyched!” he mentioned after profitable bronze. “It was a wierd closing. I by no means thought I might be on the rostrum, however I didn’t surrender. I used to be capable of put it collectively and discover the highest on the ultimate boulder. I can’t fairly imagine I’m on the rostrum, however I’m actually blissful!”
Last Outcomes
- Dohyun Lee (KOR) 2T4z 3 19
- Manuel Cornu (FRA) 2T3z 5 10
- Toby Roberts (GBR) 2T2z 6 2
- Sorato Anraku (JPN) 1T4z 1 9
- Tomoa Narasaki (JPN) 1T4z 4 10
- Adam Ondra (CZE) 1T3z 1 7
2024 Prague Males’s Boulder World Cup Last
