Sport Climbing: Seo Takes Gold in Lead, Garnbret Silver (Video)

By , 22 Jul 2019, 13:55 PM Sport
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After last week’s shocking 9th place finish Janja Garnbret did much better this week, finishing 2nd in Briançon, France. In first place was Korea’s Chaehyun Seo, while in third came Japan’s Natsuki Tani. Two other Slovenian women made the top 8, with Mia Krampl 4th and Vita Lukan 7th.

Turning to the men’s competition, all three medals were won by Japanese climbers, with the gold going to Hidemasa Nishida, followed by Hiroto Shimizu and Shuta Tanaka. The highest ranked Slovene with Domen Škofic, in 7th place.

The weekend put the Japanese in first place in the team rankings, with 375 points, Slovenia second (224), and the USA third (179)

More details results can be found at the IFSC site.

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