Tokyo, April 22 (Xinhua) -- The first leg of the 2023 Climbing World Cup ended the women's climbing event in Hachioji City, Japan on the 22nd, and China's Luo Zhilu entered the final with the second place in the semifinals and finally finished fifth.
On April 22, Luo Zhilu was in the game.
Luo Zhilu reached the semifinals in a joint 19th place in the preliminary round the day before. In the semi-finals that morning, she made her first appearance and stunned, finishing second out of 20 with two tops and two scoring points, and successfully advanced to the final.
In the final, Luo Zhilu tried to score points for the first time in the first two lines, but in the third line, she took nine attempts to get the scoring points, which made her consume too much physical strength and failed to score in the last line, and finally finished fifth.
On April 22, Luo Zhilu was in the game.
Of the six finalists, only Rabto of the United States and Hannah of Germany made it to the top. Labtu performed well, winning the title with three summits, Hannah finished second with one to the top, and the bronze medal was won by Japan's Matsuto Ramon.
Luo Zhilu told Xinhua News Agency after the game that she played her strength in the semifinals, but she was not satisfied with the performance of the final, especially on the third line, trying many times but not finding the center of gravity, so that it affected the ranking.
On April 22, Luo Zhilu was in the game. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yue Chenxing
"Through this competition, I saw a gap with the top athletes, but I also saw my potential and room for improvement, and now I am more confident and trying to qualify for the Paris Olympics," she said. ”
Cao Rongwu, the head coach of the all-around event of the Chinese climbing team, expressed satisfaction with Luo Zhilu's performance. He said: "Luo Zhilu has only participated in three World Cup matches, and in this competition, some opponents have participated in more than 100 World Series matches. Before the Paris Olympics, she would use more competitions to exercise. She dares to fight and once she accumulates more experience, she will definitely have a chance to fight for a medal at the Olympics. ”
On April 22, Luo Zhilu was in the game. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yue Chenxing
As the opening match of the 2023 Climbing World Cup, this site only competes in bouldering events. Of the five players sent by the Chinese team, only Luo Zhilu passed the preliminary round.