The first match of the Rock Climbing World Cup ended: Luo Zhilu won the third place
The first leg of the 2024 Rock Climbing World Cup came to an end on the 9th at the Shaoxing Keqiao Yangshan Rock Climbing Center, and the competition in the women's bouldering event was particularly fierce. Luo Zhilu, a player of the Chinese team, won the third place with his outstanding performance when he lost the first line of the final. It was the 18-year-old's first podium at the world class in nearly two years, and she burst into tears of emotion after the race.
The champions, runners-up and runners-up in the women's bouldering event were Garnbret, Moroni and Luo Zhilu. Image source: International Climbing Federation official website
A total of 6 competitors advanced to the finals, each of which required 4 routes to complete 4 minutes of climbing, with the highest number of routes completed and the fewest attempts ranked the highest.
Luo Zhilu finished fifth in the semi-finals and successfully reached the final. However, she failed to climb the first round of the final and dropped to fifth. But in the next two routes, she made it to the top in one go, quickly moving up to third.
"I usually go for a more conservative climb, but today on the third route I went for a more adventurous strategy. After the game, Luo Zhilu said that when he was in a backward position, he decided to give it a go.
In the last line, many players failed to break through due to excessive physical exertion, and Luo Zhilu successfully won the bronze medal.
Luo Zhilu's wonderful performance in the competition.
After the game, Luo Zhilu cried emotionally at the press conference. She said it was her second World Cup podium in two years, and that last year's trip to Italy was her first World Cup appearance, and she didn't expect to achieve such a good result. "But this time I finished third again, I feel like I've changed a lot because I wasn't in great shape in the past year and after training hard in the winter, I'm confident about the future. ”
Luo Zhilu won a bronze medal in her debut at the World Cup in June 2022, and then finished fifth in a world-class competition.
In May and June this year, Luo Zhilu will also participate in a series of Olympic qualifying tournaments, striving for the qualification of the women's biathlon at the Paris Olympics. "This competition has given me more confidence that I have what it takes to qualify for the Olympics. She said.
Tokyo Olympic champion Garnbret of Sloveni won the title, followed by Italy's Moroni in second place.
Another Chinese player, Zhang Yuetong, qualified for the Paris Olympics last year, made it past the heats.
The men's bouldering competition will start on the 10th.