"Anraku Sorato, Adam Ondra, and Alberto Ginés López Lead the Way to Paris 2024 Boulder and Lead Finals"

By Eva August 07, 2024

Anraku Sorato, Adam Ondra, and Alberto Ginés López advanced to the men's Boulder and Lead final at the Paris 2024 Olympics, with Anraku leading the way.

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The rankings changed significantly on Wednesday during the 15-metre Lead wall round compared to Monday's Boulder round.

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Anraku, at just 17, secured the top spot with a combined score of 137.0. Ginés López (100.7) and Colin Duffy (87.9) also qualified for the final.

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Toby Roberts (122.2) of Team GB finished second and will be joined in the final by Hamish McArthur (79.3) and Adam Ondra (116.6), who placed third.

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Jakob Schubert (98.8) from Austria and French climber Paul Jenft (91.1) also made it to the final, scheduled for Friday, 9 August.

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