NANJING, CHINA – Keita Watabe won the men’s bouldering competition Sunday for his first career World Cup title in the third event of the IFSC Climbing World Cup tour.
The 23-year-old Watabe, who took third in the World Cup season opener in Switzerland won by compatriot Kokoro Fujii, was the only climber who completed all four problems in the six-man final on the outdoor climbing wall.
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