“Ganba, ganba” (“Let’s go”) was the phrase of the night as Japanese hopefuls Miho Nonaka and Akiyo Noguchi qualified for the finals in women’s sport climbing.
The Olympic sport climbing competition, debuting in Tokyo, is divided into three disciplines: speed climbing, bouldering and lead climbing, with climbers scored across all three.
Miho Nonaka placed fourth in the speed climbing section, hitting the red finishing pad at the top of the 15-meter high route in just 7.55 seconds. In the bouldering, she struggled as fatigue set in, unable to top out on three out of four routes and finishing that section in 8th. In the lead, she regained her form to reach hold number 30+ up the wall, finishing third in that discipline and third overall with a combined score of 96.00.