Men’s Combined Climbing: Toby Roberts Clinches Gold
2024 Olympics Men’s Combined Climbing [Boulder & Lead]
The 2024 Paris Olympics witnessed an electrifying men’s combined climbing event, marking the second time climbing has been featured in the Olympics Games. The competition brought together the world’s best climbers, each vying for a place on the podium.
On August 9th, the top eight finalists in men’s combined faced off in both boulder and lead rounds where they were challenged by various technical problems that tested their strength, ability, and determination. It was an emotional night as we saw some athletes falter and others push through to receive the first-ever men’s combined olympic medals. Find out who took to the podium at the 2024 Paris Olympic Men’s Combined Climbing final below.
Gold Medalist: Toby Roberts
Great Britain’s Toby Roberts emerged as the star of the event, clinching the gold medal with a masterful display of athleticism across both disciplines: boulder and lead climbing. Roberts, who has been a rising star in the climbing world, lived up to expectations and then some as he became the first-ever male climber to receive the gold medal in Men’s Combined [Boulder & Lead] Climbing.
Boulder Round
Roberts, Japan’s Sorato Anraku, and America’s Colin Duffy were neck-in-neck after the boulder round. The yound British climber came in third after the boulder round with 63.1 points, falling not far behind his fellow competitors who were only a few points ahead of him.
It was all going to come down to how well these top competitors were going to do in the lead round.
Lead Round
Going second-to-last, Roberts navigated the lead route with precision to earn a 92.1 score, creating a combined total of 155.2 points. Yet, it was just a provisional lead as he waited for Sorato Anraku, the last climber of the evening, to take to the 15m lead wall.
Anraku was the favorite to win at the Olympics and headed into the lead final in the for front after placing first in the boulder round. Up and up Anraku went, and the tension in the crowd grew as it was all riding on Anraku’s performance in the lead round.
The young Japanese climber showed that he was a confident and methodical climber as usual, but began to show insecurities on the carousel. Then, he dropped moving to the 44th hold.
Toby Roberts didn’t realize he had won until his coach signaled that he had won the gold medal. It turned into an emotional end to the event as he celebrate this historical moment in climbing history.
Silver Medalist: Sorato Anraku
Another young athlete takes home one of the first-ever Olympic medals in Men’s Combined Climbing. Japan’s young, but talented beyond his years athlete, Sorato Anraku took home the silver medal with a total of 145.4 points in Boulder and Lead.
Anraku was definitely the favorite moving into the finals as he finished the semifinal round ranking first. Yet, some disappointing slip ups in the lead final resulted in a silver medal finish at the men’s combined climbing event.
Bronze Medalist: Jakob Schubert
The Austrian climber and lead specialist, Jakob Schubert, went into the lead final needing a near perfect round to be considered for a medal. After a disappointing finish in the boulder round with only one Top and a score of 43.6 points, he was well behind the competition.
He was able to focus, push through, and power on with perfection as he made it to the 48th boulder and a near perfect lead climb, ending with a total of 139.6 points in boulder and lead.
Women’s Combined Climbing Final
Tomorrow, August 10th, there will be the 2024 Paris Olympics Women’s Combined [Boulder & Lead] Final where eight of the strongest, most determined, and skilled female climbers from around the world will participate in the boulder and lead final rounds to compete for Olympic gold. For more information pertaining to the event, check out our featured article on the event here.
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