The Boulder boss can now call himself a world champion with Japan’s Anraku Sorato taking home the gold in Seoul.
He is only 18, but already Anraku is on his way to sport climbing greatness.
The teenager has won the past three Boulder World Cup titles, a silver medal at Paris 2024, and on Sunday night he clinched his first-ever gold at the IFSC World Championships 2025.
Anraku secured four tops from four to deny France’s Mejdi Schalck the title as the final went down to the wire, with Lead world champion Lee Dohyun earning bronze on the last night here in the Republic of Korean capital, which buzzed as it has done all week – making it a thrilling precursor for the expanded action at LA28…
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