Paris 2024 Olympics LIVE: sport climbing day 3, Men’s Lead & Women’s Speed Finals

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11:34
Tomoa Narasaki, the first Japanese to compete today, knows he has to climb a bit outside his comfort zone if he wants a place in the finals. His risk-taking style isn’t ideal for today’s route and he ends his Olympics earlier than expected. His score of 66.5 won’t be enough for the finals.

11:30
The route is merciless, takes no prisoners. Even Dohyun Lee falls victim, low down, with a score of 46.0.

11:25
The route continues to be unpredictable, nothing can be taken for granted, the athletes have shown us that it’s possibile to fall literally anywhere. Colin Duffy tackles the route head-on, guns blazing, leaving nothing to chance. Halfway up he fumbles a clip. He continues, then falls. 87.9 his final score. Will it be enough to secure a ticket for the final? There are still 5 to go…

11:20
Alex Megos must now redeem himself after his poor performance in Boulder. He has a mountain ahead of him. He climbs confidently through the first section but suddenly his foot slips! Incredible! Unfortunately his race for an Olympic medal ends here, with a disappointingly low score of 48.7.

11:14
Here’s an athlete we’ve all been waiting for, Adam Ondra, 3 times Lead World Champion, one  one boulder, bronze at the Tokyo Olympics. He’s gunning for gold. Banking on his incredible experience he seems to rest on every single hold, jams, takes weight off his hands. Completely soldi through the footless section, he’s confident but not complacent. Now he’s on the headwall, close to the highpoint set by Lopez, but then he fails to find the right body position and falls. Ondra being Ondra, he’s not fully satisfied with his performance. But he also knows he’s done enough to qualify for the final. He smiles and finishes the comp with 116.8 points, provisional first.

11:09
The crowd goes into overdrive, Sam Avezou is out next! And the 7000 spectators continue to cheer him throughout the test! He climbs quickly, but perhaps a little too quickly, taking many risks. Too many? His foot slips and he falls, in absolute disbelief! He waves goodbye to the crowd, almost apologetically, with 61.3 points

11:06
Yannick Flohé tackles the route in control, climbing quickly and without problems low down. All of a sudden though he’s in trouble. Completely. He falls and concludes his run with 68.7 points, too few for his Olympic dream!

11:02
Sascha Lehmann out now, in his favourite discipline. However, he’s not as cool and calm as usual, isn’t efficient and falls low. Surprisingly, he finishes the comp with just 36.1 total points. His Olympic adventure ends here.

10:56
The crowd erupts, cheers and chants to welcome Paul Jenft! The Frenchman climbs well, somehow finding excellent positions to rest in the overhanging section despite his unbelievable height of 1.90m. But too many risks on the traverse prove costly. He finishes the comp with 91.1 points though and is provisional second.

10:50
After an hour of competition, reigning Olympic Champion Alberto Ginés López, enters the stadium, wanting to redeem himself from a somewhat underpar boulder performance. He climbs far more relaxed than the rest of the field, perhaps feeding off his Tokyo experience. He’s quick where he needs to be, takes a few calulated risks though the overhang, and suddenly is far higher than everyone else. Way higher. The route setters must be relieved. Then he falls on the headwall. 100.7 points in total put him into provisional first in the overall results. It is too early to say, but we’ll hazard a guess: he’s probably done enough for the final.

10:45
The route is proving to be a extremely tough test for the athletes who have to fight pretty much right from the outset. Add to this the tension of being at the Olympics. But the top ten still need to climb. We can’t wait to see what they’ll get up to…

10:42
Jesse Grupper begins by greeting the crowds with a huge smile! He climbs through the first part with determination but without haste. Up on the volumes he’s suddenly in difficulty and falls low, way to low for his liking.

10:38
Hannes Van Duysen sets off like a rocket he doesn’t want to stay on the holds for a second longer than necessary. But halfway through the overhang he takes too much of a risk and falls. Way too low. He could have done much, much more.

10:34
Pan Yufei enters the arena. He climbs a bit slowly, isn’t as precise as usual, seems to struggle. The tension of the Olympic competition must be sky high. He falls and will no doubt be disappointed with his score of 30.1. Nevertheless he’s in provisional third behind MacArthur. And Sorato Anraku, who hasn’t climbed yet.