Prague, June 6 -- Japan's Sorato Anraku became the first male climber to win four consecutive boulder titles in a single World Climbing Series season, edging South Korea's Lee Do-hyun and France's Mejdi Schalck in a tight final.
The 19-year-old Japanese secured victory with 55.0 points in a low-scoring technical final on Friday, extending his unbeaten run after earlier wins in Keqiao, Bern and Madrid. No male had previously claimed four successive golds in the World Climbing Series or its predecessor, theIFSC World Cup, in the same season.
Schalck made the strongest start, flashing the opening boulder while Anraku and Lee managed only the zone. The French climber held a narrow lead after the second problem, but momentum shifted on the thi...