Garnbret qualifies for women s final at IFSC Bouldering World Cup Friday, 16 April 2021
Reigning world bouldering champion Janja Garnbret of Slovenia qualified joint-top for the women s final as the International Federation of Sport Climbing World Cup season opened in Meiringen, Switzerland.
Garnbret, who also holds the lead and combined world titles, shared first place in women s qualifying at the Bouldering World Cup event with Japan s Akiyo Noguchi.
Americans Natalia Grossman and Brooke Raboutou ended joint third, while Switzerland s Andrea Kumin and Garnbret s compatriot Mia Krampl were fifth.
Fujii Kokoro of Japan and the Czech Republic s Adam Ondra ended men s qualifying in joint first.