Teenage sport climber Toby Roberts received Nice Britain’s 14th gold of the Paris 2024 Olympics after victory within the males’s boulder and lead competitors.
Roberts, 19, secured 155.2 factors to beat favorite Sorato Anraku of Japan, who misplaced his grip and fell needing solely 86 factors on the lead wall to relegate Roberts into silver-medal place.
Austria’s Jakob Schubert took bronze, with one other Briton, Hamish McArthur, ending fifth.
Roberts, given the nickname ‘The Terminator’ attributable to his dedication instructed the BBC: “I am simply completely misplaced for phrases. To seek out out that I obtained the gold in that second, it was simply actually unimaginable.
“I have been coaching for this second my complete life, and now I’ve simply received. To say it hasn’t sunk in is an understatement.
“I do not actually know what to assume proper now, however I think about later, there’s simply going to be a flood of feelings. It is a purpose I have been coaching in the direction of for 10 years, principally. Simply no phrases.”
Roberts later added: “To seek out out you have received Olympic gold is certainly a shock. It was a rush of adrenaline, emotion after which happiness.
“I hope this makes climbing larger and greater. The game is rising within the UK with climbing gyms opening up, and it is so cool to see climbing on this large stage.”
KJT nonetheless has likelihood of Olympic gold
On the Stade de France, Katarina Johnson-Thompson misplaced high spot within the heptathlon to Nafissatou Thiam forward of Friday night’s closing occasion, the 800m, which takes place at 1925 BST.
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Sky Sports activities’ Miriam Walker-Khan explains what Katarina Johnson-Thompson should do to win Olympic gold within the heptathlon
The reigning world champion started day two within the gold-medal spot and retained that place with a leap of 6.40 metres within the lengthy soar.
Nonetheless, Johnson-Thompson was usurped by two-time Olympic champion Thiam after the javelin, with the Belgian throwing 54.04m and Johnson-Thompson touchdown 45.49.
The Briton now trails Thiam by 121 factors and might want to beat her rival by round eight seconds to win the gold medal in Paris.
Johnson-Thompson’s greatest 800m time is 2:05.63, slightly over six seconds higher than Thiam’s 2:11.79.
Harper misses out on diving medal as China win gold once more
Within the ladies’s 3m springboard, Britain’s Yasmin Harper got here fifth and compatriot Grace Reid tenth as China received their seventh gold from seven within the diving occasions in Paris.
Chen Yiwen – who additionally received the synchronised 3m title with Chang Yani on the opening day of the Video games – registered a rating of 376.00 to complete forward of Australia’s Maddison Keeney (343.10) and countrywoman Chang (318.75).
Harper (305.10) was unable so as to add to the bronze she claimed alongside Scarlett Mew Jensen within the 3m synchro occasion.
Plus, Nice Britain’s Hector Pardoe got here sixth within the males’s 10km open water swimming after pipping France’s Marc-Antoine Olivier in a photograph end, whereas Eire’s Daniel Wiffen, who received 800m freestyle gold and 1500m bronze within the pool, ending 18th as he made his debut in open water swimming.
Hungary’s Kristof Rasovszky took open water gold with a time of 1 hour 50 minutes and 52 seconds, 2.1 seconds forward of Germany’s Oliver Klemet, with Rasovszky’s compatriot David Betlehem bagging bronze.
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