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Two Canadians finish in top 10 at World Cup

The second round of the IFSC Asian circuit took place on Oct 17 and 18 in Wujang, China.

Sean McColl finished fifth, a step up from his sixth-place finish last week. The big surprise was the presence of Canadian 19-year-old Elan Jonas McRae from Nanaimo, B.C, who finished 10th.

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Sean McColl  Photo IFSC
Sean McColl Photo IFSC

Other notable finishes were Adam Ondra who finished 19th and Jakob Schubert ended in 17th.

The winner was Stefano Ghisolfi who competed at American Ninja Warrior with Sean McColl in September.

Stefano Ghisolfi on Ninja Warrior

For the women, Mina Markovic took her second win in a row and Jain Kim finished in 10th.

MEN WOMEN
# Name Nation
1 Stefano Ghisolfi ITA
2 Ramón Julian Puigblanque ESP
3 Romain Desgranges FRA
4 Domen Skofic SLO
5 Sean McColl CAN
6 Akito MATSUSHIMA JPN
7 Mario Lechner AUT
8 Gautier Supper FRA
# Name Nation
1 Mina Markovic SLO
2 Anak VERHOEVEN BEL
3 Hélène Janicot FRA
4 Magdalena Röck AUT
5 Katharina Posch AUT
6 Yuka Kobayashi JPN
7 Aya ONOE JPN
8 Maja Vidmar SLO

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