The combined qualifications round at the 2019 world championships was the first chance for climbers to secure a spot in the 2020 Olympics, so there was a lot of pressure.
The men’s combined qualifications were exciting and started off with Rishat Khaibullin finishing the speed round ahead of the new speed world champion Ludovico Fossali, with a recorded time of 5.863 seconds. Alex Megos had a great day, ending the bouldering qualifiers as the only climber with four tops. His success continued into the Lead qualifiers where he walked away with the highpoint to earn a spot in the combined finals.
Canadian Sean McColl finished 10th overall and secured his ticket to the 2020 Olympics.
Not even 24 hours after her speed world championship win, Aleksandra Miroslaw was back on the speed wall for the first round of the combined world championship qualifications. With a time of 7.321 seconds, she completed the round in first place.
The bouldering portion of the qualifying round saw five athletes top all four boulders; however, it wasn’t Janja Garnbret who finished in the lead, but Shauna Coxsey who flashed all of the routes. The crux of the lead qualifications sat around hold 36 and only Ai Mori was able to get past it and top the route. Follow results here.