The World Record Holder, Iuliia Kaplina, broke down due to her dramatic fall, leading to a failure of qualifying in the speed climbing event in the Tokyo Olympics, this Wednesday.
Iuliia Vladimirovna Kaplina is a Russian sport climber, who has won multiple speed climbing events and has also set multiple world records. Currently, she is the world record holder in women’s speed climbing. She rushed up a 15-meter wall in 6.96 seconds in November.
A great result for #TeamGB‘s Shauna Coxsey, who gets a solid time in the qualifying round.
But it was heartbreak for world record holder Iuliia Kaplina. You’ve got to feel for her with that one!
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Kaplina breaks into tears
Leading Great Britain’s Shauna Coxsey by some distance, Kaplina’s victory seemed certain considering the advantage she had going up the wall. Alas, the 28-year-old lost her composure with two handles and the world record holder ended up hanging in the air. Realizing that her journey had come to an end way too soon in the tournament, a rush of emotions took over her.
Meanwhile, her British rival Coxsey recorded a time of 9.65 in the speed qualifier in Tokyo to see her finish in 16th.
Sobbing her way out of the tournament was not only heartbreaking for her but also her country, having high expectations from a star performer. Having set the record at the 2020 European Championships held in Moscow, she set the bar high for not just herself but also her competitors.
Hard defeat for Iuliia Kaplina
Having finished 17th in the tournament was indeed a matter of letting herself down. On the other hand, Poland’s Aleksandra Mirosław finished top in the speed qualifier with 1.00 points; Anouck Jaubert of France Song Yiling of China finished second and third, respectively.
The rankings in these three areas will be multiplied and combined to formulate a system of ranking. The final eight climbers with the lowest rankings will advance to the final phase of the tournament.
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