Paris 2024 Olympics LIVE: sport climbing day 2, Women's Boulder & Men's Speed

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11:15 LUO TOPS BOULDER #4
Zhilu Luo finishes her comp in provisional second place after a great battle on #4, sent with a class act after 5 attempts.

11:13 BERTONE TOPS BOULDER #1
The delirious crowd welcomes the home athlete Oriane Bertoner! The Frenchwoman proves she's on form almost sending boulder #1, the problem that separates the best from the rest. After resting for an eternity - what nerves of steel - she manages to send it second go!

11:09
A prediction? Given how the boulders have been set, the best athlete today will flash them all...

11:07 MACKENZIE TOPS BOULDER #2
The Australian is amazing. After an excellent first attempt, she also sends boulder #2. Second go, two out of two!

11:01
The first Slovenian in the comp, Mia Krampl, returns to the Olympic scene but fails to make any headway on problem #1. Let's hope she can regain concentration and gain points on the next problems.

10:58 TOP MACKENZIE BOULDER #1
Oceania Mackenzie stuns everyone on the boulder #1, flashing it without a moment of hesitation! After 1 hour of competition she's the first to send this problem, and she does so flash! What a start for the amazing Australian!

10:53 TOP CAMILLA MORONI BOULDER #4 
With less than 10 seconds to spare, Camilla Moroni produces the impossibile and sends the slab #4. A splendid, important top on the previously unclimbed problems

10:52 TOP ZHILU BOULDER #2
The second Englishwoman in the competition, Molly Thompson-Smith, now enters the arena and tries her luck on problem #1, unfortunately to no avail China's Lou Zhilu literally walks up problem #2, sending it on her second attempt in less than a minute.

10:48 TOP AVEZOU BOULDER #2
Zélia Avezou enters the arena and the crowd gives the home favourite a huge applause! Italy's Laura Rogora is out, too, her second Olympics after Tokyo 2020. There's no time to think, Avezou tops out on #2 on her third attempt! Paris goes insane.

10:42
McNiece finishes her comp, her amazing comp! It's a shame she couldn't unlock problem #4, a slab that requires both balance and nerves of steel. 2 tops and 2 first zones flash put her in provisional first place. She can be happy with what she's done today!

10:38
Compared to yesterday, the competition this morning seems much easier. And we reckon that to get a good score, the athletes will need at least 3 tops. While waiting for the best of the best to come out, the comp in now well and truly in full swing.

10:31 MORONI TOPS BOULDER #2!
Camilla Moroni feel the pressure, falls spectacularly off what should be her boulder. The sets the record straight and sends it!

10:30 TOP MCNEICE BOULDER #3!
The English athlete reminds everyone she's in Paris for business and, with a stroke of genius, sends problem #2 second go.

10:26
Ievgeniia Kazbekova also begins her Olympics, after having dreamed so much of taking part in Tokyo, she really gave everything to qualify for this edition of Paris. And given what the Ukrainian has gone through in recent times, just being here is a victory.

10:20 TOP MCNEICE #2!
McNeice on #2 holds an enormous swing but falls going for the top. But she knows it's in her grasp. Seconds later she's back on, controls the swing, matches, top! The first of this women's competition!

10:18
Camilla Moroni now enters the arena and begins her Olympic experience by flashing the zone, but fails on the powerful upper section.

10:16
Now Lucia Dörffel enters the field. She starts off well on the first problem which, like yesterday, is a pure power test. She flashes the first zone! 5 points for her.

10:08
Second out is this season's biggest surprise, Erin McNeice. The Brit didn't come here just to compete but is also after a medal. And she's proved it with a powerful start, gaining 5 points straight off.

10:05
The Women's Olympic journey begins South Africa's Lauren Mukheibir, who shortly before Paris stated that she had never loved sport climbing as much as she does now. Her start isn't easy though. Like yesterday, the starting order in is the opposite of the world ranking. 7000 spectators cheer her on below the brilliant sunshine. It's gonna be a great day!

9:50
Yesterday the sport climbing competitions got off to a blistering start in front of the 7000-strong crowd. In the morning, the extremely difficult, low-scoring Men's Boulder semifinal took place which provided some fantastic tops. This was followed in the early afternoon by the Women's Speed qualifications. Now it's finally time for the Women's Boulder, expectations are sky high!

7:50
After an action-packed first day yesterday, sport climbing continues today at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Action kicks off at 10.00am with Women's Boulder & Lead semi-final. Join planetmountain for the latest sport climbing news from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Our reporting will begin shortly before 10:00. The athletes competing today are:

WOMEN'S BOULDER & LEAD
Janja Garnbret (SLO) - 1. World Championships Bern 2023
Jessica Pilz (AUT) - 2. World Championships Bern 2023
Ai Mori (JPN) - 3. World Championships Bern 2023
Oriane Bertone (FRA) - 1. European Qualifier Laval 2023
Natalia Grossman (USA) - 1. Pan American Games Santiago 2023
Yuetong Zhang (CHN) - 1. Asian Qualifier Jakarta 2023
Oceania Mackenzie (AUS) - 1. Oceania Qualifier Melbourne 2023
Lauren Mukheibir (RSA) - 1. African Qualifier Pretoria 2023
Brooke Raboutou (USA) - 1. Olympic Qualifier Series
Miho Nonaka (JPN) - 2. Olympic Qualifier Series
Erin McNeice (GBR) - 3. Olympic Qualifier Series
Chaehyun Seo (KOR) - 4. Olympic Qualifier Series
Zhilu Luo (CHN) - 5. Olympic Qualifier Series
Ievgeniia Kazbekova (UKR) - 6. Olympic Qualifier Series
Mia Krampl (SLO) - 8. Olympic Qualifier Series
Lucia Dörffel (GER) - 9. Olympic Qualifier Series
Zélia Avezou (FRA) - 10. Olympic Qualifier Series
Camilla Moroni (ITA) - 11. Olympic Qualifier Series
Laura Rogora (ITA) - 12. Olympic Qualifier Series
Molly Thompson-Smith (GBR) - 13. Olympic Qualifier Series

MEN'S SPEED
Matteo Zurloni (ITA) - 1. World Championships Bern 2023
Jinbao Long (CHN) - 2. World Championships Bern 2023
Bassa Mawem (FRA) - 1. European Qualifier Rome 2023
Samuel Watson (USA) - 1. Pan American Games Santiago 2023
Rahmad Adi Mulyono (INA) - 1. Asian Qualifier Jakarta 2023
Julian David (NZL) - 1. Oceania Qualifier Melbourne 2023
Joshua Bruyns (RSA) - African Qualifier Pretoria 2023
Peng Wu (CHN) - 1. Olympic Qualifier Series
Veddriq Leonardo (INA) - 2. Olympic Qualifier Series
Amir Maimuratov (KAZ) - 3. Olympic Qualifier Series
Zachary Hammer (USA) - 6. Olympic Qualifier Series
Reza Alipour Shenazandifard (IRI) - 7. Olympic Qualifier Series
Yaroslav Tkach (UKR) - 8. Olympic Qualifier Series
Euncheol Shin (KOR) - 11. Olympic Qualifier Series