Speed Climbing World Cup, Qixin Zhong and Iuliia Kaplina win in Saanich

Kaplina beat her two team members Mariia Krasavina and Anna Tayganova, second and third respectively, while in the men’s event Zhong comfortably beat Poland’s Macin Dzienski. France’s Bassa Mawem completed the podium by beating, in the extremely fast small final, Russia’s Arsenii Shevchenko.

Congratulations to the only Italian in the competition Leonardo Gontero who, despite his disappointing result, demonstrated great passion and the desire to invest in this sport. His 16th place was the result of a fall, just like strongman Libor Hroza who finished 13; both will no doubt attempt to do themselves justice in the next stage at Chongqing in China on 20 - 21 June.

General result Men speed
1 Qixin Zhong CHN 6.26
2 Marcin Dzienski POL 7.01
3 Bassa Mawem FRA 6.05
4 Arsenii Shevchenko RUS 6.35
5 Aleksandr Shilov RUS
6 Jedrzej Komosinski POL
7 Sean Mccoll CAN
8 John Brosler USA
9 Guillaume Moro FRA
10 Max Hammer USA
11 Tristen Gosselin CAN
12 Francis Bilodeau CAN
13 Libor Hroza CZE
14 Quentin Nambot FRA
15 Robert Stewart- Patterson CAN
16 Leonardo Gontero ITA
17 Aaron Di Lallo CAN
18 Magnus Einarsson CAN
19 Jake Forsyth CAN
20 Kiefer Van Den Bosch CAN

General result Women speed
1 Iuliia Kaplina RUS 7.82
2 Mariia Krasavina RUS 8.71
3 Anna Tsyganova RUS 8.04
4 Anouck Jaubert FRA 11.27
5 Aleksandra Rudzinska POL
6 Klaudia Buczek POL
7 Farnaz Esmaeilzadeh IRI
8 Patrycja Chudziak POL
9 Edyta Ropek POL
10 Monika Prokopiuk POL
11 Erica Meister USA
12 Aurelia Sarisson FRA
13 Alison Stewart- Patterson CAN
14 Sidney Trinidad USA
15 Elena Moss CAN
16 Maggy Dube-Laroche CAN
17 Evelyna Trottier CAN