Nagoya, Sep 29 (PTI) Indian teenager Joga Purty advanced to the quarterfinals of Asian Games women’s speed climbing event after finishing ninth in the qualification round here on Tuesday.
The 19-year-old from Jamshedpur, who is making her Games debut, recorded 7.28 seconds as her best time to climb the 15-metre wall at the Portmesse Nagoya Exhibition Hall. The quarterfinals will be held on Wednesday.
China’s Lijuan Deng topped the qualification with a Games Record of 6.23s, followed by South Korean Jimin Jeong, who clocked a best time of 6.25s.
Climbing features three events — lead, boulder and speed. The Boulder race involves climbing low walls without ropes, lead competition is about scaling taller walls while clipped to ropes.
The speed competition is a race up a 15-metre wall with the fastest climber winning it.
After the individual races in the qualification rounds, the climbers will engage in a one-against-one battles in the knockout stage.
The sport has been a part of the Asiad only since 2018 and became an Olympic event in the Tokyo 2020 edition. India have never won a sport climbing medal in the Asian Games. PTI PM PM SSC
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