In Lead and Boulder, the Japanese Youth B girls got all six medals and in the Combined event they did it again. The final finished by Natsuki and Ai topping out as they also did in the Lead final. 1. Tani Natsuki JPN 1 * 2 * 1.5 = 4.5 2. Mori Ai JPN 5 * 1 * 1.5 = 7.5 3. Ito Futaba JPN 2 * 3 * 3 = 18 Complete results Pictures and full report at Austria Climbing

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Nearly 2,000 hectares of Font Forest destroyed by wildfire
Exceptional wildfires are currently sweeping through parts of France's Fontainebleau Forest. Located around 70 km south-east of Paris, the UNESCO Biosphere Reseโ€ฆ
Another great semifinal round where the two winners in the Youth A Boulder climbed the highest: Ashima Shiraishi and Filip Schenk. Complete results Interesting is that Japan who has dominated previously, did just get one through to the final. The live streaming continues tonight with the finals. 19:00-20:00 Lead Finals Youth A 20:30-21:30 Lead Finals Juniors

Silence 9c - The world's hardest route
Adam Ondra has on his Instagram explained why he named his 9c, Silence. (c) Bernando Gimenez

There was just one Japanese male in Youth A, Shuta Tanaka, and he secured the fifth gold for Japan. Once he had done a spectacular double dyno, almost at the top, he faced the audience and showed them his fighting face before resting and continuing several moves. Among the girls, USA had two athletes participating taking gold and silver, Ashima Shiraishi and Brooke Raboutou. Complete results 1. Shuta Tanaka JPN - Ashima Shiraishi USA 2. Nathan Martin FRA - Brooke Raboutou USA 3. Mikel Linacisoro ESP - Nolwenn Arc FRA

Ceria & Mobrรฅten repeat Shantarm 8C (B+)
Niccolo Ceria and Martin Mobrรฅten have both repeated Bernd Zangerl's Shantaram, 8C in Osen, Norway. (c) Stefan Kuerzi Ceria, who has done 8C before, just used three days for his send and Mobrรฅten some ten days. He has previously done a few 8B+ and thinks Shantarm should be graded likewise.