Sport climbing: Janja Garnbret wins second Olympic gold
This is absolutely remarkable from Japan’s Mori Ai!
She slowly but surely makes her way up the Lead wall, making up for her below-part Boulder performance.
Mori has to reach three holds from the top to move into the lead past Great Britain’s Erin McNeice. And she does just that, reaching the second-highest hold and only falling as she attempts to move to the Top!
The crowd and her teammate and Tokyo 2020 medallist Nonaka Miho applaud from below. A big standing ovation. Mori is into the lead on 135.1 points.
Up next is Brooke Raboutou of the USA, second after Boulder. She needs to get just shy of the 60-point area to move past Mori into the lead.
And she does just that. But she falls at the 72-point hold! The realisation finally hits Raboutou that she is guaranteed a medal and there’s a release of emotions as she wears a massive smile before she goes to hug her fellow finalists. 156.0 points.
Two climbers left. And Jessica Pilz of Austria, who was one of the four athletes within a shout of bronze, has her medal! 88.1 on the lead wall before she falls gives her a total of 147.4 points. The same show of emotions that Raboutou displayed have now struck Pilz. She runs over to the Austrian support team and they engulf her in a bear hug.
There is a standing ovation for Janja Garnbret. Can she win her second Olympic gold, despite the injury from Boulder? She needs the 72-point hold for the win.
She’s done it! No top but Janja Garnbret is a two-time Olympic champion!
The Slovenian collapses to her knees and breaks down in tears as the crowd give her a standing ovation. A scream of joy as the sobs come. She pumps her fists and blows a kiss to the crowd. Raboutou runs to her and gives her a big hug. 168.5 points for Garnbret.