Media Wire

Iranian Woman Wins Gold at Asian Rock Climbing Cup

Iranian rock climber Elnaz Rekabi has been crowned as the champion of Asia Cup - Wanxianshan 2017 in China, and clinched a gold medal at the prestigious sports event.

On Sunday, Rekabi featured remarkable displays at the women’s bouldering final contest, and finished first.

Singapore’s Vanessa Si Yinn Teng took the silver, while Tamara Kuznetsova from Kazakhstan earned the bronze.

Earlier in the tournament, Rekabi had grabbed the bronze in the women’s lead competitions.

Asia Cup – Wanxianshan 2017 started on October 21 and finished on October 29.

The tournament was held in women’s lead, women’s bouldering, women’s speed, men’s lead, men’s bouldering and men’s speed sections.

Speed climbing is a race in its purest form. Two contestants face each other while moving up the ice in this disciple, and the faster climber wins.

Bouldering is a form of rock climbing that is performed without the use of ropes or harnesses. Most climbers, however, use climbing shoes to help secure footholds, chalk to keep their hands dry, and mats to prevent injuries from falls.

Lead climbing, on the other hand, emphasizes on strength and techniques. Climbers go up the ice alone and try to reach a specific end point within a given amount of time.

To practice the sport at the highest level of competition, it takes athletes with strategic insight, power, precision and full commitment.

IFP Media Wire

Reports and views published in the Media Wire section have been retrieved from other news agencies and websites, and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Iran Front Page (IFP) news website. The IFP may change the headlines of the reports in a bid to make them compatible with its own style of covering Iran News, and does not make any changes to the content. The source and URL of all reports and news stories are mentioned at the bottom of each article.

Share
Published by
IFP Media Wire
Tags: Women

Recent Posts

Iran spokesman: Preventing aid from entering Gaza war crime

The spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry emphasized that Israel’s continued blockade of the Gaza Strip…

2 hours ago

Iran’s Mission Denies Dutch Terror Allegations as Baseless

The Iranian Embassy in the Netherlands firmly denied allegations in the Dutch National Security Agency's…

4 hours ago

Iran FM calls for robust Islamic action against Israel crimes

Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Seyed Abbas Araqchi, said the Islamic world are expected to…

4 hours ago

Iran signs 4 oilfield development contracts with Russia

Iran’s Minister of Petroleum, Mohsen Paknejad, announced the signing of four major contracts with Russian…

18 hours ago

4 arrested over controversial content aired on Iranian state TV

The Iranian Judiciary’s Media Center announced that the controversial airing of a divisive segment on…

18 hours ago

Vladimir, stop!’: Trump ‘not happy’ with Russia’s deadly strike on Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump has criticized Russia's strike on Kyiv that killed at least 12…

18 hours ago