Lhasa, May 2 (Reporter Xiaoyong) — Recently, it was learned from the regional sports bureau that in the women’s climbing event of the just-concluded 20th Asian Climbing Championships, Renqing Lamu, an athlete from our region representing the national team, won the silver medal, achieving the best result in China’s climbing history at the event.
The 20th Asian Climbing Championships kicked off on April 26 in Guangxi. As an artificial wall climbing competition, the event featured four major categories and seven sub-events, including men’s and women’s difficulty climbing, speed climbing, lead climbing, and mixed speed relay. Over 100 athletes participated, all of whom were registered climbers with the International Federation of Sport Climbing. The competition lasted three days.
It is reported that Tibet established its climbing team in 2006. Currently, 11 members of the Tibet Climbing Team are studying in the junior college program at Jiangxi Vocational and Technical College. At the 10th National Climbing Championships, Suolang Gyatso won the men’s difficulty climbing championship, and Renqing Lamu won the women’s climbing championship. Among them, Suolang Gyatso was rated as a national-level master sportsman, while Renqing Lamu and Rinzin Wangmu were rated as national first-class athletes. From 2009 to 2010, Renqing Lamu, Suolang Gyatso, and Rinzin Wangmu were selected for the national team.
Author: Xiaoyong