Wujiang (China), May 10 -- American climber Annie Sanders edged two-time Olympic champion Janja Garnbret to claim the women's lead title at the World Climbing Series Wujiang, while Japan's Neo Suzuki captured the men's crown.
In the women's final, all eyes were on Garnbret as the Slovenian star chased her 50th victory in World Climbing Series competition on Saturday. Instead, the 18-year-old Sanders produceda clutch performance, making her final move just before time expired to match Garnbret's high point of 43 .
Because Sanders had ranked ahead of Garnbret in the semifinal, the American secured the tiebreak victory and her first women's lead gold medal of the season.
"It was pretty surreal in the moment, but now I'm pretty calm," Sander...