World Climbing Championships 2019: Shauna Coxsey wins combined bronze

ByBen Snowball

Updated 20/08/2019 at 13:13 GMT

Shauna Coxsey secured combined bronze at the World Climbing Championships as she laid down a marker ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

The 26-year-old, who qualified for next summer’s Games on Monday, led the standings ahead of the event-concluding lead climb but had to settle for third in Hachioji, Japan.

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Slovenia’s Janja Garnbret won gold ahead of home favourite Akiyo Noguchi. The combined event is made up of three climbs: speed, boulder and lead.

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Coxsey also took bronze in the bouldering event last week.

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