Surabaya, East Java (Antara) - Indonesia was overall champion at the international "Asian Youth Championship 2013" rock climbing competition at the Class 5 Recreational Climbing Center in Surabaya, East Java, ending on Saturday. A total of 113 athletes from 11 countries took part in the championship, which awarded 12 gold medals, including six gold medals for speed and six gold medals for lead events. Indonesia climbers won five gold medals, two silvers and two bronze medals to become the overall champion of the competition. Japan was ranked second, collecting three gold medals, two silver and four bronze medals, while Kazakhstan was third with two gold medals, followed by South Korea and China, each winning one gold medal. Five gold medals that Indonesia won were awarded in the men's and women's speed events, while in the lead event on the final day of the competition Indonesia won a silver medal. The five gold medals were won by Wardani Nova Bina in the Women's Youth A category, Juskerina in the women's Youth B category, Haspriani Haslim from women's junior, Putu Ngakar Wisnuarta in men's Youth A and Sabri in the men's junior category. The only silver medal from the lead event was won by East Java climber Nanda Dea Cahyaningtyas in the women's Youth B category, after she failed to reach the peak. The gold medal from this category went to Japanese climber Aya Kikuzawa, who reached the highest point with the best time of two minutes, 35 seconds. Besides the women's Youth B, the Japanese team also won a gold medal in the men's Youth A category, awarded to Yuzure Iida and Kaya Otaka in the men's Youth B. The other three gold medals from the lead events were awarded to Kim Hanwool from South Korea, competing in the men's junior event, Yelena Grunyshina from Kazakhstan in the women's Youth A and Rong Jiang from China in the women's junior events. Indonesia's team manager, Kuntono Halim, admitted that his athletes were inferior, compared to those from other countries in the lead event, especially those from Japan, South Korea and Kazakhstan, who were known for their toughness. "But we are grateful they could win in the speed events to allow the country to win an overall champion title," he said after the competition. He said Indonesia has strong junior climbers to compete in the lead event, especially in the women's event, though they could not compete this year. (*)

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