Olympics-Climbing-Japan's Nonaka regroups after bruising bouldering qualifier
Olympics-Climbing-Japan's Nonaka regroups after bruising bouldering qualifier © Reuters/STOYAN NENOV Sport Climbing - Women's Combined - Qualification By Sam Nussey and Rozanna Latiff TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese medal contender Miho Nonaka is regrouping before the women's final after a tough bouldering round during climbing qualifiers on Wednesday in the sport's Olympic debut. © Reuters/STOYAN NENOV Sport Climbing - Women's Combined - Qualification Nonaka came out strong in the intial speed round, a vertical sprint up a 15 metre wall, ranking fourth with a time of 7.55 seconds. The athlete has made strides in the specialised event and was one of only six women to post sub-eight second runs. © Reuters/JEFF ROBERSON Sport Climbing - Women's Combined - Qualification However the Tokyo native struggled in her strongest event, bouldering, amid humid conditions on a sticky summer evening. "It was the toughest round I've faced in recent competitions," sai...