Sorato Anraku

Sorato Anraku
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (2006-11-14) November 14, 2006 (age 17)
Yachiyo, Chiba, Japan
EducationYachiyo High School
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Climbing career
Type of climber
Known forFirst male to win both the overall bouldering and lead IFSC World Cup titles in their debut season
Medal record
Men's competition climbing
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Bern Lead
World Cup
Gold medal – first place Salt Lake 2024 Bouldering
Gold medal – first place Jakarta 2023 Combined
Gold medal – first place Wujiang 2023 Lead
Gold medal – first place Koper 2023 Lead
Gold medal – first place Briançon 2023 Lead
Gold medal – first place Innsbruck 2023 Bouldering
Silver medal – second place Keqiao 2024 Bouldering
Silver medal – second place Salt Lake 2023 Bouldering
Bronze medal – third place Innsbruck 2024 Bouldering
Bronze medal – third place Wujiang 2024 Lead
Bronze medal – third place Chamonix 2023 Lead

Sorato Anraku (安楽 宙斗, Anraku Sorato, born November 14, 2006) is a Japanese rock climber who specializes in competition climbing, and competition lead climbing and competition bouldering in particular. In 2023, Anraku became the first climber to win both the Lead Overall World Cup and Boulder Overall World Cup in his debut senior season.[1] He also won gold in the combined boulder and lead event at the 2022 Asian Games, held in October 2023.[2]

  1. ^ "Sorato Anraku and Ai Mori win as Japan dominates lead World Cup meet". The Japan Times. 2023-09-26. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  2. ^ Mikkelsen, Sebastian (October 6, 2023). "Asian Games 2023: Japan's 16-year-old Anraku Sorato strikes gold in men's boulder & lead competition". Olympics. Retrieved October 11, 2023.