York climbing star Hamish McArthur is in an Olympic final.
Together with fellow Brit Toby Roberts, Hamish has qualified for sport climbing’s boulder and lead final at the Paris games.
Roberts finished second in qualifying after Wednesday’s semi-final lead section on 122.2 points, with McArthur placed eighth on 79.3.
The top eight climbers progressed to Friday’s final, with Japan’s Sorato Anraku leading the way on a score of 137.
Hamish, 23, formerly a regular climber at the Red Goat centre in York, started the day in eighth place after the boulder section. He said: “I thought it was a really fun route.
“The climbing on it was very flowy and smooth if you did it right. It’s definitely a problem solver’s dream.”
The eight finalists start from scratch on Friday with semi-final scores disregarded.