Sorato Anraku

Sorato Anraku (安楽 宙斗, Anraku Sorato, born November 14, 2006) is a Japanese rock climber who specializes in competition lead climbing and competition bouldering. In 2023, Anraku became the first climber to win both the Lead Overall World Cup and Boulder Overall World Cup, doing so in his debut senior season. He also won the gold medal in the combined boulder and lead event at the 2022 Asian Games, held in October 2023. He won the silver medal in the combined boulder and lead event at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Climbing career Before 2023, Anraku competed in youth international competition climbing.

2023: Four World Cup wins, World Championship Silver, Overall titles in Boulder and Lead

In 2023, Anraku made his senior international competition climbing debut, opening the year with a fifth-place finish in bouldering at the IFSC Climbing World Cup in Hachioji. He went on to win his first World Cup medal by placing second in the bouldering discipline at the Salt Lake City World Cup in May. This was followed by his first World Cup gold medal at the Innsbruck World Cup in June, where he was also awarded the overall title for the 2023 Bouldering World Cup season.

He went on to claim his first World Cup medal in lead climbing with a bronze in Chamonix in July, followed by his first gold medal in lead at the Briançon World Cup later in July. At the 2023 IFSC Climbing World Championships in Bern in August, he won a silver medal in lead behind Jakob Schubert. He followed this up with two more first-place finishes at the Koper and Wujiang World Cups, both in September, following which he was also awarded the overall title for the 2023 Lead World Cup season. In October, shortly after his performance in Wujiang, he also won gold in the men's combined sport climbing event at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, in his Asian Games debut. He participated in the 2023 Asian Sport Climbing Olympic Qualifier, held in Jakarta in November, where he placed first in the men's boulder and lead competition. This qualified him for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

2024: Olympic Silver and two World Cup wins

Anraku began the year at the Keqiao Boulder World Cup, where he reached the finals and placed second behind Tomoa Narasaki. At the Salt Lake City World Cup, Anraku reached the final and claimed his second Boulder World Cup gold ahead of Meichi Narasaki and Jakob Schubert. At the 2024 Summer Olympics, he earned a silver medal, becoming the first Japanese male climber to medal in Sport Climbing at the Games. Anraku rounded off the season by winning the Lead World Cup in Seoul in October.

2025: World Championship title and six World Cup wins

Anraku began the season by achieving an unprecedented feat in men's bouldering, securing three consecutive Boulder World Cup victories. Never finishing off the podium, he clinched the 2025 Boulder World Cup overall title — marking his third consecutive overall triumph in the discipline. The 2025 Lead season saw Anraku secure gold in three of the six Lead World Cups. Over the full lead season, he finished 2nd in the 2025 Lead World Cup overall standings. At the 2025 IFSC Climbing World Championships in Seoul, Anraku captured the men's Boulder World Championship title.

Rankings World Cup Discipline 202320242025 Lead 1 3 2 Bouldering 1 1 1 Bouldering & Lead 1 2

World Championships

World Youth Championships

Japan Cup Discipline201920222023202420252026 Lead 60 9 7 12 1 3 Bouldering 67 33 7 6 1 3 Bouldering & Lead - 1 1 - - -

Number of medals at the IFSC Climbing World Cup Bouldering Season Gold Silver Bronze Total 2023 1 1 2 2024 1 1 1 3 2025 3 2 1 6 2026 5 5 Total 10 4 2 16

Lead Season Gold Silver Bronze Total 2023 3 1 4 2024 1 1 1 3 2025 3 3 Total 7 1 2 10