As a slender 14-year-old girl, Ai Mori can probably walk down the street without anyone thinking she is a top athlete.
But the thing is, she is already one of the best female climbers in Japan.
At Sunday's lead climbing national championship in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, Mori captured her first national title in the discipline, outperforming six-time champion Akiyo Noguchi in the women's final.
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