Nicknamed ‘The Terminator’, Roberts totalled 155.2 points in the two combined sections despite placing third after the boulder round at Le Bourget Climbing Venue.
Sorato finished with 145.4 points, while Austria’s Jakob Schubert placed third with 139.6 points.
Image: Toby Roberts hugged his parents and was emotional after winning Team GB’s first gold medal in sport climbing.
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Speaking to the BBC, Roberts said: “I’m just absolutely lost for words. To find out that I got the gold in that moment, it’s just truly incredible.”
“I’ve been training for this moment for my whole life,” he added. “To say it hasn’t sunk in is just an understatement.
“I don’t really know what to think right now. I imagine later, there will be a flood of emotions and I will realise it’s a gold I have been training for 10 years. No words!”
Roberts’ win marks Team GB’s first ever gold medal in the sport climbing category. It was introduced in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics three years ago.
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