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Britain’s Toby Roberts won the gold medal in men’s bouldering and topped the competition at the Paris Olympics.

The 19-year-old beat Japanese Anraku Sorato, favorite for the event, and won the silver medal.

Afterwards he looked incredulous and asked someone in the crowd if he had arrived first.

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Nicknamed ‘The Terminator’, Roberts totaled 155.2 points across the two sections combined, despite coming in third after the cobbles round at Le Bourget Climbing Venue.

Sorato finished with 145.4 points, while Austria’s Jakob Schubert came third with 139.6 points.

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Toby Roberts after winning gold. Photo: Reuters

Speaking to the BBC, Roberts said: “I’m absolutely speechless. Finding out I won gold at that moment is really incredible.”

“I’ve been training for this moment my entire life,” he added. “To say it hasn’t fallen yet is just an understatement.”

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