Melody Sekikawa
Japanese competition climber (born 2007)
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Melody Sekikawa (関川 愛音 Sekikawa Melody; born July 30, 2007)[1] is a Japanese competition climber who specializes in competition bouldering.
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| Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 30, 2007 Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 161 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Climbing career
Competition climbing
Sekikawa made her senior international competition climbing debut in 2023.[2]
In June 2025, Sekikawa finished on the podium for the first time at the World Cup event in Prague, collecting the bronze medal.[3][4]
In 2025, Sekikawa's consistent showing in 5 of the 6 bouldering World Cup finals secured her 4th place in the Overall World Cup Ranking. She was also ranked second-highest in Japan's highly competitive women's national team.[5][6]
Sekikawa started her 2026 season at the Asian Championships, making it to the final where she placed second behind Ai Mori.[7] Her success continued at the 2026 World Climbing Series, making three consecutive finals appearances in Keqiao, Bern and Madrid.[8] She notably won silver, her second World Climbing Series medal, in Madrid.[9]