Melody Sekikawa (関川 愛音 Sekikawa Melody; born July 30, 2007) is a Japanese competition climber who specializes in competition bouldering.
Climbing career
Competition climbing
Sekikawa made her senior international competition climbing debut in 2023.
In June 2025, Sekikawa finished on the podium for the first time at the World Cup event in Prague, collecting the bronze medal.
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.
Sekikawa started her 2026 season at the Asian Championships, making it to the final where she placed second behind Ai Mori. Her success continued at the 2026 World Climbing Series, making three consecutive finals appearances in Keqiao, Bern and Madrid. She notably won silver, her second World Climbing Series medal, in Madrid.
Rankings World Cup Discipline 2023 2024 2025 Boulder 18 12 4
World Championships Discipline Seoul2025 Boulder 13
Japan Cup Discipline2023202420252026 Boulder 3 7 2 3
References
External links