European climbers swept the titles at the 2007 Shan-gao-ren-wei-feng Cup World Cup rock climbing tournament in West China's Qinghai Province.

World No 2 Natalija Gros of Slovenia topped the women's boulder competition while world No 6 Tomas Mrazek of the Czech Republic won the men's event.

Two Russian climbers, Sergey Sinitsyn and Tatiana Ruyga, both world No 1 in the speed event, also triumphed.

China fielded a 15-strong team but no member was able to advance to the top three in any category.

A fourth place by He Cuifang in women's speed was the highlight of local athletes' performance.

In the men's speed race, Hong Kong climber Lai Chi-Wai finished fourth.

Each winner bagged $5,000 at the $44,000 tournament organized by China Mountaineering Administrative Center and the government of Qinghai.

Editor: Carolyn