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https://scmp.com/infographics/sport/other-sport/article/3017283/tokyo-2020-olympic-climbing-debut-explained Other Sport
Tokyo 2020 Olympics sport climbing debut explained
Sport climbing is an eye-catching addition to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, with athletes putting on gravity-defying exhibitions of dexterity, strength, endurance and problem-solving using only their bodies.
Illustrations by Brian Wang
When the International Olympic Committee voted to include sport climbing in the Tokyo Olympics it announced the competition would combine three disciplines – speed, boulder and lead climbing – into a single set of medals. Here we look at how competitors qualified for the event and what to look out for in sport climbing.