https://www.scmp.com/rss/329619/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com 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. https://www.scmp.com/infographics/sport/other-sport/article/3017283/tokyo-2020-olympic-climbing-debut-explained?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/sport/other-sport/article/3017283/tokyo-2020-olympic-climbing-debut-explained?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Aug 2019 06:00:10 +0000 A Japanese world championship marathon runner has blamed an eating disorder and repeated arrests for shoplifting on the pressures she was under from her trainers. Yumiko Hara, 36, was sentenced by the Maebashi District Court on Monday to one year in prison, suspended for four years, after being arrested for stealing food, including a bag of sweets worth 382 yen (US$3.40), from a store in Gunma Prefecture in February. Hara, who represented Japan at two athletics World Championships and won... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/2176461/japanese-marathon-champion-yumiko-hara-blames-eating-disorder?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/2176461/japanese-marathon-champion-yumiko-hara-blames-eating-disorder?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Dec 2018 04:45:30 +0000