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A speed climbing wall is an artificial standardised climbing wall and is the main apparatus used for competitive speed climbing. For such competitions – including those in the Olympics 2020 – the speed climbing wall has been normed by the IFSC in a way that records are comparable. [ 1 ]
Sam Watson climbed the 49-foot overhanging wall in 4.74 seconds, a ... set a world record in the men's sport climbing speed bronze race during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. (Jonathan ...
The inclusion was proposed by the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) in 2015. [1] In September 2015, competition climbing was included in a shortlist along with baseball, softball, skateboarding, surfing, and karate to be considered for inclusion in the 2020 Summer Olympics; [2] and in June 2016, the executive board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that ...
Further qualification opportunities will be available at a triad of Olympic Qualifier Series events held between March and June 2024. [13] Because France is the host country, a single spot is reserved for a French climber of each gender in each discipline if France doesn't otherwise have an athlete who qualifies.
Competition climbing made its Olympic debut at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan [1] (postponed to 2021 [2] due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Two events were held, one each for men and women. The format controversially consisted of one combined event with three disciplines: lead climbing, speed climbing and bouldering. The medals were ...
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During the second leg of the Olympic Qualifier Series in Budapest, Wu finished in first place with an Asian record time of 4.90 seconds, and just 0.04 seconds shy of tying Sam Watson's world record time. [4] He finished first overall in the Olympic Qualifier Series rankings and qualified to represent China at the 2024 Summer Olympics.