Olympic sport climbing is split into two medal occasions, pace and mixed boulder and lead. Within the lead format, athletes have six minutes to climb as excessive as they’ll, scaling a wall greater than 15 meters excessive, with out having seen the route beforehand. The steepest sections of the climb have a 42-degree reverse incline. Right here, Nice Britain’s Molly Thompson-Smith is seen in silhouette, hanging from one hand whereas competing within the girls’s sport-climbing lead semifinal.
Beforehand:
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August 7: Spain’s Maria Perez wins a gold medal
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August 6: Creative Swimmers from France Present Their Different Faces
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August 5: Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles bow right down to Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade
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August 4: A Coach Reacts Rapidly to Sluggish a Harmful Fall
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August 3: Workforce France Celebrates Gold in Judo