| Competition climbing at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo |
| Dates | 3–6 August 2021 |
| No. of events | 2 |
| Competitors | 40 from 19 nations |
| Sport climbing at the 2020 Summer Olympics | ||
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| List of sport climbers Qualification | ||
| Combined | men | women |
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 determined based on best performance across all three disciplines. This format was previously tested at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. The Olympic code for sports climbing is CLB.
Two qualification boulders were leaked on YouTube; the video was quickly taken down and the boulders were reset.[3]
- ^ "IOC approves five new sports for Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 – Olympic News". Olympic.org. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
- ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". IOC. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "Breach of Security at Olympic Climbing Wall Causes Kerfuffle". Climbing. 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-08-07.