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Sport Climbing 
Aomi Urban Sports Park
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COMBINED EVENT
Climbers participate in three disciplines: Speed, Bouldering and Lead
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SCORING
Athlete’s ranking points from each event are multiplied together
to give final score
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Example:
5 x 6 x 3 = 90
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Lowest score wins
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HISTORY
1970s: Sport climbing born in Verdon Gorge, France – often referred to as Europe’s Grand Canyon
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Chalk bag: Holds powdered chalk for climber’s hands – absorbs sweat and aids grip
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Janja Garnbret (SLO), world’s greatest Bouldering woman, shown here in Lead event
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Shoes: Very tight fitting, to extent of making toes curl. Helps climbers grip onto holds with feet
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SPEED
Two climbers race up identical courses
15m high
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BOULDERING
Climb as many fixed routes as possible within 4 mins
4.5m high
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LEAD
Climb as high as possible within 6 mins
Over 15m high
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Diagrams show type of terrain, not actual courses
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WORLD NUMBER ONE RANKINGS
Vladislav Deulin (RUS)
Yiling Song (CHN) 
Tomoa Narasaki (JPN) 
Janja Garnbret (SLO)
Adam Ondra (CZE)
Chaehyun Seo (KOR)
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Sources: Tokyo 2020, IFSC, BBC
Picture: Associated Press
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