Sport climbing Olympics

2024 - 8 - 7

Climbing to Glory: Olympic Debut of Sport Climbing Shakes Up the Podium!

Aleksandra Miroslaw - Bouldering - Google Doodle - Lead Climbing - Olympics 2024 - Speed Climbing - Sport Climbing - Team USA - Veddriq Leonardo - World Records

Watch out world, sport climbing has made its Olympic debut and it's turning up the heat! 🎉 Explore how Aleksandra Miroslaw soared to gold and why you can't miss this thrilling event!

In a historic moment for sports enthusiasts, the Paris 2024 Olympics has seen the thrilling debut of sport climbing, where athletes scale walls faster than you can say "climb that!" The spotlight was brightly lit on Poland’s Aleksandra Miroslaw, who showcased her astonishing speed in the women’s climbing event. In an exhilarating final, she narrowly triumphed over China's Deng Lijuan, clinching gold by an unbelievable margin of just 0.08 seconds. Can you believe what it must feel like to be just a heartbeat away from gold? Talk about climbing under pressure!

The excitement doesn’t stop there! With the help of a Google Doodle that celebrated the sport, enthusiasts around the globe were introduced to the dynamics of speed climbing, bouldering, and lead climbing. Each discipline has its unique charm — speed climbers duke it out in nail-biting one-on-one races, while boulderers scale tricky, high walls without ropes, showcasing their strength and nerves of steel. Just imagine summoning the guts to climb a 4.5-meter wall without any safety gear watching your every move!

In a world that's always looking for the next big thrill, the International Olympic Committee's decision to separate speed climbing from the overall climbing discipline is proving to be a smart move. With Miroslaw's astonishing time making waves, fans are eager to see how this will change the landscape of sport climbing. Television audiences are already tuning in to catch every moment of the action, and we can’t blame them — it's not every day you witness athletes like Miroslaw set records and break hearts, all before breakfast!

So as the Paris 2024 games progress, keep your eyes peeled on the climbing events! Who knows what new records will be set or who might surprise us next? Did you know that sport climbing only made its Olympic debut in Tokyo 2020? It seems that our love for climbing is scaling new heights, and as spectators from South Africa, we can root for our favorite athletes as they reach for the stars too! And remember, if you find yourself itching to climb, make sure to start with a sturdy bouldering wall — after all, life’s a climb, but the view is so worth it!

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Paris 2024 Sport climbing: All results, as world record holder ... (Olympics)

Aleksandra Miroslaw of Poland soars to the top of the Paris 2024 podium, narrowly beating Deng Lijuan in the women's speed final.

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Google Doodle Highlights the Excitement of Sports Climbing ... (Jagran Josh)

Google Doodle honours the Paris Olympics 2024 Sports Climbing Combined event. Dive into the world of Speed Climbing, Bouldering, and Lead Climbing and ...

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Sport Climbing at Olympics: How Scoring Works, Speed vs. Boulder ... (Sports Illustrated)

What is Sport Climbing? Here's everything you need to know about the Paris Olympics event, how scoring works and the difference between Speed and Boulder ...

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IOC's decision to separate speed climbing from other disciplines ... (USA TODAY)

Poland's Aleksandra Miroslaw won the Olympic gold medal in women's speed climbing and her blazing times got the medal and attention they deserve.

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Sport Climbing Combined: Google Doodle celebrates climbing ... (Financial Express)

Climbing at 2024 Paris Olympics Games: Illustration Marks Semifinal Lead Event with Global Participants, Live Streaming Today at 1:30 PM.

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Poland's Miroslaw wins inaugural sport climbing women's speed ... (Xinhua)

PARIS, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Aleksandra Miroslaw of Poland bested China's Deng Lijuan to win sport climbing women's speed gold in the event's Olympic debut at ...

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Olympics 2024 climbing on TV: Channel, schedule, live stream (Radio Times)

Sport climbing, which made its Olympic debut at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, will return to the 2024 programme.

Olympics | Poland's Miroslaw wins inaugural sport climbing women's ... (新华网)

PARIS, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Aleksandra Miroslaw of Poland bested China's Deng Lijuan in the big final to win sport climbing women's speed gold in this event's ...

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15 ridiculous photos of sport climbers making it look so easy at the ... (For The Win)

For bouldering, athletes climb 4.5-meter high walls WITHOUT ROPES in a short amount of time and with minimal tries. Speed climbing is a timed one-on-one race ...

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Speed sport climber Aleksandra Miroslaw wins Olympic gold 2 days ... (The Associated Press)

Aleksandra Miroslaw of Poland capped her dominant performance at the Paris Games by winning the gold in women's speed climbing.

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Olympics | Poland's Miroslaw wins inaugural sport climbing women's ... (Xinhua)

Aleksandra Miroslaw (L) of Poland and Deng Lijuan of China compete in the women's sport climbing speed final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Le Bourget, ...

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Women's speed climbing final results: Aleksandra Miroslaw captures ... (NBC New York)

In sport climbing, Aleksandra Miroslaw of Poland captured the gold by .08 seconds as USA's Emma Hunt came in 5th in women's speed climbing.

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Olympics: Sport Climbing (jacksonprogress-argus)

Aug 7, 2024; Le Bourget, France; Adam Ondra (CZE) competes in a men's boulder and lead semifinal during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Le Bourget ...

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Aleksandra Mirosław celebrates 'dream come true moment' as first ... (CNN)

“I never have been specialized in boulder or lead, I was always a speed climber,” said Mirosław, who won Poland's first gold medal of the Paris Olympics. “So ...

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What is Olympic sport climbing? (11Alive.com WXIA)

PARIS, France — Speed climbing is a relatively new sport to the Olympics, making its official debut during the last Olympic Games in Tokyo.

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Polish speed climber Aleksandra Miroslaw breaks her world record ... (CBC.ca)

Miroslaw set the previous record of 6.24 seconds last year. She bettered it with a 6.21 before quickly smashing her record again with a 6.06, all in one day ...

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Talking Speed, Training, and Decompressing with Team USA's Zach ... (Climbing Magazine)

An interview with Sport Climbing Olympian Zach Hammer, one of the fastest climbers representing Team USA at the Paris Olympics.

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Meet Brooke Raboutou, Team USA sport climbing star competing in ... (NBC New York)

Brooke Raboutou, one of Team USA's star sport climbers, will be competing in the combined bouldering and lead semifinals at the Paris Olympics on Thursday.

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What is the Sport Climbing Combined Event at the Olympics and ... (ComingSoon.net)

Want to learn more about sport climbing? Here's how the event was handled at the 2024 Paris Olympics and how it's changed.

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How to watch Sport Climbing Finals at the 2024 Olympics: What to ... (New York Post)

The first sport climbing gold, in women's speed, was awarded yesterday to Poland's Aleksandra Miroslaw. There are three more events across men's and women's ...

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Paris 2024 sport climbing: Indonesia's Veddriq Leonardo wins ... (Olympics)

Find out how the men's Speed finals played out at the Paris 2024 Olympics as Sam Watson broke his own world record but didn't take home the gold.

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How to watch men's speed sport climbing finals at the Paris Olympics (NBC New York)

World-record holder Sam Watson is set to compete in the sport climbing men's speed event on Thursday at the Paris Olympics. Watson, 18, set the world record ...

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American sport climber Sam Watson leaves Paris Olympics with ... (The Associated Press)

Sam Watson is leaving the Paris Games with another world record but without the Olympic gold medal. The American broke the sport climbing speed world record ...

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Olympic Sport Climbing Is Dangerous. But Not How You'd Think (Climbing Magazine)

DiCristino said these injuries can come down to the routesetting. “I can name at least six athletes that got injured this year doing a heel hooking maneuver, ...

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Technically, the fastest Olympian just took bronze in speed climbing (NPR)

LE BOURGET, France — If you hold the world record in the fastest Olympic sport you can technically call yourself the fastest-ever Olympian, right? If so, that ...

American speed climber Sam Watson breaks world record, snags ... (NBC Olympics)

American Sam Watson broke the world record he set just two days ago when he won bronze in the Olympic men's speed climbing final.

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Women's Lead Semifinal Yields Both Expected and… Surprising ... (Climbing Magazine)

The near-perfect women's Sport Climbing Lead semifinal was a fair and exciting test for athletes. But some big names didn't make it through.

Olympics | Leonardo wins Indonesia's 1st gold at Paris Olympics ... (新华网)

PARIS, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Veddriq Leonardo won Indonesia's first gold medal of the Paris Olympics after edging China's Wu Peng in sport climbing men's speed ...

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Olympic Sport Climbing FAQs (Climbing Magazine)

Sorato Anraku during the Lead semifinal of the Olympic Games Paris 2024. Photo: Drapella/Virt/IFSC.

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