THE ASCENT OF A NEW SPORT
Mar 26, 2020
3 minutes
BY NICK SAID
WHEN THE LIST OF EVENTS AT THE 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo were announced, one caught the eye immediately, not because it is debuting in the competition, but rather because of its obscurity.
Sport climbing will be new to many Olympic fans, but has actually been in existence since the 1980s and has something of a cult following around the world.
The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) estimates that 43 million people across the globe are active participants, even if it is struggling to get a foothold on the African
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