Sport Climbing

Debuting in Tokyo 2020, Sport Climbing splits into Speed (racing up a 15-meter standardized wall in under 5 seconds), Bouldering (no ropes, 4 meters high, solving 4-5 "problems" in 4 minutes), and Lead (6 minutes to climb as high as possible on a 15-meter wall). The Paris 2024 format gives separate medals for Speed and a Combined (Bouldering + Lead), with the multiplicative scoring (Rank_Speed x Rank_Boulder x Rank_Lead) demanding excellence in all three, while techniques like the "knee bar" and "heel hook" showcase finger strength and fearless problem-solving.