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Reviewing sport climbing's biggest stories, replays, medal results, top athletes, and new records at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Paris is known for many things: art, culture, food and romance. But not it is not known for mountain climbing. The Le Bourget venue will have five climbing walls, with one indoors for warming up, three outdoors for competition and another outdoor wall for ...

Sport climbing is ready to rock the Olympics this week for the first time ever– with four climbers on Team USA for the sport's debut. Athletes will compete in three disciplines – speed climbing, lead climbing and bouldering. The inaugural team USA ...

Sport climbing has made its Olympic debut, giving the world a chance to see just how physically demanding it can be. A mix of speed, strength and agility, the sport has opened a few eyes through two days of qualifying. It will become even more intense with ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Climbing's standing as a niche sport has always been a part of its appeal. A rock wall can be a place of solitude or of camaraderie with a small group of fellow climbers. There are no crowds, just the peacefulness of the outdoors and the ...

German biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier has died on a mountain peak in northern Pakistan following a climbing accident, and efforts are underway to retrieve her body, a local government spokesman said Wednesday. She was 31. Dahlmeier, a two-time Olympic ...