FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 staff participate in a test event for the sports climbing, replacing the athletes due to concerns over the spread of coronavirus at Aomi Urban Sports Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 6, 2020. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
TOKYO (Reuters) - Twenty men will begin their attempt to summit a new peak of competitive climbing on Tuesday when the fast-growing sport takes in a major step into the mainstream with its Olympics debut in Tokyo.
Eight contenders with the best combined score across three events - speed, a vertical sprint; bouldering, which tests problem-solving skills on low walls; and lead, a technical climb against the clock - will proceed to the final on Thursday.
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