Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Sport Climbing - Men's Combined - Qualification - Aomi Urban Sports Park - Tokyo, Japan - August 3, 2021. Bassa Mawem of France reacts as he sustains an injury during the Lead Qualification REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
TOKYO (Reuters) - France's Bassa Mawem has pulled out of the final of the men's climbing competition at the Tokyo Games after injuring his left arm during the qualifiers on Tuesday, the French Olympic Committee said.
The 36-year-old will be repatriated back to France for surgery, a committee spokesperson said on Wednesday.
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