FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Sport Climbing - Women's Bouldering - Final - Aomi Urban Sports Park - Tokyo, Japan - August 6, 2021. Janja Garnbret of Slovenia in action during competing Pool via REUTERS/Mohd Rasfan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Climbing's Olympic debut showcased many of its top competitors and their gravity-defying talents for a global TV audience, overcoming the limitations of the combined format in Tokyo and establishing a base for growth in future Games.
It was in the women's competition that viewers witnessed the peak of climbing prowess, with Slovenia's Janja Garnbret dominating the bouldering event - where athletes solve climbing puzzles set on a low wall - to emphatically win https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/climbing-polands-miroslaw-smashes-womens-speed-record-lead-final-2021-08-06 gold.
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