Olympics-Climbing-Defending champion Garnbret easily tops boulder semi-finals

Paris 2024 Olympics - Climbing - Women's Boulder & Lead, Semi Boulder - Le Bourget Sport Climbing Venue, Le Bourget, France - August 06, 2024. Janja Garnbret of Slovenia reacts. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

PARIS (Reuters) -Fans came to watch the queen of sport climbing perform her magic at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday and Slovenia's Janja Garnbret did not disappoint as she finished top of the women's boulder semi-finals in style.

Virtually unbeaten on the world circuit, the 25-year-old has been the face of sport climbing for years with eight World Championship titles and a gold from Tokyo 2020, where the sport made its Olympic debut.