A complete overview of Olympic sport climbing with our guide on official regulations, scoring, and information on all three ...

After a lengthy six-month absence, the world's premier climbing competition is back. The IFSC Climbing World Cup returns tomorrow in Shaoxing, China, for the first leg of a year-long competition to ...

Aleksandra Mirosław was stood poised at the base of a 15-meter climbing wall, waiting for three pips of a buzzer to signal the start of her race. Six seconds later, she was an Olympic champion. And ...

Speed sport climbing was offered at the Olympics for the first time during the Paris Games. Good thing for Team USA, as Sam Watson beat his own speed rock climbing world record—set back in April at ...

GoPro Mountain Games organizers and USA Climbing announced Wednesday that Olympic athletes have signed up to compete in the debut speed climbing competitions at this year’s event June 5-8. These new ...

Former Southlake Carroll student Sam Watson has three goals for this summer's Paris Olympics. The 18-year-old wants to win the first Olympic gold medal ever awarded in speed climbing. He wants to ...

The idea of speed climbing at the GoPro Mountain Games has been on the mind of USA Climbing Chief of Sport John Muse for years. But when he finally saw it come to life over the weekend, “it’s better ...

Gautron Lison L of France and Takeuchi Ai of Japan compete during the qualification of the women's speed of sport climbing at the Olympic Qualifier Series Budapest in Budapest, Hungary, June 21, 2024.

With climbing playing a role in the Olympics, more people are being introduced to the sport. Included in the 2024 Paris Olympics are 3 disciplines of climbing: bouldering, lead, and speed. Speed ...

It wasn't too long ago when 19-year-old Sam Watson shocked the world with an unbelievable speed record during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Having cruised up the wall in 4.74 seconds, Watson shattered ...