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The new sports that debuted at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics proved to be no problem for the United States. Team USA earned a medal in every single Olympic sport that made its first appearance at the Tokyo Games. Across 3×3 basketball, surfing, skateboarding, sport climbing and karate, the U.S. won six medals. In addition to those new sports, baseball and…

American Nathaniel Coleman came in second place in the first ever Olympic sport climbing finals, securing the first silver medal for the category in Olympics history.

In the first ever sport climbing competition in Olympics history, American Nathaniel Coleman took the silver medal.  Coleman finished with 30.00 total points to finish second. In sport climbing, the lower the points, the better, so Coleman finished two points behind Alberto Gines Lopez of Spain who had 28.00 to win gold.  Austria’s Jakob Schubert won the bronze with 35.00…

Taylor learned the basics of climbing at Central Rock Gym in Glastonbury.

Sport climbing first took hold in the 1980s on outdoor walls, but moved to avoid having a negative environmental impact.

The Minnesota native began climbing as a sport at age 11, but her career almost came to an early end.

Here are five things to know about Olympic climber, Colin Duffy.

With men’s sport climbing inaugural finale set for this Thursday, questions have arisen around the sport’s disciplines and scores.

Rock climbing is rarely atop the list of mainstream sports when people talk about the Olympics. That could start to change this summer when Brooke Raboutou takes center stage for her first Olympic appearance as the sport makes its Olympic debut. The 20-year-old Raboutou has grown a massive following on social media, with nearly 200,000 Instagram followers. Raboutou was the…

Colin Duffy finished third while Nathaniel Coleman finished eighth, sending both American climbers into the inaugural final on Thursday

After sport climbing made its Olympic debut on Tuesday, American climbers Colin Duffy and Nathaniel Coleman will compete for the first-ever Olympic gold medal in the sport on Thursday.

As the Olympics continues to add emerging sports to its program, the Tokyo Games will feature several brand-new sports

After a year delay, the Tokyo Summer Olympics are about to begin. Excitement abounds for over 200 countries competing and for many there will be new sports to conquer. Surfing, karate, sport climbing and skateboarding will all make their debuts.

Skateboarding, sport climbing, surfing, karate will make their debut at the Tokyo Olympics with baseball and softball making a one-time return.