Boulder and lead, combined into one medal event at these Olympics, is not for everyone, especially if you’re a specialist speed climber. “I’m so bad at that, extremely bad,” was Kałucka’s candid assessment of her skills in boulder and lead. “In lead climbing, you have to have endurance and not be the fastest. And for … Read more
As the discipline has become more established, times have gotten faster. But Mirosław has set the pace for most of her career, breaking the world record on 10 occasions, including twice in the early rounds of the Olympic speed climbing competition on Monday. Her latest world record of 6.06 seconds – 0.04 faster than her … Read more
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 not just any Olympic champion; Mirosław became the first-ever gold medalist in the sport of speed climbing on … Read more
“Due to bad timing and unexpectedly being called to climb the wall, I inadvertently created a problem with my head covering,” she wrote. “Apologizing for the worries that I caused … currently, according to the pre-determined schedule I am returning to Iran with the team,” the IG story post said. She reiterated that she had … Read more
A female Iranian rock climber, who did not wear a hijab at an international competition in South Korea, has returned to Iran as Iranian groups based abroad raised alarms over her fate back home. Elnaz Rekabi, 33, competed without a hijab during the International Federation of Sport Climbing’s Asian Championships in Seoul on Sunday. Videos of her … Read more
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