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Janja Garnbret and Alberto Ginés López won gold at the Olympics, and now we refocus on well-established events

Sport Climbing is now an Olympic sport, and many will be paying attention to who will be representing their countries at Paris 2024 when medals will be awarded to speed climbing and boulder/lead climbing.

In the meantime, there will be hundreds of competitions regionally, nationally and internationally, including a number coming up over the next few months. The first major comp up next will be taking place will be the 34th Arco Rock Master, which didn’t take place in 2020 due to Covid.

Around 300 people will be allowed to be in the audience to watch the 16 climbers, which include: Molly Thompson (GBR), Laura Rogora (ITA), Giorgia Tesio (ITA), Vita Lukan (SLO), Mia Krampl (SLO), Fanny Gibert (FRA), Eliska Adamskova (CZE), Jessica Pilz (AUT), Domen Skofic (SLO), Stefano Ghisolfi (ITA), Martin Stranik (CZE), Adam Ondra (CZE), Yannick Flohè (GER), Nicolai Uznik (AUT), Ludovico Fossali (ITA), and Michael Piccolruaz (ITA).

33 Years of Arco

1987: Lynn Hill (USA) – Stefan Glowacz (GER)
1988: Lynn Hill (USA) – Stefan Glowacz (GER)
1989: Lynn Hill (USA) – Didier Raboutou (FRA)
1990: Lynn Hill (USA) – François Legrand (FRA)
1991: Isabelle Patissier (FRA) – Yuji Hirayama (JPN)
1992: Lynn Hill (USA) – Stefan Glowacz (GER)
1993: Susi Good (SUI) – Elie Chevieux (SUI)
1994: Robyn Erbesfield (USA) – François Legrand (FRA)
1995: Laurence Guyon (USA) – François Lombard (FRA)
1996: Katie Brown (USA) – François Lombard (FRA)
1997: Katie Brown (USA) – François Legrand (FRA)
1998: Liv Sansoz (FRA) – François Legrand (FRA)
1999: Muriel Sarkany (BEL) – Eugeny Ovtchinnikov (RUS)
2000: Muriel Sarkany (BEL) – Eugeny Ovtchinnikov (RUS)
2001: Muriel Sarkany (BEL), Martina Cufar (SLO) – Christian Bindhammer (GER), Tomas Mrazek (CZ), Yuji Hirayama (JPN)
2002: Sandrine Levet (FRA) – Alexandre Chabot (FRA)
2003: Angela Eiter (AUT) – Alexandre Chabot (FRA)
2004: Angela Eiter (AUT) – Alexandre Chabot (FRA)
2005: Angela Eiter (AUT) – Ramòn Julien Puigblanque (ESP)
2006: Sandrine Levet (FRA) – Ramòn Julien Puigblanque (ESP)
2007: Angela Eiter (AUT) – Ramòn Julien Puigblanque (ESP)
2008: Johanna Ernst (AUT) – Patxi Usobiaga (ESP)
2009: Angela Eiter (AUT) – Ramòn Julien Puigblanque (ESP)
2010: Kim Jain (JPN) – Ramòn Julien Puigblanque (ESP)
2011: Chereshneva Yana (RUS) – Adam Ondra (CZE)
2012: Angela Eiter (AUT) – Ramòn Julien Puigblanque (ESP)
2013: Mina Markovič (SLO) – Ramòn Julien Puigblanque (ESP)
2014: Magdalena Röck (AUT) – Sachi Amma (JPN)
2015: Hélène Janicot (FRA) – Adam Ondra (CZE)
2016: Janja Garnbret (SLO) – Adam Ondra (CZE)
2017: Julia Chanourdie (FRA) – Adam Ondra (CZE)
2018: Janja Garnbret (SLO) – Adam Ondra (CZE)
2019: Mia Krampl (SLO) – Jakob Schubert (AUT)

Adam Ondra vs Sean McColl 2015

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