Some doommongerers seem to be saying it will shift focus away from outdoor climbing but I don't think it will detract from it in any way, its just a different sport really
As of a few minutes ago, climbing is now an Olympic sport. News item on the BMC Climb Britain website
I won't be interested in the Olympics until we can have something serious like a combined 100m, 10,000m and egg and spoon race. That's a format I could get behind.
Combined events are nothing new.
This news means very little to me, but I do think the fact that every athlete has to compete in all three disciplines is a bit Is this format set in stone now or could it be tweaked for future olympics? Don't get why they didn't split the disciplines up with medals for each... I wonder who will be the first gold medalists in climbing.
Quote from: Duncan campbell on August 04, 2016, 09:26:03 amThis news means very little to me, but I do think the fact that every athlete has to compete in all three disciplines is a bit Is this format set in stone now or could it be tweaked for future olympics? Don't get why they didn't split the disciplines up with medals for each... I wonder who will be the first gold medalists in climbing.I thought it was only confirmed for 2020 not all future olympics?
Quote from: oaksi2 on August 04, 2016, 09:32:43 amQuote from: Duncan campbell on August 04, 2016, 09:26:03 amThis news means very little to me, but I do think the fact that every athlete has to compete in all three disciplines is a bit Is this format set in stone now or could it be tweaked for future olympics? Don't get why they didn't split the disciplines up with medals for each... I wonder who will be the first gold medalists in climbing.I thought it was only confirmed for 2020 not all future olympics? Oh right, I presumed that confirmed for 2020 meant that would be when climbing would start being in the olympics. I have very little knowledge on this sort of stuff.
Somebody commented on UKC that all official comp speed climbing is done on one standard set route that doesn't change. Can anyone verify whether this is true and to what extent? Is it one route that has been set at some point in the past and is now used in every speed climbing competition worldwide?
Somebody commented on UKC that all official comp speed climbing is done on one standard set route that doesn't change. Can anyone verify whether this is true and to what extent? Is it one route that has been set at some point in the past and is now used in every speed climbing competition worldwide? Do you set a different route for each event and let the competitors practice on it in advance?What grade is this route?