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Top shots from the Women’s Sport Climbing qualifying at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Rick Suter

Wed, Aug 4, 2021, 9:14 PM·3 min read

Cliffhanging moments, captured in incredible photos

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Sport climbing made its debut at the Summer Games, with the three parts of the competition—lead, bouldering and speed—providing an aerial assault on pure entertainment during the qualifying. In case you missed it, here are the must-see moments from Aomi Urban Sports Park.

Brooke Raboutou (USA) participates in lead

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Brooke Raboutou (USA) participates in bouldering

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Alannah Yip (CAN) falls off the wall during lead

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Mia Krampl (SLO) participates in lead

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Kyra Condie (USA) participates in lead

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Noguchi Aiyko (JPN) participates in lead

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Brooke Raboutou (USA) participates in lead

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Jessica Pilz (AUT) participates in lead

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Shauna Coxsey (GBR) participates in lead

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Brooke Raboutou (USA) participates in lead

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Julia Chandourie (FRA) participates in lead

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Viktoriia Meshkova (ROC) participates in bouldering

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Kyra Condie (USA) participates in bouldering

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Viktoriia Meshkova (ROC) participates in bouldering

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Kyra Condie (USA) participates in bouldering

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Kyra Condie (USA) participates in bouldering

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Julia Chandourie (FRA) participates in bouldering

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Kyra Condie (USA) participates in bouldering

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Jessica Pilz (AUT) participates in bouldering

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Kyra Condie (USA) participates in bouldering

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Noguchi Aiyko (JPN) participates in bouldering

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Janja Garnbret (SLO) participates in bouldering

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Brooke Raboutou (USA) participates in bouldering

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Jessica Pilz (AUT) participates in bouldering

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Julia Chandourie (FRA) participates in bouldering

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Alannah Yip (CAN) participates in bouldering

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Janja Garnbret (SLO) participates in bouldering

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Noguchi Aiyko (JPN) participates in bouldering

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Viktoriia Meshkova (ROC) participates in bouldering

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Shauna Coxsey (GBR) smiles after completing a zone in bouldering

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Jessica Pilz (AUT) participates in speed qualification

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Left to right: Kyra Condie (USA) and Aleksandra Miroslaw (POL) participate in speed qualification

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Left to right: Brooke Raboutou (USA) and Alannah Yip (CAN) participate in speed qualification

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Left to right: Seo Chaeyun (KOR) and Erin Sterkenburg (RSA) participate in speed qualification

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Left to right: Janja Garnbret (SLO) and Julia Chandourie (FRA) participate in speed qualification

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