You'll be in awe at the strength of the athletes in the sport climbing competition. There will be three disciplines: speed climbing, bouldering, and lead climbing.
Two competitors will face off in the speed climbing competition as they climb a 15-meter wall. In the bouldering competition, athletes have to scale fixed routes on a four-meter wall in a specified period of time. The lead climbing competition requires athletes to climb as high as they can up a 15-meter wall in a set time frame.
Each climber will have to compete in all three disciplines, and their scores will be combined to determine the final rankings. Climbers must climb with their bare hands and climbing shoes; safety ropes are allowed.
Male athletes to watch: Jakob Schubert, Tomoa Narasaki, Kai Harada, Alex Megos, and Jernej Kruder.
Female athletes to watch: Ashima Shiraishi, Alex Johnson, Valentina Aguado, Janja Garnbret, and Akiyo Noguchi.