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Sport climbing is making its Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020, and it is the men who will ascend the podium first as the three disciplines will decide one set of medals.

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Read our complete preview of day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 sport climbing competition scheduled to take place at Aomi Urban Sports Park today. Click here to read more.

Sport climbing Tokyo 2020 preview: First-ever Olympic medals to be handed out in men's event

What’s happening?
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Sport climbing has made its Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020 and the men will be awarded their hardware first, with a single set of medals being earned from combined scores from the three disciplines: speed climbing, bouldering and lead climbing.

Who should I expect to see?
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The evening time action will get underway from 17:30 local time at the Aomi Urban Sports Park, with final rounds being held first in speed climbing, then bouldering, and then lead climbing. Scores from those three event placements for the climbers will then produce one set of medallists.

Frenchman Mickael Mawem leads a field of eight athletes into the final of the men's combined competition, with local favourite NARASAKI Tomoa qualifying as the second-best ranked climber. NARASAKI won the men's combined world title in front of a home crowd in Hachioji in 2019.

What happened in the Rio 2016 finals?
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This is the debut of sport climbing at the Olympic Games.

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Competition schedule
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**Date and Time: Thu 5 Aug. 17:30 - 22:20**

**Venue: Aomi Urban Sports Park**

*   Men's Combined Final - Speed
*   Men's Combined Final - Bouldering
*   Men's Combined Final - Lead
*   Men's Combined Victory Ceremony

Tokyo 2020 sport climbing day 3: First-ever Olympic medals to be handed out in sport climbing as men's finals are set

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 03: Mickael Mawem of France during the Sport Climbing Men's Combined, Lead Qualification on day eleven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Aomi Urban Sports Park on August 03, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

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Tokyo 2020 sport climbing day 3: First-ever Olympic medals to be handed out in sport climbing as men's finals are set

What’s happening?

Who should I expect to see?

What happened in the Rio 2016 finals?

Competition schedule

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