- Slovenian great fights through finger injury for title
- ‘If I’m missing a hand or a finger, I will climb’
Janja Garnbret is the greatest competition climber of all time. For eight years, since the age of 17, Garnbret has dominated opponents with a level of ruthlessness that should put her in the same category as athletes such as Simone Biles. Having navigated the near-crippling pressure to win gold in Tokyo on climbing’s debut at the Olympics, she returned for a second Games in Paris heavily favoured to repeat.
Yet in the final round of the bouldering section during the women’s combined climbing competition, it seemed as if things could be falling apart. Garnbret completed the first three bouldering problems without issue, pushing her towards first place, but as the 25-year-old Slovenian was attempting to scale the final boulder, she caught her finger between two holds and felt a sharp pain. Garnbret was seething as she left the stage and tearful behind the scenes.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/10/garnbret-takes-gripping-climbing-gold-and-cements-lofty-status-for-the-sport
Author : Tumaini Carayol at Le Bourget Sport Climbing Venue
Publish date : 2024-08-10 16:42:04
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