40 climbers (20 men and 20 women) will compete at the Tokyo Olympics, and each country attending the games has been given a maximum quota of two competitors per gender. The climbers who have already qualified for the Olympics were selected through a series of Olympic qualification events, including the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Championships in Hachioji, Japan, and a combined contest in Toulouse, France.
For India and its representation, it's still a long way to go but for the rest of the world, the dream has come true about sport climbing being recognised as a sport in the Olympics and our favourite climbers will be competing to take medals home. Yes, this is going to be thrilling.
Here, meet all the climbers who will compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics today.
Team South Korea
Jongwon Chon, 25 (in the men’s category) Left, Pic Courtesy: Ryu Voelkel
Chaehyun Seo, 17 (in the women’s category) Right, Pic Courtesy: Vladek Zumr
Team USA
Kyra Condie, 25 (in the women’s category) Left, Pic Courtesy: Breesframes
Nathaniel Coleman, 24 (in the men's category), Right, Pic Courtesy: Team USA
Colin Duffy, 17 (in the men’s category) Left, Pic Courtesy: Gajdaphotography and Breesframes
Brooke Raboutou, 20 (in the women's category), Right, Pic Courtesy: Gajdaphotography
Team Slovenia
Janja Garnbret, 22 (in the women’s category) Left, Pic Courtesy: Lukafonda
Mia Krampl, 21 (in the women's category), Right, Pic Courtesy: Vladek Zumr
Team Japan
Akiyo Noguchi, 32 (in the women’s category) Left, Pic Courtesy: Climbersjp, Tallers Photopress
Moho Nonaka, 24 (in the women's category), Right, Pic Courtesy: Lena Drapella
Kai Harada, 22 (in the men’s category) Left, Pic Courtesy: Tallers Photopress
Tomoa Narasaki, 25 (in the men's category), Right, Pic Courtesy: Climbersjp
Team Great Britain
Shauna Coxsey, 28 (in the women’s category) Pic Courtesy: Gajdaphotography
Team Australia
Oceania Mackenzie, 19 (in the women’s category) Left, Source: Instagram
Tom O’Halloran, 28 (in the men’s category) Right, Source: Instagram
Team Republic of South Africa
Christopher Cosser, 20 (in the men’s category) Left, Source: Instagram
Erin Sterkenburg, 18 (in the women’s category) Right, Source: CallyBishop
Team Poland
Aleksandra Miroslaw, 27 (in the women's category)
Team Kazakhstan
Rishat Khaibullin, 25 (in the men's category), Pic Courtesy: Petr Chodura
Team Switzerland
Petra Klingler, 29 (in the women’s category) Left, Source: Instagram
Team Austria
Jakob Schubert, 30, (in the men’s category), Left Pic Courtesy: Heiko Wilhelm
Jessica Pilz, 24, (in the women’s category), Right, Pic Courtesy: Tobias Lanzanasto
Team France
Anouck Jaubert, 27, (in the women’s category), Top Left, Pic Courtesy: Mickaël Chavet
Bassa Mawem, 36, (in the men’s category), Top Right
Mickaël Mawem, 31 (in the men’s category), Below Left, Pic Courtesy: Jess Talley
Julia Chanourdie,25, (in the women’s category), Below Right, Source: Instagram
Team Russia
Yulia Kaplina, 28, (in the women’s category), Left, Source: Instagram
Alexey Rubtsov, 32, (in the women’s category), Right, Pic Courtesy: Vladek Zumr
Team Canada
Alannah Yip, 27, (in the women’s category), Left, Source: Thecircuitclimbing
Sean McColl, 33, (in the men’s category), Right, Pic Courtesy: Daniel Gajda
Team Germany
Alexander Megos, 27, (in the men’s category), Right, Pic Courtesy: Daniel Gajda
Team China
Song Yiling, 20, (in the women’s category), Left
Pan Yufei, 21, (in the men’s category), Right
Team Czech Republic
Adam Ondra, 28, (in the men's category) Pic Courtesy: Petr Chodura
Team Italy
Laura Rogora, 20, (in the women's category)Left, Pic Courtesy: Mrcmonkey Michael Piccolruaz, 25, (in the men's category) Centre, Pic Courtesy: Vladek Zumr
Ludovico Fossali, 24, (in the men's category), Right, Pic Courtesy: Lenadra Pella
Team South Africa
Erin Sterkenburg, 18, (in the women's category) Right
Christopher Cosser, 20, (in the men's category) Left
Team Germany
