An 18-Year-Old From Spain Wins The 1st Olympic Gold Medal In Climbing

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In an upset, 18-year-old Spaniard Alberto Ginés López has taken the first-ever Olympic gold medal in sport climbing, edging out U.S. climber Nathaniel Coleman. Jakob Schubert of Austria won bronze.

Seven of the top male climbers in the world faced off on a wall in Tokyo on Thursday evening local time, as two announcers — a woman speaking in Japanese and a man speaking in English — gave live commentary and a DJ blasted upbeat music. Breakdancers performed — wouldn't you know it — during a break.

The elite climbers competed in three events: speed climbing, bouldering (which rewards problem-solving), and lead climbing (where roped climbers traverse as high as possible along a challenging route).