Poland's Aleksandra Miroslaw has broken her own speed climbing world record multiple times since the last Olympics. (Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY Sports) The second iteration of Olympic sport climbing ...

Emma Hunt, fifth at the Paris Olympics, became the first woman to break six seconds.

Aleksandra Mirosław was stood poised at the base of a 15-meter climbing wall, waiting for three pips of a buzzer to signal the start of her race. Six seconds later, she was an Olympic champion. And ...

Speed sport climbing was offered at the Olympics for the first time during the Paris Games. Good thing for Team USA, as Sam Watson beat his own speed rock climbing world record—set back in April at ...

As of Tuesday, an 18-year-old from Texas can lay claim to being the fastest-ever Olympian – at least when it comes to traveling vertically. When Sam Watson set a speed climbing world record of 4.75 ...

Sport climbing has made its Olympic debut, giving the world a chance to see just how physically demanding it can be. A mix of speed, strength and agility, the sport has opened a few eyes through two ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Climbing's standing as a niche sport has always been a part of its appeal. A rock wall can be a place of solitude or of camaraderie with a small group of fellow climbers. There are no ...