Follow live coverage of Day 12 of the 2024 Paris Olympics, with 21 gold medals on offer LE BOURGET, France — The morning after American sprinter Noah Lyles was anointed the fastest man on earth, an 18 ...

LE BOURGET, France — Sam Watson climbed a 49-foot overhanging wall in 4.74 seconds here on Thursday and didn’t win Olympic gold. He scurried up a beyond-vertical surface like a supersized squirrel, ...

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 ...

At the 2024 Paris Games, speed climbing will have an Olympic medal for the first time. During the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, speed climbing was part of the single sport climbing event that combined three ...

The Climbing World Cup is back, and heading to Chamonix, France, for what promises to be a thrilling weekend of competition climbing action. This weekend's round pits the world's best speed and lead ...

Sam Watson beat his previous world record at the Paris Olympics, but it was not enough to get him his first Olympic gold medal. The 18-year-old Texan raced to the top of the wall in the men's speed ...

Reviewing sport climbing's biggest stories, replays, medal results, top athletes, and new records at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

In just a few short days, America's most talented competitive sport climbers will take center stage as they shake things up at the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup. This ...

High winds on Everest's upper slopes make it too early to go for the summit, but it's not too early for climbers to position themselves for when the winds die down around May 17. Hundreds of tents in ...