Japanese climbers are fired up to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics during the IFSC Climbing World Championships, which kicks off on home soil on Sunday.
The event will be held at Esforta Arena Hachioji, which is located on the outskirts of the Japanese capital, and conclude on Aug. 21.
Although they also have individual disciplines — bouldering, lead and speed — to contend in, the participating climbers will perhaps put an emphasis more on the combined competitions because the sport will make its Summer Games debut next year in a combined form under the name "sport climbing."