The Ready Steady Tokyo sport climbing event had a wall, music, PA announcers and even a famous spectator.
What it didn’t have was athletes.
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Tokyo 2020 organizing staff climb a wall during a speed climbing test at Aomi Urban Sports Park on Friday in Tokyo's Koto Ward. | AFP-JIJI
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